diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard.cpp
index 641c81b4cf..f590dbc6cb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard.cpp
@@ -1547,6 +1547,7 @@ bool QWizardPrivate::handleAeroStyleChange()
                 0, vistaHelper->topOffset() // ### should ideally work without the '+ 1'
                 - qMin(vistaHelper->topOffset(), vistaHelper->topPadding() + 1));
             vistaMargins = true;
+            vistaHelper->backButton()->show();
         } else {
             if (isWindow)
                 vistaHelper->setDWMTitleBar(QVistaHelper::NormalTitleBar);
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard_win.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard_win.cpp
index 30ee0e32a9..c90cf732d0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard_win.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qwizard_win.cpp
@@ -256,8 +256,10 @@ QVistaHelper::QVistaHelper(QWizard *wizard)
     is_vista = resolveSymbols();
     if (instanceCount++ == 0)
         cachedVistaState = Dirty;
-    if (is_vista)
+    if (is_vista) {
         backButton_ = new QVistaBackButton(wizard);
+        backButton_->hide();
+    }
 
     // Handle diff between Windows 7 and Vista
     iconSpacing = QStyleHelper::dpiScaled(7);