diff --git a/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0-qgtkstyle.patch b/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0-qgtkstyle.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb7e69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0-qgtkstyle.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff -ur qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0-qgtkstyle/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp
+--- qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp	2008-04-28 15:11:18.000000000 +0200
++++ qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0-qgtkstyle/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp	2008-05-27 05:43:57.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2262,9 +2262,11 @@
+                 QApplicationPrivate::app_style = QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("windows"));
+             break;
+         case DE_GNOME:
+-            if (X11->use_xrender)
+-                QApplicationPrivate::app_style = QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("cleanlooks"));
+-            else
++            if (X11->use_xrender) {
++                QApplicationPrivate::app_style = QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("gtk"));
++                if (!QApplicationPrivate::app_style)
++                    QApplicationPrivate::app_style = QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("cleanlooks"));
++            } else
+                 QApplicationPrivate::app_style = QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("windows"));
+             break;
+         case DE_CDE:
diff --git a/qt.spec b/qt.spec
index 1f6912d..55fea79 100644
--- a/qt.spec
+++ b/qt.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Name:    qt
 Name:    qt4
 %endif
 Version: 4.4.0
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 
 # GPLv2 exceptions(see GPL_EXCEPTIONS*.txt)
 License: GPLv3 or GPLv2 with exceptions or QPL
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Patch2: qt-x11-opensource-src-4.2.2-multilib.patch
 Patch5: qt-all-opensource-src-4.4.0-rc1-as_IN-437440.patch
 # kill hardcoded font substitutions (#447298)
 Patch8: qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.4-no-hardcoded-font-aliases.patch
+# under GNOME, default to QGtkStyle if available
+# (otherwise fall back to QCleanlooksStyle)
+Patch9: qt-x11-opensource-src-4.4.0-qgtkstyle.patch
 
 ## qt-copy patches
 %define qt_copy 20080516
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ test -x apply_patches && ./apply_patches
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch5 -p1 -b .bz#437440-as_IN-437440
 %patch8 -p1 -b .font-aliases
+%patch9 -p1 -b .qgtkstyle
 
 # drop -fexceptions from $RPM_OPT_FLAGS
 RPM_OPT_FLAGS=`echo $RPM_OPT_FLAGS | sed 's|-fexceptions||g'`
@@ -787,6 +791,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache -q %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor 2> /dev/null ||:
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 27 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 4.4.0-5
+- under GNOME, default to QGtkStyle if available
+
 * Mon May 19 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 4.4.0-4
 - don't hardcode incorrect font substitutions (#447298)