diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f42e4300..c8f46cdc1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif()
 
 set (REQUIRED_QT_VERSION "5.2.0")
 
-find_package(Qt5 ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE COMPONENTS Quick Sql Qml Widgets Svg Script)
+find_package(Qt5 ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE COMPONENTS Quick Gui Sql Qml Widgets Svg Script)
 
 find_package(KF5Activities ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5Archive ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cab5a098..cda9f0364 100644
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PLASMA_UNIT_TESTS(
 )
 
 add_executable(storagetest storagetest.cpp ../src/plasma/private/storage.cpp ../src/plasma/private/storagethread.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(storagetest Qt5::Test Qt5::Sql KF5::KIOCore KF5::Plasma KF5::CoreAddons )
+target_link_libraries(storagetest Qt5::Gui Qt5::Test Qt5::Sql KF5::KIOCore KF5::Plasma KF5::CoreAddons )
 add_test(plasma-storagetest storagetest)
 ecm_mark_as_test(storagetest)
 
diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt
index bf114ec29..cc5554afb 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ target_include_directories(KF5PlasmaQuick PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURR
 
 target_link_libraries(KF5PlasmaQuick
     PUBLIC
+        Qt5::Gui
         Qt5::Quick
         Qt5::Qml
         KF5::Plasma
diff --git a/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 637c9d5f8..f10f7b258 100644
--- a/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ add_executable(plugintest
     plugintest.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(plugintest KF5::Plasma KF5::I18n KF5::Service Qt5::DBus)
+target_link_libraries(plugintest KF5::Plasma KF5::I18n KF5::Service Qt5::DBus Qt5::Gui)
 
 #install(TARGETS plugintest ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
diff --git a/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp b/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp
index f04781498..3d98decdc 100644
--- a/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp
+++ b/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 PluginTest::PluginTest(int &argc, char **argv, QCommandLineParser *parser) :
-    QApplication(argc, argv)
+    QGuiApplication(argc, argv)
 {
     d = new PluginTestPrivate;
     d->parser = parser;