diff --git a/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp b/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp
index 036f1f043c9da8702af8fca805a51a31f7a61649..8ed83dee869dfbee283be6c1d7c2467f6e5d4f11 100644
--- a/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp
+++ b/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ void QQuickStyleItem::initStyleOption()
             opt->features |= QStyleOptionTab::HasFrame;
 
         if (hints().length() > 2) {
-            QString shape = hints()[0];
+            QString orientation = hints()[0];
             QString position = hints()[1];
             QString selectedPosition = hints()[2];
 
-            opt->shape = (shape == "Bottom") ? QTabBar::RoundedSouth : QTabBar::RoundedNorth;
+            opt->shape = (orientation == "Bottom") ? QTabBar::RoundedSouth : QTabBar::RoundedNorth;
 
             if (position == QLatin1String("beginning"))
                 opt->position = QStyleOptionTab::Beginning;
diff --git a/src/styles/Desktop/TabViewStyle.qml b/src/styles/Desktop/TabViewStyle.qml
index bd3adb94fd9a5acac87201a549e8c7bc91526ea7..bc71e49490e1f0b02a43de6241ff438b3f67d76f 100644
--- a/src/styles/Desktop/TabViewStyle.qml
+++ b/src/styles/Desktop/TabViewStyle.qml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Style {
         id: item
         property string tabpos: control.count === 1 ? "only" : index === 0 ? "beginning" : index === control.count - 1 ? "end" : "middle"
         property string selectedpos: tab.nextSelected ? "next" : tab.previousSelected ? "previous" : ""
+        property string orientation: control.tabPosition === Qt.TopEdge ? "Top" : "Bottom"
         property int tabHSpace: __barstyle.pixelMetric("tabhspace");
         property int tabVSpace: __barstyle.pixelMetric("tabvspace");
         implicitWidth: Math.max(50, styleitem.textWidth(tab.title)) + tabHSpace + 2
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ Style {
             anchors.bottomMargin: -1
             anchors.leftMargin: -paintMargins + (style === "mac" && selected ? -1 : 0)
             properties: { "hasFrame" : true }
-            hints: [tabPosition, tabpos, selectedpos]
+            hints: [orientation, tabpos, selectedpos]
 
             selected: tab.selected
             text: elidedText(tab.title, tabbarItem.elide, item.width - item.tabHSpace)