diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 02088db6c8..375aa9b6ca 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -7575,6 +7575,18 @@ QGraphicsObject::QGraphicsObject(QGraphicsItemPrivate &dd, QGraphicsItem *parent
     QGraphicsItem::d_ptr->isObject = true;
 }
 
+/*!
+  \reimp
+*/
+bool QGraphicsObject::event(QEvent *ev)
+{
+    if (ev->type() == QEvent::StyleAnimationUpdate) {
+        update();
+        return true;
+    }
+    return QObject::event(ev);
+}
+
 #ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
 /*!
     Subscribes the graphics object to the given \a gesture with specific \a flags.
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h
index 93fddd36ca..ce7adfcfad 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 
 protected:
     QGraphicsObject(QGraphicsItemPrivate &dd, QGraphicsItem *parent);
+
+    bool event(QEvent *ev);
+
 private:
     friend class QGraphicsItem;
     friend class QGraphicsItemPrivate;