diff --git a/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.cpp b/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.cpp
index 9c80f615..b1062725 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ using namespace Zeal;
 using namespace Zeal::WidgetUi;
 
 DocsetListItemDelegate::DocsetListItemDelegate(QObject *parent) :
-    QItemDelegate(parent)
+    QStyledItemDelegate(parent)
 {
 }
 
 void DocsetListItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
-                               const QModelIndex &index) const
+                                   const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
-    QItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
+    QStyledItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
 
     if (!index.model()->data(index, Registry::ItemDataRole::UpdateAvailableRole).toBool())
         return;
@@ -55,8 +55,24 @@ void DocsetListItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem
 
     painter->save();
 
-    if (option.state & QStyle::State_Selected)
-        painter->setPen(QPen(option.palette.highlightedText(), 1));
+    QPalette palette = option.palette;
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+    // QWindowsVistaStyle overrides highlight colour.
+    if (option.widget->style()->objectName() == QLatin1String("windowsvista")) {
+        palette.setColor(QPalette::All, QPalette::HighlightedText,
+                         palette.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Text));
+    }
+#endif
+
+    const QPalette::ColorGroup cg = (option.state & QStyle::State_Active)
+            ? QPalette::Normal : QPalette::Inactive;
+
+    if (option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) {
+        painter->setPen(palette.color(cg, QPalette::HighlightedText));
+    } else {
+        painter->setPen(palette.color(cg, QPalette::Text));
+    }
 
     painter->setFont(font);
     painter->drawText(textRect, text);
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.h b/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.h
index 9e09003f..7e054b40 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.h
+++ b/src/libs/ui/docsetlistitemdelegate.h
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef ZEAL_WIDGETUI_DOCSETLISTITEMDELEGATE_H
 #define ZEAL_WIDGETUI_DOCSETLISTITEMDELEGATE_H
 
-#include <QItemDelegate>
+#include <QStyledItemDelegate>
 
 namespace Zeal {
 namespace WidgetUi {
 
-class DocsetListItemDelegate : public QItemDelegate
+class DocsetListItemDelegate : public QStyledItemDelegate
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.cpp b/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.cpp
index e69acb52..331f3c4b 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 using namespace Zeal::WidgetUi;
 
 ProgressItemDelegate::ProgressItemDelegate(QObject *parent) :
-    QItemDelegate(parent)
+    QStyledItemDelegate(parent)
 {
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void ProgressItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
                                  const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     if (!index.model()->data(index, ShowProgressRole).toBool()) {
-        QItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
+        QStyledItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void ProgressItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
     const int value = index.model()->data(index, ValueRole).toInt(&ok);
 
     if (!ok) {
-        QItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
+        QStyledItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ void ProgressItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
 
     painter->restore();
 
-    QItemDelegate::paint(painter, styleOption, index);
+    QStyledItemDelegate::paint(painter, styleOption, index);
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.h b/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.h
index e77a7358..89594e31 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.h
+++ b/src/libs/ui/progressitemdelegate.h
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef ZEAL_WIDGETUI_PROGRESSITEMDELEGATE_H
 #define ZEAL_WIDGETUI_PROGRESSITEMDELEGATE_H
 
-#include <QItemDelegate>
+#include <QStyledItemDelegate>
 
 namespace Zeal {
 namespace WidgetUi {
 
-class ProgressItemDelegate : public QItemDelegate
+class ProgressItemDelegate : public QStyledItemDelegate
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public: