diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoacolordialoghelper.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoacolordialoghelper.mm
index 4e8b87c41c..b21b7c2cc9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoacolordialoghelper.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoacolordialoghelper.mm
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ QT_NAMESPACE_ALIAS_OBJC_CLASS(QNSColorPanelDelegate);
 
     [NSApp runModalForWindow:mColorPanel];
     mDialogIsExecuting = false;
+
+    // Wake up the event dispatcher so it can check whether the
+    // current event loop should continue spinning or not.
+    QCoreApplication::eventDispatcher()->wakeUp();
+
     return (mResultCode == NSModalResponseOK);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm
index e84d50d729..8bd649e461 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ typedef QSharedPointer<QFileDialogOptions> SharedPointerFileDialogOptions;
 
     auto result = [m_panel runModal];
     m_helper->panelClosed(result);
+
+    // Wake up the event dispatcher so it can check whether the
+    // current event loop should continue spinning or not.
+    QCoreApplication::eventDispatcher()->wakeUp();
 }
 
 - (void)closePanel
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafontdialoghelper.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafontdialoghelper.mm
index 4fa8ea2721..355d658242 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafontdialoghelper.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafontdialoghelper.mm
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ QT_NAMESPACE_ALIAS_OBJC_CLASS(QNSFontPanelDelegate);
 
     [NSApp runModalForWindow:mFontPanel];
     mDialogIsExecuting = false;
+
+    // Wake up the event dispatcher so it can check whether the
+    // current event loop should continue spinning or not.
+    QCoreApplication::eventDispatcher()->wakeUp();
+
     return (mResultCode == NSModalResponseOK);
 }