diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.cpp
index 03c72502cb2..aa0037f1877 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,19 @@
 #include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include <qpa/qplatformwindow.h>
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qbasicfontdatabase_p.h>
+#if defined(Q_OS_WINRT)
+#  include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qwinrtfontdatabase_p.h>
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#  include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qwindowsfontdatabase_p.h>
+#  if QT_CONFIG(freetype)
+#    include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qwindowsfontdatabase_ft_p.h>
+#  endif
+#elif defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
+#  include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qcoretextfontdatabase_p.h>
 #elif QT_CONFIG(fontconfig)
-#include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qgenericunixfontdatabase_p.h>
-#else
-#include <qpa/qplatformfontdatabase.h>
+#  include <QtFontDatabaseSupport/private/qgenericunixfontdatabase_p.h>
+#  include <qpa/qplatformfontdatabase.h>
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(Q_OS_WIN)
@@ -70,6 +77,8 @@ static inline unsigned parseOptions(const QStringList &paramList)
     for (const QString &param : paramList) {
         if (param == QLatin1String("enable_fonts"))
             options |= QMinimalIntegration::EnableFonts;
+        else if (param == QLatin1String("freetype"))
+            options |= QMinimalIntegration::FreeTypeFontDatabase;
     }
     return options;
 }
@@ -117,12 +126,23 @@ public:
 
 QPlatformFontDatabase *QMinimalIntegration::fontDatabase() const
 {
-    if (m_options & EnableFonts) {
+    if (!m_fontDatabase && (m_options & EnableFonts)) {
 #if QT_CONFIG(fontconfig)
-        if (!m_fontDatabase)
-            m_fontDatabase = new QGenericUnixFontDatabase;
+        m_fontDatabase = new QGenericUnixFontDatabase;
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WINRT)
+        m_fontDatabase = new QWinRTFontDatabase;
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        if (m_options & FreeTypeFontDatabase) {
+#  if QT_CONFIG(freetype)
+            m_fontDatabase = new QWindowsFontDatabaseFT;
+#  endif // freetype
+        } else {
+            m_fontDatabase = new QWindowsFontDatabase;
+        }
+#elif defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
+        m_fontDatabase = new QCoreTextFontDatabase;
 #else
-        return QPlatformIntegration::fontDatabase();
+        m_fontDatabase = QPlatformIntegration::fontDatabase();
 #endif
     }
     if (!m_fontDatabase)
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.h
index 755664d14d3..eaa2f228c55 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/qminimalintegration.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class QMinimalIntegration : public QPlatformIntegration
 public:
     enum Options { // Options to be passed on command line or determined from environment
         DebugBackingStore = 0x1,
-        EnableFonts = 0x2
+        EnableFonts = 0x2,
+        FreeTypeFontDatabase = 0x4
     };
 
     explicit QMinimalIntegration(const QStringList &parameters);