diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 45df47730d..c6facb8ceb 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -1900,10 +1900,11 @@ bool QGuiApplication::event(QEvent *e)
             if (topLevelWindow->flags() != Qt::Desktop)
                 postEvent(topLevelWindow, new QEvent(QEvent::LanguageChange));
         }
-    } else if (e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationFontChange) {
+    } else if (e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationFontChange ||
+               e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange) {
         for (auto *topLevelWindow : QGuiApplication::topLevelWindows()) {
             if (topLevelWindow->flags() != Qt::Desktop)
-                postEvent(topLevelWindow, new QEvent(QEvent::ApplicationFontChange));
+                postEvent(topLevelWindow, new QEvent(e->type()));
         }
     } else if (e->type() == QEvent::Quit) {
         // Close open windows. This is done in order to deliver de-expose
@@ -3271,8 +3272,10 @@ QClipboard * QGuiApplication::clipboard()
 /*!
     \since 5.4
     \fn void QGuiApplication::paletteChanged(const QPalette &palette)
+    \obsolete
 
-    This signal is emitted when the \a palette of the application changes.
+    This signal is emitted when the \a palette of the application changes. Use
+    QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChanged instead.
 
     \sa palette()
 */
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.h b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.h
index 0c642d8ff5..6017cf513f 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.h
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void commitDataRequest(QSessionManager &sessionManager);
     void saveStateRequest(QSessionManager &sessionManager);
 #endif
-    void paletteChanged(const QPalette &pal);
     void applicationDisplayNameChanged();
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
+    void paletteChanged(const QPalette &pal);
     void fontChanged(const QFont &font);
 #endif
 protected:
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index f5d857b623..d7919c9414 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -1211,18 +1211,15 @@ void QApplicationPrivate::handlePaletteChanged(const char *className)
 
     // Setting the global application palette is documented to
     // reset any previously set class specific widget palettes.
-    bool sendPaletteChangeToAllWidgets = false;
-    if (!className && !widgetPalettes.isEmpty()) {
-        sendPaletteChangeToAllWidgets = true;
+    if (!className && !widgetPalettes.isEmpty())
         widgetPalettes.clear();
-    }
 
     QGuiApplicationPrivate::handlePaletteChanged(className);
 
     QEvent event(QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange);
     const QWidgetList widgets = QApplication::allWidgets();
     for (auto widget : widgets) {
-        if (sendPaletteChangeToAllWidgets || (!className && widget->isWindow()) || (className && widget->inherits(className)))
+        if (!widget->isWindow() && widget->inherits(className))
             QCoreApplication::sendEvent(widget, &event);
     }
 
@@ -1734,7 +1731,8 @@ bool QApplication::event(QEvent *e)
 #endif
     }
 
-    if (e->type() == QEvent::LanguageChange || e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationFontChange) {
+    if (e->type() == QEvent::LanguageChange || e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationFontChange ||
+        e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange) {
         // QGuiApplication::event does not account for the cases where
         // there is a top level widget without a window handle. So they
         // need to have the event posted here
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index 54ca37e638..991211062f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ private slots:
     void winIdAfterClose();
     void receivesLanguageChangeEvent();
     void receivesApplicationFontChangeEvent();
+    void receivesApplicationPaletteChangeEvent();
 
 private:
     bool ensureScreenSize(int width, int height);
@@ -4988,6 +4989,7 @@ void tst_QWidget::isOpaque()
         QVERIFY(!::isOpaque(&widget));
 
         QApplication::setPalette(old);
+        QApplication::sendPostedEvents(&widget, QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange);
         QCOMPARE(::isOpaque(&widget), old.color(QPalette::Window).alpha() == 255);
     }
 #endif
@@ -11662,6 +11664,7 @@ public:
     ChangeEventWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr) : QWidget(parent) {}
     int languageChangeCount = 0;
     int applicationFontChangeCount = 0;
+    int applicationPaletteChangeCount = 0;
 protected:
     bool event(QEvent *e) override
     {
@@ -11669,6 +11672,8 @@ protected:
             languageChangeCount++;
         else if (e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationFontChange)
             applicationFontChangeCount++;
+        else if (e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange)
+            applicationPaletteChangeCount++;
         return QWidget::event(e);
     }
 };
@@ -11679,6 +11684,7 @@ public:
     ChangeEventWindow(QWindow *parent = nullptr) : QWindow(parent) {}
     int languageChangeCount = 0;
     int applicationFontChangeCount = 0;
+    int applicationPaletteChangeCount = 0;
 protected:
     bool event(QEvent *e) override
     {
@@ -11686,6 +11692,8 @@ protected:
             languageChangeCount++;
         else if (e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationFontChange)
             applicationFontChangeCount++;
+        else if (e->type() == QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange)
+            applicationPaletteChangeCount++;
         return QWindow::event(e);
     }
 };
@@ -11739,5 +11747,32 @@ void tst_QWidget::receivesApplicationFontChangeEvent()
     QApplication::setFont(origFont);
 }
 
+void tst_QWidget::receivesApplicationPaletteChangeEvent()
+{
+    // Confirm that any QWindow or top level QWidget only gets a single
+    // ApplicationPaletteChange event when the font is changed
+    const QPalette origPalette = QApplication::palette();
+
+    ChangeEventWidget topLevel;
+    auto childWidget = new ChangeEventWidget(&topLevel);
+    topLevel.show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&topLevel));
+    ChangeEventWindow ww;
+    ww.show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&ww));
+    ChangeEventWidget topLevelNotShown;
+    QPalette changedPalette = origPalette;
+    changedPalette.setColor(QPalette::Base, Qt::red);
+    QApplication::setPalette(changedPalette);
+    QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents(0, QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange);
+    QCOMPARE(topLevel.applicationPaletteChangeCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(topLevelNotShown.applicationPaletteChangeCount, 1);
+    // QWidget should not be passing the event on automatically
+    QCOMPARE(childWidget->applicationPaletteChangeCount, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(ww.applicationPaletteChangeCount, 1);
+
+    QApplication::setPalette(origPalette);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QWidget)
 #include "tst_qwidget.moc"