diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
index c0655a86cc..4272adba2b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -2541,10 +2541,18 @@ void MainWindow::changeEvent(QEvent* e)
     }
 }
 
+static void setStatusBarForeground(QStatusBar* bar, const QColor& color)
+{
+    QPalette pal = bar->palette();
+    pal.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, color);
+    bar->setPalette(pal);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::clearStatus()
 {
     d->currentStatusType = 100;
-    statusBar()->setStyleSheet(QStringLiteral("#statusBar{}"));
+    // Reset to default foreground from the stylesheet/theme
+    statusBar()->setPalette(QPalette());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::statusMessageChanged()
@@ -2607,16 +2615,16 @@ void MainWindow::showStatus(int type, const QString& message)
     QString msg = fm.elidedText(message, Qt::ElideMiddle, this->d->actionLabel->width());
     switch (type) {
         case MainWindow::Err:
-            statusBar()->setStyleSheet(d->status->err);
+            setStatusBarForeground(statusBar(), d->status->err);
             break;
         case MainWindow::Wrn:
-            statusBar()->setStyleSheet(d->status->wrn);
+            setStatusBarForeground(statusBar(), d->status->wrn);
             break;
         case MainWindow::Pane:
-            statusBar()->setStyleSheet(QStringLiteral("#statusBar{}"));
+            statusBar()->setPalette(QPalette());
             break;
         default:
-            statusBar()->setStyleSheet(d->status->msg);
+            setStatusBarForeground(statusBar(), d->status->msg);
             break;
     }
     d->currentStatusType = -type;
@@ -2739,9 +2747,9 @@ void MainWindow::setWindowTitle(const QString& string)
 StatusBarObserver::StatusBarObserver()
     : WindowParameter("OutputWindow")
 {
-    msg = QStringLiteral("#statusBar{color: #000000}");  // black
-    wrn = QStringLiteral("#statusBar{color: #ffaa00}");  // orange
-    err = QStringLiteral("#statusBar{color: #ff0000}");  // red
+    msg = QColor(0, 0, 0);        // black
+    wrn = QColor(0xff, 0xaa, 0);  // orange
+    err = QColor(0xff, 0, 0);     // red
     Base::Console().attachObserver(this);
     getWindowParameter()->Attach(this);
     getWindowParameter()->NotifyAll();
@@ -2756,24 +2764,21 @@ StatusBarObserver::~StatusBarObserver()
 void StatusBarObserver::OnChange(Base::Subject<const char*>& rCaller, const char* sReason)
 {
     ParameterGrp& rclGrp = ((ParameterGrp&)rCaller);
-    auto format = QStringLiteral("#statusBar{color: %1}");
     if (strcmp(sReason, "colorText") == 0) {
         unsigned long col = rclGrp.GetUnsigned(sReason);
-        this->msg = format.arg(Base::Color::fromPackedRGB<QColor>(col).name());
+        this->msg = Base::Color::fromPackedRGB<QColor>(col);
     }
     else if (strcmp(sReason, "colorWarning") == 0) {
         unsigned long col = rclGrp.GetUnsigned(sReason);
-        this->wrn = format.arg(Base::Color::fromPackedRGB<QColor>(col).name());
+        this->wrn = Base::Color::fromPackedRGB<QColor>(col);
     }
     else if (strcmp(sReason, "colorError") == 0) {
         unsigned long col = rclGrp.GetUnsigned(sReason);
-        this->err = format.arg(Base::Color::fromPackedRGB<QColor>(col).name());
+        this->err = Base::Color::fromPackedRGB<QColor>(col);
     }
     else if (strcmp(sReason, "colorCritical") == 0) {
         unsigned long col = rclGrp.GetUnsigned(sReason);
-        this->critical = format.arg(
-            QColor((col >> 24) & 0xff, (col >> 16) & 0xff, (col >> 8) & 0xff).name()
-        );
+        this->critical = QColor((col >> 24) & 0xff, (col >> 16) & 0xff, (col >> 8) & 0xff);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.h b/src/Gui/MainWindow.h
index 933d29e7ed..348feeb117 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public:
     friend class MainWindow;
 
 private:
-    QString msg, wrn, err, critical;
+    QColor msg, wrn, err, critical;
 };
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------