diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm b/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm
index 8d0fe1196c..cf2929db7e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm
@@ -4210,6 +4210,12 @@ void QMacStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, QPainter
             // outside world, unless they read the source, in which case, it's
             // their own fault).
             bool nonDefaultFont = p->font() != qt_app_fonts_hash()->value("QComboMenuItem");
+
+            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);
+
             if (verticalTabs || nonDefaultFont || !tab->icon.isNull()
                 || !myTab.leftButtonSize.isEmpty() || !myTab.rightButtonSize.isEmpty()) {
                 int heightOffset = 0;
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
index 060d1f9a03..4cd9522bfb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ void QTabBarPrivate::initBasicStyleOption(QStyleOptionTab *option, int tabIndex)
 
     if (tab.textColor.isValid())
         option->palette.setColor(q->foregroundRole(), tab.textColor);
-    else if (q->style()->inherits("QMacStyle")
-             && isCurrent && !documentMode && q->isActiveWindow()) {
-        option->palette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, Qt::white);
-    }
     option->icon = tab.icon;
     option->iconSize = q->iconSize();  // Will get the default value then.