diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusSearchListPopup.qml b/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusSearchListPopup.qml
index f57bcecb103..1888907fcc5 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusSearchListPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/status/StatusSearchListPopup.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ StatusDropdown {
     ColumnLayout {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
+        // workaround for QTBUG-142248
+        Theme.style: root.Theme.style
+        Theme.padding: root.Theme.padding
+        Theme.fontSizeOffset: root.Theme.fontSizeOffset
+
         StatusInput {
             id: searchBox