diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics.mm b/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics.mm
index 40fe5bdd144..ff7f877799b 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics.mm
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics.mm
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 }
 
 + (instancetype)imageFromQIcon:(const QIcon &)icon withSize:(int)size
+{
+    return [NSImage imageFromQIcon:icon withSize:0 withMode:QIcon::Normal withState:QIcon::Off];
+}
+
+
++ (instancetype)imageFromQIcon:(const QIcon &)icon withSize:(int)size withMode:(QIcon::Mode)mode
+                                                                     withState:(QIcon::State)state
+
 {
     if (icon.isNull())
         return nil;
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
     auto nsImage = [[[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:NSZeroSize] autorelease];
 
     for (QSize size : std::as_const(availableSizes)) {
-        QImage image = icon.pixmap(size).toImage();
+        const QImage image = icon.pixmap(size, mode, state).toImage();
         if (image.isNull())
             continue;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics_p.h b/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics_p.h
index a35f27a7304..b685b0c96f1 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qcoregraphics_p.h
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 #include <QtCore/private/qcore_mac_p.h>
 
 #include <QtGui/private/qtguiglobal_p.h>
-#include <QtGui/qregion.h>
+#include <QtGui/qicon.h>
 #include <QtGui/qpalette.h>
+#include <QtGui/qregion.h>
 
 #include <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>
 
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 + (instancetype)imageFromQImage:(const QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QImage) &)image;
 + (instancetype)imageFromQIcon:(const QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QIcon) &)icon;
 + (instancetype)imageFromQIcon:(const QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QIcon) &)icon withSize:(int)size;
++ (instancetype)imageFromQIcon:(const QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QIcon) &)icon
+                                            withSize:(int)size
+                                            withMode:(QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QIcon)::Mode)mode
+                                           withState:(QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QIcon)::State)state;
 @end
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
index c944e233336..b6033e9cdfc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ NSMenuItem *QCocoaMenuItem::sync()
         m_native.keyEquivalentModifierMask = NSEventModifierFlagCommand;
     }
 
-    m_native.image = [NSImage imageFromQIcon:m_icon withSize:m_iconSize];
+    const QIcon::Mode mode = m_enabled ? QIcon::Normal : QIcon::Disabled;
+    const QIcon::State state = m_checked ? QIcon::On : QIcon::Off;
+    m_native.image = [NSImage imageFromQIcon:m_icon withSize:m_iconSize
+                                                    withMode:mode
+                                                   withState:state];
 
     m_native.state = m_checked ?  NSControlStateValueOn : NSControlStateValueOff;
     return m_native;