4 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
index 5c5b25cc94..fd618149ac 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
@@ -5407,6 +5407,9 @@ int QCommonStyle::styleHint(StyleHint sh, const QStyleOption *opt, const QWidget
     case SH_SpinBox_StepModifier:
         ret = Qt::ControlModifier;
         break;
+    case SH_TabBar_AllowWheelScrolling:
+        ret = true;
+        break;
     default:
         ret = 0;
         break;
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
index 9f49a55386..c839afd639 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
@@ -2005,6 +2005,11 @@ void QStyle::drawItemPixmap(QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, int alignment,
            disables this feature.
            This enum value has been introduced in Qt 5.12.
 
+    \value SH_TabBar_AllowWheelScrolling
+           Determines if the mouse wheel can be used to cycle through the tabs
+           of a QTabBar.
+           This enum value has been introduced in Qt 6.1.
+
     \sa styleHint()
 */
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.h b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.h
index ec13fdb80d..ba64a6b1bf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.h
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.h
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ public:
         SH_ComboBox_AllowWheelScrolling,
         SH_SpinBox_ButtonsInsideFrame,
         SH_SpinBox_StepModifier,
+        SH_TabBar_AllowWheelScrolling,
         // Add new style hint values here
 
         SH_CustomBase = 0xf0000000
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
index b21e038843..a390f9ec0d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
@@ -2363,16 +2363,14 @@ void QTabBar::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 #if QT_CONFIG(wheelevent)
 void QTabBar::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
 {
-#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
     Q_D(QTabBar);
-    int delta = (qAbs(event->angleDelta().x()) > qAbs(event->angleDelta().y()) ?
-                     event->angleDelta().x() : event->angleDelta().y());
-    int offset = delta > 0 ? -1 : 1;
-    d->setCurrentNextEnabledIndex(offset);
-    QWidget::wheelEvent(event);
-#else
-    Q_UNUSED(event);
-#endif
+    if (style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_TabBar_AllowWheelScrolling)) {
+        int delta = (qAbs(event->angleDelta().x()) > qAbs(event->angleDelta().y()) ?
+                         event->angleDelta().x() : event->angleDelta().y());
+        int offset = delta > 0 ? -1 : 1;
+        d->setCurrentNextEnabledIndex(offset);
+        QWidget::wheelEvent(event);
+    }
 }
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(wheelevent)