diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.cpp
index fb1c27a15a..ec4b9c2b86 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.cpp
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ QVariant QPlatformTheme::defaultThemeHint(ThemeHint hint)
         return QVariant(2500);
     case FlickDeceleration:
         return QVariant(5000);
+    case MenuBarFocusOnAltPressRelease:
+        return false;
     }
     return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.h b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.h
index 1fa8c12b48..1b7fc85c81 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public:
         SetFocusOnTouchRelease,
         FlickStartDistance,
         FlickMaximumVelocity,
-        FlickDeceleration
+        FlickDeceleration,
+        MenuBarFocusOnAltPressRelease
     };
     Q_ENUM(ThemeHint)
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
index 3704fce15e..eeb4ac4067 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ QVariant QWindowsTheme::themeHint(ThemeHint hint) const
     }
     case MouseDoubleClickDistance:
         return GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXDOUBLECLK);
+    case MenuBarFocusOnAltPressRelease:
+        return true;
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
index 01fb688469..2cb9bc00ba 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qcommonstyle.cpp
@@ -5384,7 +5384,6 @@ int QCommonStyle::styleHint(StyleHint sh, const QStyleOption *opt, const QWidget
     case SH_Menu_AllowActiveAndDisabled:
     case SH_Menu_SpaceActivatesItem:
     case SH_ScrollView_FrameOnlyAroundContents:
-    case SH_MenuBar_AltKeyNavigation:
     case SH_ComboBox_ListMouseTracking:
     case SH_Menu_MouseTracking:
     case SH_MenuBar_MouseTracking:
@@ -5410,6 +5409,10 @@ int QCommonStyle::styleHint(StyleHint sh, const QStyleOption *opt, const QWidget
     case SH_Table_AlwaysDrawLeftTopGridLines:
         ret = false;
         break;
+    case SH_MenuBar_AltKeyNavigation:
+        if (const QPlatformTheme *theme = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformTheme())
+            ret = theme->themeHint(QPlatformTheme::MenuBarFocusOnAltPressRelease).toBool();
+        break;
     case SH_CustomBase:
         // Added to get compiler errors when a style hint is missing
         ret = false;