1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
index 25d3755e12..f5a3724100 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
@@ -4598,8 +4598,12 @@ void QStyleSheetStyle::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement pe, const QStyleOption *op
         break;
 #if QT_CONFIG(tabbar)
     case PE_IndicatorTabClose:
-        if (w)
+        if (w) {
+            // QMacStyle needs a real widget, not its parent - to implement
+            // 'document mode' properly, drawing nothing if a tab is not hovered.
+            baseStyle()->setProperty("_q_styleSheetRealCloseButton", QVariant::fromValue((void *)w));
             w = w->parentWidget(); //match on the QTabBar instead of the CloseButton
+        }
         pseudoElement = PseudoElement_TabBarTabCloseButton;
 #endif
 
@@ -4617,6 +4621,9 @@ void QStyleSheetStyle::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement pe, const QStyleOption *op
     } else {
         baseStyle()->drawPrimitive(pe, opt, p, w);
     }
+
+    if (baseStyle()->property("_q_styleSheetRealCloseButton").toBool())
+        baseStyle()->setProperty("_q_styleSheetRealCloseButton", QVariant(QVariant::Invalid));
 }
 
 QPixmap QStyleSheetStyle::generatedIconPixmap(QIcon::Mode iconMode, const QPixmap& pixmap,