diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1764afb3a..638e5cce1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ find_package(KF5WidgetsAddons ${KF5_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5WindowSystem ${KF5_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5XmlGui ${KF5_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 
+find_package(KF5DocTools ${KF5_VERSION})
+set_package_properties(X11 PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "Tools to generate documentation"
+                       TYPE OPTIONAL
+                      )
+
 #optional features
 find_package(X11 MODULE)
 set_package_properties(X11 PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "X11 libraries"
@@ -177,6 +182,9 @@ install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma_version.h
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
 ################# list the subdirectories #################
+if (KF5DocTools)
+    add_subdirectory(doc)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(desktoptheme)
 add_subdirectory(examples)
diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 93b1d241e..2acc3f031 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-kdoctools_create_manpage(man-plasmapkg.1.docbook 1 INSTALL_DESTINATION ${MAN_INSTALL_DIR})
 
+add_subdirectory(plasmapkg)
diff --git a/doc/plasmapkg/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/plasmapkg/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93b1d241e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/plasmapkg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+kdoctools_create_manpage(man-plasmapkg.1.docbook 1 INSTALL_DESTINATION ${MAN_INSTALL_DIR})
+
diff --git a/doc/man-plasmapkg.1.docbook b/doc/plasmapkg/man-plasmapkg.1.docbook
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/man-plasmapkg.1.docbook
rename to doc/plasmapkg/man-plasmapkg.1.docbook