diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 452af79..fb0b8d3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ featherpad (1.3.5-0ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
   * Bump Standards-version to 4.6.2, no changes needed.
   * Minor copyright updates.
+  * Use Qt 6 theming defined by qt6ct as the default, until the Qt 6 theming
+    story is improved in LXQt.
 
  -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:53:51 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/qt6-theming.patch b/debian/patches/qt6-theming.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fec10b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/qt6-theming.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Description: Manual override to use theming specified by qt6ct
+ This is a temporary patch to make Featherpad look (at least somewhat)
+ presentable until the Qt 6 theming story in LXQt improves.
+Author: Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@lubuntu.me>
+Origin: vendor
+Forwarded: not-needed
+Last-Update: 2023-01-24
+---
+This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
+--- a/featherpad/data/featherpad.desktop
++++ b/featherpad/data/featherpad.desktop
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Name[it]=Nuova finestra
+ Name[hu]=Új ablak
+ Name[pt]=Nova Janela
+ Name[sv]=Nytt Fönster
+-Exec=featherpad --win
++Exec=env QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt6ct featherpad --win
+ 
+ [Desktop Action standalone-window]
+ Name=Standalone Window
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d951c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+qt6-theming.patch