diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp
index 41f7543fd9..36a2c7ee81 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp
@@ -1680,7 +1680,8 @@ void QTreeView::drawRow(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
             style()->drawPrimitive(QStyle::PE_PanelItemViewRow, &opt, painter, this);
             opt.state = oldState;
 
-            drawBranches(painter, branches, index);
+            if (d->indent != 0)
+                drawBranches(painter, branches, index);
             if (setClipRect)
                 painter->restore();
         } else {