diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
index abb0845225f..a9fff410a4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace QtWaylandClient {
 
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQpaWayland, "qt.qpa.wayland"); // for general (uncategorized) Wayland platform logging
+
 struct wl_surface *QWaylandDisplay::createSurface(void *handle)
 {
     struct wl_surface *surface = mCompositor.create_surface();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h
index bc4af7a504b..a65ed320d2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QVector>
 
 #include <QtCore/QWaitCondition>
+#include <QtCore/QLoggingCategory>
 
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ namespace QtWayland {
 
 namespace QtWaylandClient {
 
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQpaWayland);
+
 class QWaylandInputDevice;
 class QWaylandBuffer;
 class QWaylandScreen;