diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
index 429ac4cf..f99dc41a 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,16 @@ bool QskSkin::hasGraphicProvider() const
     return m_data->graphicProviders.size() > 0;
 }
 
+QString QskSkin::dialogButtonText( int action ) const
+{
+    const auto theme = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformTheme();
+
+    auto text = theme->standardButtonText( action );
+    text = QPlatformTheme::removeMnemonics( text );
+
+    return text;
+}
+
 const int* QskSkin::dialogButtonLayout( Qt::Orientation orientation ) const
 {
     // auto policy = QPlatformDialogHelper::UnknownLayout;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.h b/src/controls/QskSkin.h
index a86dcd0d..adeb2c54 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkin : public QObject
     bool hasGraphicProvider() const;
 
     virtual const int* dialogButtonLayout( Qt::Orientation ) const;
+    virtual QString dialogButtonText( int button ) const;
 
     void setStateMask( QskAspect::States );
     QskAspect::States stateMask() const;
diff --git a/src/dialogs/QskDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/QskDialog.cpp
index e73da52d..e8913895 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/QskDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/QskDialog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <qpointer.h>
 #include <qquickwindow.h>
 
+#include <qpa/qplatformdialoghelper.h>
+
 static QskDialog::Action qskActionCandidate( const QskDialogButtonBox* buttonBox )
 {
     // not the fastest code ever, but usually we always
@@ -336,4 +338,12 @@ QString QskDialog::select(
 
 }
 
+QskDialog::ActionRole QskDialog::actionRole( Action action )
+{
+    using Q = QPlatformDialogHelper;
+
+    const auto role = Q::buttonRole( static_cast< Q::StandardButton >( action ) );
+    return static_cast< ActionRole >( role );
+}
+
 #include "moc_QskDialog.cpp"
diff --git a/src/dialogs/QskDialog.h b/src/dialogs/QskDialog.h
index 8203ed82..980cd44b 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/QskDialog.h
+++ b/src/dialogs/QskDialog.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskDialog : public QObject
         const QString& title, const QString& text,
         const QStringList& entries, int selectedRow = 0 ) const;
 
+    static ActionRole actionRole( Action action );
+
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void transientParentChanged();
     void policyChanged();
diff --git a/src/dialogs/QskDialogButton.cpp b/src/dialogs/QskDialogButton.cpp
index 4c40e4d1..b1db39f8 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/QskDialogButton.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/QskDialogButton.cpp
@@ -5,17 +5,27 @@
 
 #include "QskDialogButton.h"
 #include "QskDialogButtonBox.h"
+#include "QskSkin.h"
 
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskDialogButton, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskDialogButton, Text )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskDialogButton, Graphic )
 
+static QString qskButtonText(
+    const QskDialogButton* button, QskDialog::Action action )
+{
+    if ( const auto skin = button->effectiveSkin() )
+        return skin->dialogButtonText( action );
+
+    return QString();
+}
+
 QskDialogButton::QskDialogButton(
         QskDialog::Action action, QQuickItem* parent )
     : QskPushButton( parent )
     , m_action( action )
 {
-    setText( QskDialogButtonBox::buttonText( m_action ) );
+    setText( qskButtonText( this, m_action ) );
 }
 
 QskDialogButton::QskDialogButton( QQuickItem* parent )
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ void QskDialogButton::setAction( QskDialog::Action action )
     if ( action != m_action )
     {
         m_action = action;
-        setText( QskDialogButtonBox::buttonText( m_action ) );
+        setText( qskButtonText( this, action ) );
 
         Q_EMIT actionChanged();
     }
@@ -60,8 +70,12 @@ QskDialog::Action QskDialogButton::action() const
 
 void QskDialogButton::changeEvent( QEvent* event )
 {
-    if ( event->type() == QEvent::LocaleChange )
-        setText( QskDialogButtonBox::buttonText( m_action ) );
+    switch( static_cast< int >( event->type() ) )
+    {
+        case QEvent::LocaleChange:
+        case QEvent::StyleChange:
+            setText( qskButtonText( this, m_action ) );
+    }
 
     Inherited::changeEvent( event );
 }
diff --git a/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.cpp b/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.cpp
index 95b905bf..f15bcc6f 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 #include <qvector.h>
 
 #include <qpa/qplatformdialoghelper.h>
-#include <qpa/qplatformtheme.h>
-
-QSK_QT_PRIVATE_BEGIN
-#include <private/qguiapplication_p.h>
-QSK_QT_PRIVATE_END
 
 #include <limits>
 
@@ -31,14 +26,6 @@ static void qskSendEventTo( QObject* object, QEvent::Type type )
     QCoreApplication::sendEvent( object, &event );
 }
 
-static inline QskDialog::ActionRole qskActionRole( QskDialog::Action action )
-{
-    const auto role = QPlatformDialogHelper::buttonRole(
-        static_cast< QPlatformDialogHelper::StandardButton >( action ) );
-
-    return static_cast< QskDialog::ActionRole >( role );
-}
-
 namespace
 {
     class LayoutEngine : public QskLinearLayoutEngine
@@ -346,9 +333,8 @@ void QskDialogButtonBox::addButton(
 
 void QskDialogButtonBox::addAction( QskDialog::Action action )
 {
-    QskPushButton* button = createButton( action );
-    if ( button )
-        addButton( button, qskActionRole( action ) );
+    if ( auto button = createButton( action ) )
+        addButton( button, QskDialog::actionRole( action ) );
 }
 
 void QskDialogButtonBox::removeButton( QskPushButton* button )
@@ -591,15 +577,4 @@ bool QskDialogButtonBox::isDefaultButtonKeyEvent( const QKeyEvent* event )
     }
 }
 
-QString QskDialogButtonBox::buttonText( QskDialog::Action action )
-{
-    // should be redirected through the skin !
-
-    const auto theme = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformTheme();
-    QString text = theme->standardButtonText( action );
-    text = QPlatformTheme::removeMnemonics( text );
-
-    return text;
-}
-
 #include "moc_QskDialogButtonBox.cpp"
diff --git a/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.h b/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.h
index bf872d23..3523bfef 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.h
+++ b/src/dialogs/QskDialogButtonBox.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskDialogButtonBox : public QskBox
     QskPushButton* defaultButton() const;
 
     static bool isDefaultButtonKeyEvent( const QKeyEvent* );
-    static QString buttonText( QskDialog::Action );
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void clicked( QskPushButton* button );