diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm
index 9b6dc94d33..cb25bd7d81 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2017 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
 ** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
 **
 ** This file is part of the plugins of the Qt Toolkit.
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 @property (class, strong, readonly) NSColor *unemphasizedSelectedTextColor NS_AVAILABLE_MAC(10_14);
 @property (class, strong, readonly) NSColor *unemphasizedSelectedContentBackgroundColor NS_AVAILABLE_MAC(10_14);
 @property (class, strong, readonly) NSArray<NSColor *> *alternatingContentBackgroundColors NS_AVAILABLE_MAC(10_14);
+// Missing from non-Mojave SDKs, even if introduced in 10.10
+@property (class, strong, readonly) NSColor *linkColor NS_AVAILABLE_MAC(10_10);
 @end
 #endif
 
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ QPalette * qt_mac_createSystemPalette()
 
     palette->setBrush(QPalette::ToolTipBase, qt_mac_toQBrush([NSColor controlColor]));
 
+    palette->setColor(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::Link, qt_mac_toQColor([NSColor linkColor]));
+
     return palette;
 }