diff --git a/avmedia/source/gstreamer/gstplayer.cxx b/avmedia/source/gstreamer/gstplayer.cxx
index d63b8e809bf7..b78d478a9afa 100644
--- a/avmedia/source/gstreamer/gstplayer.cxx
+++ b/avmedia/source/gstreamer/gstplayer.cxx
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::media::XPlayerWindow > SAL_CALL Player::createPlayerWindow( co
     // tdf#124027: the position of embedded window is identical w/ the position
     // of media object in all other vclplugs (kf5, gen), in gtk3 w/o gtksink it
     // needs to be translated
-    if (pEnvData->toolkit == SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk)
+    if (Application::GetToolkit() == Toolkit::Gtk)
     {
         Point aPoint = pParentWindow->GetPosPixel();
         maArea.X = aPoint.getX();
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::media::XPlayerWindow > SAL_CALL Player::createPlayerWindow( co
     GstElement *pVideosink = static_cast<GstElement*>(pParentWindow->CreateGStreamerSink());
     if (pVideosink)
     {
-        if (pEnvData->toolkit == SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk)
+        if (Application::GetToolkit() == Toolkit::Gtk)
             mbUseGtkSink = true;
     }
     else
diff --git a/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx b/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx
index cfb3807c78cc..cbade003166c 100644
--- a/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx
+++ b/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx
@@ -443,9 +443,8 @@ void MediaWindowImpl::onURLChanged()
         const Size aSize(mpChildWindow->GetSizePixel());
 
         sal_IntPtr nParentWindowHandle(0);
-        const SystemEnvData* pEnvData = mpChildWindow->GetSystemData();
         // tdf#139609 gtk doesn't need the handle, and fetching it is undesirable
-        if (!pEnvData || pEnvData->toolkit != SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk)
+        if (Application::GetToolkit() != Toolkit::Gtk)
             nParentWindowHandle = mpChildWindow->GetParentWindowHandle();
         uno::Sequence<uno::Any> aArgs{
             uno::Any(nParentWindowHandle),
diff --git a/include/vcl/Toolkit.hxx b/include/vcl/Toolkit.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58e15167194b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/vcl/Toolkit.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4; fill-column: 100 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+enum class Toolkit
+{
+    Invalid,
+    Gen,
+    Gtk,
+    Qt
+};
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab cinoptions=b1,g0,N-s cinkeys+=0=break: */
diff --git a/include/vcl/svapp.hxx b/include/vcl/svapp.hxx
index 8348bd3b8292..e7014161c6d3 100644
--- a/include/vcl/svapp.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/svapp.hxx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <tools/long.hxx>
 #include <vcl/dllapi.h>
 #include <vcl/IDialogRenderable.hxx>
+#include <vcl/Toolkit.hxx>
 #include <vcl/inputtypes.hxx>
 #include <i18nlangtag/lang.h>
 #include <o3tl/typed_flags_set.hxx>
@@ -960,6 +961,9 @@ public:
     */
     static OUString             GetDisplayName();
 
+    /** Get the toolkit. */
+    static Toolkit GetToolkit();
+
     /** Get the toolkit's name. e.g. gtk3
 
      @returns The toolkit name.
diff --git a/include/vcl/sysdata.hxx b/include/vcl/sysdata.hxx
index 2ec5bd65a8d8..7d89098143fb 100644
--- a/include/vcl/sysdata.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/sysdata.hxx
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ typedef struct CGContext *CGContextRef;
 
 struct VCL_DLLPUBLIC SystemEnvData
 {
-    enum class Toolkit { Invalid, Gen, Gtk, Qt };
-    Toolkit             toolkit;        // the toolkit in use
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     HWND                hWnd;           // the window hwnd
 #elif defined( MACOSX )
@@ -87,16 +85,15 @@ public:
 #endif
 
     SystemEnvData()
-        : toolkit(Toolkit::Invalid)
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-        , hWnd(nullptr)
+        : hWnd(nullptr)
 #elif defined( MACOSX )
-        , mpNSView(nullptr)
+        : mpNSView(nullptr)
         , mbOpenGL(false)
 #elif defined( ANDROID )
 #elif defined( IOS )
 #elif defined( UNX )
-        , pDisplay(nullptr)
+        : pDisplay(nullptr)
         , pSalFrame(nullptr)
         , pWidget(nullptr)
         , pVisual(nullptr)
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx
index 94100b7c6d94..6f436985efa0 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <sfx2/printer.hxx>
 #include <vcl/cursor.hxx>
 #include <vcl/settings.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 #include <o3tl/unit_conversion.hxx>
 #include <osl/diagnose.h>
 #include <tools/UnitConversion.hxx>
@@ -1823,7 +1824,7 @@ void ScGridWindow::DrawHiddenIndicator( SCCOL nX1, SCROW nY1, SCCOL nX2, SCROW n
         aLineInfo.SetDistance(15);
         // round caps except when running VCL_PLUGIN=gen due to a performance issue
         // https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128258#c14
-        if (mrViewData.GetActiveWin()->GetSystemData()->toolkit != SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gen)
+        if (Application::GetToolkit() != Toolkit::Gen)
             aLineInfo.SetLineCap(css::drawing::LineCap_ROUND);
         aLineInfo.SetDotLen(1);
         for (int i=nX1; i<nX2; i++) {
diff --git a/scripting/source/dlgprov/dlgprov.cxx b/scripting/source/dlgprov/dlgprov.cxx
index eb229770f6a5..86f51716f1ce 100644
--- a/scripting/source/dlgprov/dlgprov.cxx
+++ b/scripting/source/dlgprov/dlgprov.cxx
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ namespace dlgprov
             }
 
             // create a peer
-            Reference< XToolkit> xToolkit( Toolkit::create( m_xContext ), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+            Reference< XToolkit> xToolkit(css::awt::Toolkit::create(m_xContext), UNO_QUERY_THROW);
             xDialogControl->createPeer( xToolkit, xPeer );
         }
 
diff --git a/slideshow/source/engine/shapes/viewmediashape.cxx b/slideshow/source/engine/shapes/viewmediashape.cxx
index f50350b53ed4..00bb635afce3 100644
--- a/slideshow/source/engine/shapes/viewmediashape.cxx
+++ b/slideshow/source/engine/shapes/viewmediashape.cxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sal/log.hxx>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vcl/canvastools.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 #include <vcl/syschild.hxx>
 #include <vcl/sysdata.hxx>
 #include <vcl/window.hxx>
@@ -459,9 +460,8 @@ namespace slideshow::internal
                         if( mxPlayer.is() )
                         {
                             sal_IntPtr nParentWindowHandle(0);
-                            const SystemEnvData* pEnvData = mpMediaWindow->GetSystemData();
                             // tdf#139609 gtk doesn't need the handle, and fetching it is undesirable
-                            if (!pEnvData || pEnvData->toolkit != SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk)
+                            if (Application::GetToolkit() != Toolkit::Gtk)
                                 nParentWindowHandle = mpMediaWindow->GetParentWindowHandle();
 
                             aAWTRect.X = aAWTRect.Y = 0;
diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/sidebar/QuickFindPanel.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/sidebar/QuickFindPanel.cxx
index c22dde94b0ac..16ae8b891ab4 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/sidebar/QuickFindPanel.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/sidebar/QuickFindPanel.cxx
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(QuickFindPanel, SearchFindsListRender, weld::TreeView::render_args, aP
     }
 
     // adjust for scrollbar when not using gtk
-    if (m_pWrtShell->GetWin()->GetSystemData()->toolkit != SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk)
+    if (Application::GetToolkit() != Toolkit::Gtk)
     {
         tools::Long nScrollBarThickness
             = Application::GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetScrollBarSize();
diff --git a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtInstance.hxx b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtInstance.hxx
index fd4f34379a7b..448399944987 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtInstance.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtInstance.hxx
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ public:
     virtual css::uno::Reference<css::datatransfer::dnd::XDropTarget>
     ImplCreateDropTarget(const SystemEnvData& rSysEnv) override;
 
+    virtual Toolkit GetToolkit() const override;
+
     // for qt font options
     virtual const cairo_font_options_t* GetCairoFontOptions() override;
 
diff --git a/vcl/inc/salinst.hxx b/vcl/inc/salinst.hxx
index 729a5d008591..5187ecdd4dcd 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/salinst.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/salinst.hxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <o3tl/sorted_vector.hxx>
 #include <rtl/ref.hxx>
 #include <vcl/ColorDialog.hxx>
+#include <vcl/Toolkit.hxx>
 #include <vcl/dllapi.h>
 #include <vcl/salgtype.hxx>
 #include <vcl/vclenum.hxx>
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ public:
 
     /// get information about underlying versions
     virtual OUString        getOSVersion() { return u"-"_ustr; }
+    virtual Toolkit GetToolkit() const { return Toolkit::Invalid; }
     const OUString& GetToolkitName() { return m_sToolkitName; };
 
     virtual const cairo_font_options_t* GetCairoFontOptions() { return nullptr; }
diff --git a/vcl/inc/unx/gtk/gtkinst.hxx b/vcl/inc/unx/gtk/gtkinst.hxx
index 48b8e6846d1b..92e374903b85 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/unx/gtk/gtkinst.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/unx/gtk/gtkinst.hxx
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ public:
     CreateColorChooserDialog(weld::Window* pParent, vcl::ColorPickerMode eMode) override;
     virtual weld::Window* GetFrameWeld(const css::uno::Reference<css::awt::XWindow>& rWindow) override;
 
+    virtual Toolkit GetToolkit() const override;
+
     virtual const cairo_font_options_t* GetCairoFontOptions() override;
             const cairo_font_options_t* GetLastSeenCairoFontOptions() const;
                                    void ResetLastSeenCairoFontOptions(const cairo_font_options_t* pOptions);
diff --git a/vcl/inc/unx/salinst.h b/vcl/inc/unx/salinst.h
index ba550ef2c647..c7161cefa206 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/unx/salinst.h
+++ b/vcl/inc/unx/salinst.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public:
     ImplCreateDropTarget(const SystemEnvData& rSysEnv) override;
     virtual void            AddToRecentDocumentList(const OUString& rFileUrl, const OUString& rMimeType, const OUString& rDocumentService) override;
 
+    virtual Toolkit GetToolkit() const override;
+
     /** Get the DisplayConnection. It allows to send display events to the application. */
     static rtl::Reference<X11DisplayConnectionDispatch> GetDisplayConnection();
 
diff --git a/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx b/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx
index 5ab4c1e20319..3afb7785a4ae 100644
--- a/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ void QtFrame::screenChanged(QScreen*) { m_pQWidget->fakeResize(); }
 void QtFrame::FillSystemEnvData(SystemEnvData& rData, QWidget* pWidget, QtFrame* pFrame)
 {
     assert(rData.platform == SystemEnvData::Platform::Invalid);
-    assert(rData.toolkit == SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Invalid);
     if (QGuiApplication::platformName() == "wayland")
         rData.platform = SystemEnvData::Platform::Wayland;
     else if (QGuiApplication::platformName() == "xcb")
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ void QtFrame::FillSystemEnvData(SystemEnvData& rData, QWidget* pWidget, QtFrame*
         std::abort();
     }
 
-    rData.toolkit = SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Qt;
     rData.pSalFrame = pFrame;
     rData.pWidget = pWidget;
 }
diff --git a/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx b/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx
index ef9ae0225a03..8a08bef03b08 100644
--- a/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qt5/QtInstance.cxx
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ QtInstance::ImplCreateDropTarget(const SystemEnvData& rSysEnv)
     return pDropTarget;
 }
 
+Toolkit QtInstance::GetToolkit() const { return Toolkit::Qt; }
+
 const cairo_font_options_t* QtInstance::GetCairoFontOptions()
 {
     static cairo_font_options_t* gOptions = cairo_font_options_create();
diff --git a/vcl/source/app/svapp.cxx b/vcl/source/app/svapp.cxx
index eed49952d45e..1ed02ccd4fd7 100644
--- a/vcl/source/app/svapp.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/app/svapp.cxx
@@ -1420,6 +1420,8 @@ Help* Application::GetHelp()
     return ImplGetSVData()->maAppData.mpHelp;
 }
 
+Toolkit Application::GetToolkit() { return GetSalInstance()->GetToolkit(); }
+
 const OUString & Application::GetToolkitName()
 {
     return GetSalInstance()->GetToolkitName();
diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/app/salinst.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/app/salinst.cxx
index 372d470c624f..deed1041c859 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/app/salinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/app/salinst.cxx
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<SalBitmap> X11SalInstance::CreateSalBitmap()
     return std::make_shared<SvpSalBitmap>();
 }
 
+Toolkit X11SalInstance::GetToolkit() const { return Toolkit::Gen; }
+
 rtl::Reference<X11DisplayConnectionDispatch> X11SalInstance::GetDisplayConnection()
 {
     ImplSVData* pSVData = ImplGetSVData();
diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/window/salframe.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/window/salframe.cxx
index 91dde4cebea3..5b5fb1af242e 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/window/salframe.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/window/salframe.cxx
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ const SystemEnvData& X11SalFrame::GetSystemData() const
     pFrame->maSystemChildData.pWidget       = nullptr;
     pFrame->maSystemChildData.pVisual       = GetDisplay()->GetVisual( m_nXScreen ).GetVisual();
     pFrame->maSystemChildData.nScreen       = m_nXScreen.getXScreen();
-    pFrame->maSystemChildData.toolkit       = SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gen;
     pFrame->maSystemChildData.platform      = SystemEnvData::Platform::Xcb;
     return maSystemChildData;
 }
diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/window/salobj.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/window/salobj.cxx
index dc03316e8524..c3f42f711e5e 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/window/salobj.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/window/salobj.cxx
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ X11SalObject::X11SalObject()
     maSystemChildData.pSalFrame = nullptr;
     maSystemChildData.pWidget       = nullptr;
     maSystemChildData.pVisual       = nullptr;
-    maSystemChildData.toolkit = SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gen;
     maSystemChildData.platform = SystemEnvData::Platform::Xcb;
 
     std::list<SalObject*>& rObjects = vcl_sal::getSalDisplay()->getSalObjects();
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkframe.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkframe.cxx
index 177ee38a5dcc..0e3b2f0cf7b1 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkframe.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkframe.cxx
@@ -1251,7 +1251,6 @@ void GtkSalFrame::InitCommon()
     m_aSystemData.pSalFrame     = this;
     m_aSystemData.pWidget       = m_pWindow;
     m_aSystemData.nScreen       = m_nXScreen.getXScreen();
-    m_aSystemData.toolkit       = SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk;
 
 #if defined(GDK_WINDOWING_X11)
     GdkDisplay *pDisplay = getGdkDisplay();
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx
index 4a06f74e36f3..d98e306e9a13 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkinst.cxx
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<GenPspGraphics> GtkInstance::CreatePrintGraphics()
     return SvpSalInstance::CreatePrintGraphics();
 }
 
+Toolkit GtkInstance::GetToolkit() const { return Toolkit::Gtk; }
+
 const cairo_font_options_t* GtkInstance::GetCairoFontOptions()
 {
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkobject.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkobject.cxx
index dfc0355b6635..c16e85b65c92 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkobject.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtkobject.cxx
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void GtkSalObjectBase::Init()
     m_aSystemData.pSalFrame     = nullptr;
     m_aSystemData.pWidget       = m_pSocket;
     m_aSystemData.nScreen       = m_pParent->getXScreenNumber().getXScreen();
-    m_aSystemData.toolkit       = SystemEnvData::Toolkit::Gtk;
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
     GdkScreen* pScreen = gtk_widget_get_screen(m_pParent->getWindow());
     GdkVisual* pVisual = gdk_screen_get_system_visual(pScreen);