diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index bf8440cccf..7d2c710c52 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::processCloseEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::Cl
     QCloseEvent event;
     QGuiApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent(e->window.data(), &event);
     if (e->accepted) {
-        *(e->accepted) = !event.isAccepted();
+        *(e->accepted) = event.isAccepted();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
index 18dd3156c6..675ea77b30 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
@@ -538,9 +538,10 @@ void QWidgetWindow::handleResizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
     }
 }
 
-void QWidgetWindow::handleCloseEvent(QCloseEvent *)
+void QWidgetWindow::handleCloseEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
 {
-    m_widget->d_func()->close_helper(QWidgetPrivate::CloseWithSpontaneousEvent);
+    bool is_closing = m_widget->d_func()->close_helper(QWidgetPrivate::CloseWithSpontaneousEvent);
+    event->setAccepted(is_closing);
 }
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_WHEELEVENT