diff --git a/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp b/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
index 6e01af052c..fc67477ba9 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
@@ -868,6 +868,8 @@ QStringList QGenericUnixTheme::themeNames()
                 result.push_back(QLatin1String(QKdeTheme::name));
 #endif
             } else if (gtkBasedEnvironments.contains(desktopName)) {
+                // prefer the QGnomePlatform theme
+                result.push_back(QStringLiteral("qgnomeplatform"));
                 // prefer the GTK3 theme implementation with native dialogs etc.
                 result.push_back(QStringLiteral("gtk3"));
                 // fallback to the generic Gnome theme if loading the GTK3 theme fails