diff --git a/src/gui/text/qcssparser.cpp b/src/gui/text/qcssparser.cpp
index 70623939e1..325fd26a31 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qcssparser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qcssparser.cpp
@@ -2707,8 +2707,10 @@ bool Parser::parseFunction(QString *name, QString *args)
 {
     *name = lexem();
     name->chop(1);
+    // until(RPAREN) needs FUNCTION token at index-1 to work properly
+    int start = index;
     skipSpace();
-    const int start = index;
+    std::swap(start, index);
     if (!until(RPAREN)) return false;
     for (int i = start; i < index - 1; ++i)
         args->append(symbols.at(i).lexem());
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qcssparser/tst_qcssparser.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/text/qcssparser/tst_qcssparser.cpp
index 2a53f5d633..cfd24a8701 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qcssparser/tst_qcssparser.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qcssparser/tst_qcssparser.cpp
@@ -1509,6 +1509,12 @@ void tst_QCssParser::gradient_data()
          "spread: repeat, stop:0.2 rgb(1, 2, 3), stop:0.5 rgba(1, 2, 3, 4))" << "conical" << QPointF(4, 2) << QPointF()
                              << 2 << qreal(0.2) << QColor(1, 2, 3) << qreal(0.5) << QColor(1, 2, 3, 4);
 
+    // spaces before first function parameter lead to parser errors
+    QTest::newRow("QTBUG-61795") <<
+     "selection-background-color: qconicalgradient( cx: 4, cy : 2, angle: 23, "
+         "spread: repeat, stop:0.2 rgb( 1, 2, 3), stop:0.5 rgba( 1, 2, 3, 4))" << "conical" << QPointF(4, 2) << QPointF()
+                             << 2 << qreal(0.2) << QColor(1, 2, 3) << qreal(0.5) << QColor(1, 2, 3, 4);
+
     /* won't pass: stop values are expected to be sorted
      QTest::newRow("unsorted-stop") <<
      "selection-background: lineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, "