2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp
index f642a05d13..c1cb732cc2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp
@@ -1634,6 +1634,9 @@ QStyleOptionProgressBar::QStyleOptionProgressBar(int version)
     \brief the progress bar's orientation (horizontal or vertical);
     the default orentation is Qt::Horizontal
 
+    \deprecated
+    Use the QStyle::State_Horizontal flag instead (in the the QStyleOption::state member).
+
     \sa QProgressBar::orientation
 */
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.h b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.h
index 94ec55002a..85d33f5444 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.h
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.h
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public:
     QString text;
     Qt::Alignment textAlignment;
     bool textVisible;
-    Qt::Orientation orientation;
+    Qt::Orientation orientation; // ### Qt 6: remove
     bool invertedAppearance;
     bool bottomToTop;