diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 8f249a15fec..409907bf58a 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -2049,12 +2049,15 @@ endfunction()
 #  VERSION: Version of the qml module
 #  QML_PLUGINDUMP_DEPENDENCIES: Path to a dependencies.json file to be consumed
 #  with the ${target}_qmltypes target (optional)
+#  SKIP_TYPE_REGISTRATION: All qml files are expected to be registered by the
+#  c++ plugin code.
 #
 function(add_qml_module target)
 
     set(qml_module_optional_args
         DESIGNER_SUPPORTED
         DO_NOT_INSTALL
+        SKIP_TYPE_REGISTRATION
     )
 
     set(qml_module_single_args
@@ -2130,9 +2133,14 @@ function(add_qml_module target)
         set(designer_supported_arg DESIGNER_SUPPORTED)
     endif()
 
+    if (arg_SKIP_TYPE_REGISTRATION)
+        set(skip_registration_arg SKIP_TYPE_REGISTRATION)
+    endif()
+
     qt6_add_qml_module(${target}
         ${designer_supported_arg}
         ${no_create_option}
+        ${skip_registration_arg}
         ${classname_arg}
         RESOURCE_PREFIX "/qt-project.org/imports"
         TARGET_PATH ${arg_TARGET_PATH}
diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index a2bbce53f0e..4a88bf95b8e 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -2905,6 +2905,8 @@ def write_example(
                     add_target += "    DEPENDENCIES\n"
                     for dep in qml_dir.depends:
                         add_target += f"        {dep[0]}/{dep[1]}\n"
+                if len(qml_dir.type_names) == 0:
+                    add_target += "    SKIP_TYPE_REGISTRATION\n"
 
             add_target += "    INSTALL_LOCATION ${INSTALL_EXAMPLEDIR}\n)\n\n"
             add_target += f"target_sources({binary_name} PRIVATE"
@@ -3056,6 +3058,8 @@ def write_qml_plugin(
             extra_lines.append("DEPENDENCIES")
             for dep in qml_dir.depends:
                 extra_lines.append(f"    {dep[0]}/{dep[1]}")
+        if len(qml_dir.type_names) == 0:
+            extra_lines.append("SKIP_TYPE_REGISTRATION")
 
         return qml_dir