diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/CMakeLists.txt
index add17a5bfdd..517a4e8a1aa 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qshortcut_kernel
         tst_qshortcut.cpp
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::Gui
+        Qt::GuiPrivate
 )
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
index 22738107742..7509d584264 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <QtGui/qwindow.h>
 #include <QtTest/qsignalspy.h>
 
+#include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
+#include <qpa/qplatformintegration.h>
+
 class tst_QShortcut : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ private slots:
 
 void tst_QShortcut::applicationShortcut()
 {
+    if (!QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration()->hasCapability(QPlatformIntegration::WindowActivation))
+        QSKIP("Window activation is not supported");
+
     auto *shortcut = new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_A, this);
     shortcut->setContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
     QSignalSpy activatedSpy(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated);