diff --git a/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp b/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp
index c80dc077eec..5533a194ac8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ HTHEME QWindowsVistaStylePrivate::m_themes[NThemes];
 bool QWindowsVistaStylePrivate::useVistaTheme = false;
 Q_CONSTINIT QBasicAtomicInt QWindowsVistaStylePrivate::ref = Q_BASIC_ATOMIC_INITIALIZER(-1); // -1 based refcounting
 
+namespace QOSWorkaround {
+    // Due to a mingw bug being confused by static constexpr variables in an exported class,
+    // we cannot use QOperatingSystemVersion::Windows11 in libraries outside of QtCore.
+    // ### TODO Remove this when that problem is fixed.
+    static constexpr QOperatingSystemVersionBase Windows11 { QOperatingSystemVersionBase::Windows,
+                                                             10, 0, 22000 };
+}
+
 static void qt_add_rect(HRGN &winRegion, QRect r)
 {
     HRGN rgn = CreateRectRgn(r.left(), r.top(), r.x() + r.width(), r.y() + r.height());
@@ -2932,6 +2940,9 @@ void QWindowsVistaStyle::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption
                     else
                         theme.stateId = bullet ? MC_BULLETNORMAL: MC_CHECKMARKNORMAL;
                     d->drawBackground(theme);
+                } else if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() >= QOSWorkaround::Windows11
+                           && !act) {
+                    painter->fillRect(checkRect, menuitem->palette.highlight().color().lighter(200));
                 }
             }