diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
index a515fcd43d3..279abdb8a0b 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
@@ -1047,6 +1047,9 @@ function(qt_internal_add_example_external_project subdir)
         list(APPEND var_defs -D${var_with_type}=${varForGenex})
     endforeach()
 
+    if(QT_INTERNAL_VERBOSE_EXAMPLES)
+        list(APPEND var_defs -DCMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL:STRING=DEBUG)
+    endif()
 
     set(deps "")
     list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES QT_EXAMPLE_DEPENDENCIES)
diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6CTestMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6CTestMacros.cmake
index 8daf519bcbb..e7eaa3c26bb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6CTestMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6CTestMacros.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ function(_qt_internal_get_cmake_test_configure_options out_var)
         list(APPEND option_list "-DNO_DBUS=True")
     endif()
 
+    list(APPEND option_list "-DCMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG")
+
     if(APPLE AND CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
         list(LENGTH CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES osx_arch_count)