diff --git a/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp b/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
--- a/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
+++ b/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@
     if (!m_theme) {
         m_theme = static_cast<Kirigami::PlatformTheme *>(qmlAttachedPropertiesObject<Kirigami::PlatformTheme>(this, true));
         Q_ASSERT(m_theme);
-        m_theme->setInherit(true);
 
         connect(m_theme, &Kirigami::PlatformTheme::colorsChanged, this, [this]() {
+            //we need to reset the palette event if Qt::AA_SetPalette attribute has been set
+            m_styleoption->palette = m_theme->palette();
             updateItem();
         });
     }
@@ -706,11 +707,7 @@
     if (QCoreApplication::testAttribute(Qt::AA_SetPalette))
         return;
 
-    //m_styleoption->palette = QApplication::palette(classNameForItem());
-    //m_theme->setColorSet(Kirigami::PlatformTheme::Complementary);
     m_styleoption->palette = m_theme->palette();
-    qWarning()<<"BOMBOLO"<<m_theme->palette();
-   // m_styleoption->palette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, m_theme->textColor());
 }
 
 /*