diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
index 31e90c30cf17..3afe94540e56 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
 - The Cinnamon module now enables XDG desktop integration by default. If you are experiencing collisions related to xdg-desktop-portal-gtk you can safely remove `xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk ];` from your NixOS configuration.
 
-- GNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon module no longer forces Qt applications to use Adwaita style since it was buggy and is no longer maintained upstream. If you still want it, you can add the following options to your configuration but it will probably be eventually removed:
+- GNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon module no longer forces Qt applications to use Adwaita style since it was buggy and is no longer maintained upstream (specifically, Cinnamon now defaults to the gtk2 style instead, following the default in Linux Mint). If you still want it, you can add the following options to your configuration but it will probably be eventually removed:
 
   ```nix
   qt = {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index d2e16da93456..bb42c52b69ca 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ in
       programs.bash.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
       programs.zsh.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
 
+      # Qt application style
+      qt = {
+        enable = mkDefault true;
+        style = mkDefault "gtk2";
+        platformTheme = mkDefault "gtk2";
+      };
+
       # Default Fonts
       fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
         source-code-pro # Default monospace font in 3.32