diff --git a/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_post.prf
index 9a429b1f6eb..80c1fc66cde 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_post.prf
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ macx-xcode {
     QMAKE_MAC_XCODE_SETTINGS += device_family
 
     ios {
-        # Set up default LaunchScreen
-        qmake_launch_screen = LaunchScreen.storyboard
-        qmake_copy_launch_screen.input = $$QMAKESPEC/$$qmake_launch_screen
-        qmake_copy_launch_screen.output = $$OUT_PWD/$${TARGET}.xcodeproj/$$qmake_launch_screen
-        QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES += qmake_copy_launch_screen
-        qmake_launch_screens.files = $$qmake_copy_launch_screen.output
+        isEmpty(QMAKE_IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN) {
+            qmake_launch_screen = LaunchScreen.storyboard
+            qmake_copy_launch_screen.input = $$QMAKESPEC/$$qmake_launch_screen
+            qmake_copy_launch_screen.output = $$OUT_PWD/$${TARGET}.xcodeproj/$$qmake_launch_screen
+            QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES += qmake_copy_launch_screen
+            qmake_launch_screens.files = $$qmake_copy_launch_screen.output
+        } else {
+            qmake_launch_screens.files = $$QMAKE_IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN
+        }
         QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA += qmake_launch_screens
     }
 }
diff --git a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/Info.plist.app b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/Info.plist.app
index 03ba3e82b49..ecea6c03771 100644
--- a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/Info.plist.app
+++ b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/Info.plist.app
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<key>NOTE</key>
 	<string>This file was generated by Qt/QMake.</string>
 	<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
-	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
+	<string>${IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN}</string>
 	<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
diff --git a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
index 085cd5c4617..5d77e74dcf1 100644
--- a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
+++ b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
@@ -2260,6 +2260,9 @@
     \row
         \li \c ${WATCHOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}
         \li Expands to the value of QMAKE_WATCHOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET.
+    \row
+        \li \c ${IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN}
+        \li Expands to the value of QMAKE_IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN.
     \endtable
 
     \note When using the Xcode generator, the above \c{${var}}-style
@@ -2283,6 +2286,13 @@
 
     For more information, see \l {Expressing Supported iOS Versions}.
 
+    \section1 QMAKE_IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN
+
+    \note This variable is used on the iOS platform only.
+
+    Specifies the launch screen that is used by the application. If this is not set
+    then a default launch screen is used.
+
     \section1 QMAKE_LFLAGS
 
     Specifies a general set of flags that are passed to
diff --git a/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp b/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp
index c6aab40d858..93b8151c31e 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp
@@ -1615,6 +1615,12 @@ ProjectBuilderMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
                             plist_in_text.replace(QLatin1String("@TYPEINFO@"),
                                 (project->isEmpty("QMAKE_PKGINFO_TYPEINFO")
                                     ? QString::fromLatin1("????") : project->first("QMAKE_PKGINFO_TYPEINFO").left(4).toQString()));
+                            QString launchScreen = var("QMAKE_IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN");
+                            if (launchScreen.isEmpty())
+                                launchScreen = QLatin1String("LaunchScreen");
+                            else
+                                launchScreen = QFileInfo(launchScreen).baseName();
+                            plist_in_text.replace(QLatin1String("${IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN}"), launchScreen);
                             QFile plist_out_file(Option::output_dir + "/Info.plist");
                             if (plist_out_file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
                                 QTextStream plist_out(&plist_out_file);
diff --git a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
index 48352c0c47c..190f5e355a8 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
@@ -798,6 +798,13 @@ UnixMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
             commonSedArgs << "-e \"s,\\$${WATCHOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET},"
                           << project->first("QMAKE_WATCHOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET").toQString() << ",g\" ";
 
+            QString launchScreen = var("QMAKE_IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN");
+            if (launchScreen.isEmpty())
+                launchScreen = QLatin1String("LaunchScreen");
+            else
+                launchScreen = QFileInfo(launchScreen).baseName();
+            commonSedArgs << "-e \"s,\\$${IOS_LAUNCH_SCREEN}," << launchScreen << ",g\" ";
+
             if (!isFramework) {
                 ProString app_bundle_name = var("QMAKE_APPLICATION_BUNDLE_NAME");
                 if (app_bundle_name.isEmpty())