diff --git a/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm b/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
index 19181dde5c..3676a6ffb6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
@@ -4098,6 +4098,7 @@ void QMacStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, QPainter
     case CE_TabBarTabLabel:
         if (const auto *tab = qstyleoption_cast<const QStyleOptionTab *>(opt)) {
             QStyleOptionTab myTab = *tab;
+            const auto foregroundRole = w ? w->foregroundRole() : QPalette::WindowText;
             const auto tabDirection = QMacStylePrivate::tabDirection(tab->shape);
             const bool verticalTabs = tabDirection == QMacStylePrivate::East
                                    || tabDirection == QMacStylePrivate::West;
@@ -4111,11 +4112,11 @@ void QMacStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, QPainter
             if (!myTab.documentMode && (myTab.state & State_Selected) && (myTab.state & State_Active))
                 if (const auto *tabBar = qobject_cast<const QTabBar *>(w))
                     if (!tabBar->tabTextColor(tabBar->currentIndex()).isValid())
-                        myTab.palette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, Qt::white);
+                        myTab.palette.setColor(foregroundRole, Qt::white);
 
             if (myTab.documentMode && isDarkMode()) {
                 bool active = (myTab.state & State_Selected) && (myTab.state & State_Active);
-                myTab.palette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, active ? Qt::white : Qt::gray);
+                myTab.palette.setColor(foregroundRole, active ? Qt::white : Qt::gray);
             }
 
             int heightOffset = 0;
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
index cdd061f8d5..f324925607 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
@@ -2004,7 +2004,8 @@ void QCommonStyle::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption *opt,
                 p->drawPixmap(iconRect.x(), iconRect.y(), tabIcon);
             }
 
-            proxy()->drawItemText(p, tr, alignment, tab->palette, tab->state & State_Enabled, tab->text, QPalette::WindowText);
+            proxy()->drawItemText(p, tr, alignment, tab->palette, tab->state & State_Enabled, tab->text,
+                                  widget ? widget->foregroundRole() : QPalette::WindowText);
             if (verticalTabs)
                 p->restore();
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
index b325b5d8eb..54b7e3879a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
@@ -4390,6 +4390,7 @@ void QStyleSheetStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, Q
     case CE_TabBarTabLabel:
     case CE_TabBarTabShape:
         if (const QStyleOptionTab *tab = qstyleoption_cast<const QStyleOptionTab *>(opt)) {
+            const auto foregroundRole = w ? w->foregroundRole() : QPalette::WindowText;
             QRenderRule subRule = renderRule(w, opt, PseudoElement_TabBarTab);
             QRect r = positionRect(w, subRule, PseudoElement_TabBarTab, opt->rect, opt->direction);
             if (ce == CE_TabBarTabShape && subRule.hasDrawable() && tab->shape < QTabBar::TriangularNorth) {
@@ -4397,7 +4398,7 @@ void QStyleSheetStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, Q
                 return;
             }
             QStyleOptionTab tabCopy(*tab);
-            subRule.configurePalette(&tabCopy.palette, QPalette::WindowText, QPalette::Base);
+            subRule.configurePalette(&tabCopy.palette, foregroundRole, QPalette::Base);
             QFont oldFont = p->font();
             if (subRule.hasFont)
                 p->setFont(subRule.font.resolve(p->font()));