4 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.cpp
index e305bbe7d5..acb59fe9ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ IWelcomePage::~IWelcomePage()
     g_welcomePages.removeOne(this);
 }
 
-static QPalette buttonPalette(bool isActive, bool isCursorInside, bool forText)
+QPalette WelcomePageFrame::buttonPalette(bool isActive, bool isCursorInside, bool forText)
 {
     QPalette pal;
     Theme *theme = Utils::creatorTheme();
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ bool WelcomePageButtonPrivate::isActive() const
 void WelcomePageButtonPrivate::doUpdate(bool cursorInside)
 {
     const bool active = isActive();
-    q->setPalette(buttonPalette(active, cursorInside, false));
-    const QPalette lpal = buttonPalette(active, cursorInside, true);
+    q->setPalette(WelcomePageFrame::buttonPalette(active, cursorInside, false));
+    const QPalette lpal = WelcomePageFrame::buttonPalette(active, cursorInside, true);
     m_label->setPalette(lpal);
     if (m_icon)
         m_icon->setPalette(lpal);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.h
index bc4ea7878d..1a89b5df8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwelcomepage.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public:
     WelcomePageFrame(QWidget *parent);
 
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
+
+    static QPalette buttonPalette(bool isActive, bool isCursorInside, bool forText);
 };
 
 class CORE_EXPORT WelcomePageButton : public WelcomePageFrame
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
index 8e2b3c61a9..d971712e2f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
@@ -57,15 +57,17 @@ static QFont sizedFont(int size, const QWidget *widget)
 SearchBox::SearchBox(QWidget *parent)
     : WelcomePageFrame(parent)
 {
-    QPalette pal;
+    QPalette pal = buttonPalette(false, false, true);
     pal.setColor(QPalette::Base, themeColor(Theme::Welcome_BackgroundColor));
+    // for macOS dark mode
+    pal.setColor(QPalette::Text, themeColor(Theme::Welcome_TextColor));
+    setPalette(pal);
 
     m_lineEdit = new FancyLineEdit;
     m_lineEdit->setFiltering(true);
     m_lineEdit->setFrame(false);
     m_lineEdit->setFont(sizedFont(14, this));
     m_lineEdit->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
-    m_lineEdit->setPalette(pal);
 
     auto box = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     box->setContentsMargins(10, 3, 3, 3);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/gettingstartedwelcomepage.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/gettingstartedwelcomepage.cpp
index 7a048dfa3e..6092e8d0cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/gettingstartedwelcomepage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/gettingstartedwelcomepage.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ public:
             m_searcher->setPlaceholderText(ExamplesWelcomePage::tr("Search in Examples..."));
 
             auto exampleSetSelector = new QComboBox(this);
+            QPalette pal = exampleSetSelector->palette();
+            // for macOS dark mode
+            pal.setColor(QPalette::Text, Utils::creatorTheme()->color(Theme::Welcome_TextColor));
+            exampleSetSelector->setPalette(pal);
             exampleSetSelector->setMinimumWidth(GridProxyModel::GridItemWidth);
             exampleSetSelector->setMaximumWidth(GridProxyModel::GridItemWidth);
             ExampleSetModel *exampleSetModel = m_examplesModel->exampleSetModel();