diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_qpa.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_qpa.cpp
index e737fe1d8d..869cb7c255 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_qpa.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_qpa.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ void qt_init(QApplicationPrivate *priv, int type)
     Q_UNUSED(priv);
     Q_UNUSED(type);
 
-    qApp->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontCreateNativeWidgetSiblings);
     QColormap::initialize();
 
     if (const QPalette *toolTipPalette = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformTheme()->palette(QPlatformTheme::ToolTipPalette))
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
index 355ef5bee0..2fbedb4809 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
@@ -5116,6 +5116,10 @@ void QWidgetPrivate::drawWidget(QPaintDevice *pdev, const QRegion &rgn, const QP
             QPaintEvent e(toBePainted);
             QCoreApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent(q, &e);
 
+            // Native widgets need to be marked dirty on screen so painting will be done in correct context
+            if (backingStore && !onScreen && !asRoot && (q->internalWinId() || !q->nativeParentWidget()->isWindow()))
+                backingStore->markDirtyOnScreen(toBePainted, q, offset);
+
             //restore
             if (paintEngine) {
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp
index 262165a024..9d444fee8f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp
@@ -146,10 +146,12 @@ void QWidgetPrivate::create_sys(WId window, bool initializeWindow, bool destroyO
     setWindowModified_helper();
     setWinId(win->winId());
 
-//    first check children. and create them if necessary
-//    q_createNativeChildrenAndSetParent(q->windowHandle(),q);
+    // Check children and create windows for them if necessary
+    q_createNativeChildrenAndSetParent(q->windowHandle(), q);
 
-//    qDebug() << "create_sys" << q << q->internalWinId();
+    // If widget is already shown, set window visible, too
+    if (q->isVisible())
+        win->setVisible(true);
 }
 
 void QWidget::destroy(bool destroyWindow, bool destroySubWindows)
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow_qpa.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow_qpa.cpp
index 5ddb596b4f..a12770799d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow_qpa.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow_qpa.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
 #include <QtGui/qaccessible.h>
 #endif
+#include <private/qwidgetbackingstore_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -458,8 +459,14 @@ void QWidgetWindow::handleExposeEvent(QExposeEvent *event)
 {
     if (isExposed()) {
         m_widget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_Mapped);
-        if (!event->region().isNull())
+        if (!event->region().isNull()) {
+            // Exposed native widgets need to be marked dirty to get them repainted correctly.
+            if (m_widget->internalWinId() && !m_widget->isWindow()) {
+                if (QWidgetBackingStore *bs = m_widget->d_func()->maybeBackingStore())
+                    bs->markDirty(event->region(), m_widget);
+            }
             m_widget->d_func()->syncBackingStore(event->region());
+        }
     } else {
         m_widget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_Mapped, false);
     }