diff --git a/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.h b/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.h
--- a/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.h
+++ b/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.h
@@ -32,42 +32,13 @@
 #define KRSTYLEPROXY_H
 
 // QtWidgets
-#include <QStyle>
+#include <QProxyStyle>
 
-class QPainter;
-class QWidget;
-class QStyleOptionComplex;
-
-class KrStyleProxy: public QStyle
+class KrStyleProxy: public QProxyStyle
 {
 public:
-    KrStyleProxy() {}
-    virtual void drawComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOptionComplex * option, QPainter * painter, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption * option, QPainter * painter, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void drawItemPixmap(QPainter * painter, const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, const QPixmap & pixmap) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void drawItemText(QPainter * painter, const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, const QPalette & palette, bool enabled, const QString & text, QPalette::ColorRole textRole = QPalette::NoRole) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption * option, QPainter * painter, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QPixmap generatedIconPixmap(QIcon::Mode iconMode, const QPixmap & pixmap, const QStyleOption * option) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QStyle::SubControl hitTestComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOptionComplex * option, const QPoint & position, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QRect itemPixmapRect(const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, const QPixmap & pixmap) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QRect itemTextRect(const QFontMetrics & metrics, const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, bool enabled, const QString & text) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual int layoutSpacing(QSizePolicy::ControlType ctrl1, QSizePolicy::ControlType ctrl2, Qt::Orientation orientation, const QStyleOption *option = 0, const QWidget *widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual int pixelMetric(PixelMetric metric, const QStyleOption * option = 0, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void polish(QWidget * widget) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void polish(QApplication * application) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void polish(QPalette & palette) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QSize sizeFromContents(ContentsType type, const QStyleOption * option, const QSize & contentsSize, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QIcon standardIcon(StandardPixmap stdIcon, const QStyleOption *option = 0, const QWidget *widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QPalette standardPalette() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual int styleHint(StyleHint stylehint, const QStyleOption *option = 0, const QWidget *widget = 0, QStyleHintReturn *returnData = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QRect subControlRect(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOptionComplex * option, SubControl subControl, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QRect subElementRect(SubElement element, const QStyleOption * option, const QWidget * widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual QPixmap standardPixmap(QStyle::StandardPixmap pixmap, const QStyleOption* option, const QWidget*widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void unpolish(QWidget * widget) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void unpolish(QApplication * application) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+  void drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption *option, QPainter *painter,
+                     const QWidget *widget = 0) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 };
 
-
 #endif /* KRSTYLEPROXY_H */
-
-
diff --git a/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.cpp b/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.cpp
--- a/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.cpp
+++ b/krusader/GUI/krstyleproxy.cpp
@@ -35,29 +35,9 @@
 #include <QPainter>
 // QtWidgets
 #include <QStyleOptionViewItem>
-#include <QApplication>
 
-void KrStyleProxy::drawComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOptionComplex * option, QPainter * painter, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    QApplication::style()->drawComplexControl(control, option, painter, widget);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption * option, QPainter * painter, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    QApplication::style()->drawControl(element, option, painter, widget);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::drawItemPixmap(QPainter * painter, const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, const QPixmap & pixmap) const
-{
-    QApplication::style()->drawItemPixmap(painter, rectangle, alignment, pixmap);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::drawItemText(QPainter * painter, const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, const QPalette & palette, bool enabled, const QString & text, QPalette::ColorRole textRole) const
-{
-    QApplication::style()->drawItemText(painter, rectangle, alignment, palette, enabled, text, textRole);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption * option, QPainter * painter, const QWidget * widget) const
+void KrStyleProxy::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption *option,
+                                 QPainter *painter, const QWidget *widget) const
 {
     if (element == QStyle::PE_FrameFocusRect) {
         if (const QStyleOptionFocusRect *fropt = qstyleoption_cast<const QStyleOptionFocusRect *>(option)) {
@@ -82,95 +62,5 @@
             painter->setPen(oldPen);
         }
     } else
-        QApplication::style()->drawPrimitive(element, option, painter, widget);
-}
-
-QPixmap KrStyleProxy::generatedIconPixmap(QIcon::Mode iconMode, const QPixmap & pixmap, const QStyleOption * option) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->generatedIconPixmap(iconMode, pixmap, option);
-}
-
-QStyle::SubControl KrStyleProxy::hitTestComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOptionComplex * option, const QPoint & position, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->hitTestComplexControl(control, option, position, widget);
-}
-
-QRect KrStyleProxy::itemPixmapRect(const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, const QPixmap & pixmap) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->itemPixmapRect(rectangle, alignment, pixmap);
-}
-
-QRect KrStyleProxy::itemTextRect(const QFontMetrics & metrics, const QRect & rectangle, int alignment, bool enabled, const QString & text) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->itemTextRect(metrics, rectangle, alignment, enabled, text);
-}
-
-int KrStyleProxy::layoutSpacing(QSizePolicy::ControlType ctrl1, QSizePolicy::ControlType ctrl2, Qt::Orientation orientation, const QStyleOption *option, const QWidget *widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->layoutSpacing(ctrl1, ctrl2, orientation, option, widget);
-}
-
-int KrStyleProxy::pixelMetric(PixelMetric metric, const QStyleOption * option, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->pixelMetric(metric, option, widget);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::polish(QWidget * widget)
-{
-    QApplication::style()->polish(widget);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::polish(QApplication * application)
-{
-    QApplication::style()->polish(application);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::polish(QPalette & palette)
-{
-    QApplication::style()->polish(palette);
-}
-
-QSize KrStyleProxy::sizeFromContents(ContentsType type, const QStyleOption * option, const QSize & contentsSize, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->sizeFromContents(type, option, contentsSize, widget);
-}
-
-QIcon KrStyleProxy::standardIcon(StandardPixmap stdIcon, const QStyleOption *option, const QWidget *widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->standardIcon(stdIcon, option, widget);
-}
-
-QPalette KrStyleProxy::standardPalette() const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->standardPalette();
-}
-
-int KrStyleProxy::styleHint(StyleHint hint, const QStyleOption * option, const QWidget * widget, QStyleHintReturn * returnData) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->styleHint(hint, option, widget, returnData);
-}
-
-QRect KrStyleProxy::subControlRect(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOptionComplex * option, SubControl subControl, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->subControlRect(control, option, subControl, widget);
-}
-
-QRect KrStyleProxy::subElementRect(SubElement element, const QStyleOption * option, const QWidget * widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->subElementRect(element, option, widget);
-}
-
-QPixmap KrStyleProxy::standardPixmap(QStyle::StandardPixmap pixmap, const QStyleOption* option, const QWidget*widget) const
-{
-    return QApplication::style()->standardPixmap(pixmap, option, widget);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::unpolish(QWidget * widget)
-{
-    QApplication::style()->unpolish(widget);
-}
-
-void KrStyleProxy::unpolish(QApplication * application)
-{
-    QApplication::style()->unpolish(application);
+        QProxyStyle::drawPrimitive(element, option, painter, widget);
 }