diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index 31ebafe..7d904c3 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFF
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.7.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.12.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
index ff3011d..f3d290a 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
@@ -947,7 +947,9 @@ void TrayWidget::showDialog(QWidget *dlg, bool maximized)
 
 void TrayWidget::setBrightColorsOfModelsAccordingToPalette()
 {
-    const auto brightColors = isPaletteDark(palette());
+    auto &qtSettings = Settings::values().qt;
+    qtSettings.reevaluatePaletteAndDefaultIconTheme();
+    const auto brightColors = qtSettings.isPaletteDark();
     m_dirModel.setBrightColors(brightColors);
     m_devModel.setBrightColors(brightColors);
     m_dlModel.setBrightColors(brightColors);