diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index d207252c299..db5b13a291e 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ set(INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE "Qt${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}" CACHE STRING "CMake nam
 
 set(QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE "Qt${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}" CACHE STRING "CMake namespace used when exporting targets [Qt${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}]")
 
+# the default RPATH to be used when installing, but only if it's not a system directory
+LIST(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" isSystemDir)
+IF("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+   SET(_default_install_rpath "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+ENDIF("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+
+# Default rpath settings: Use rpath for build tree as well as a full path for the installed binaries.
+# For origin builds, one needs to override CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH for example with $ORIGIN/../lib
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${_default_install_rpath}" CACHE PATH "RPATH for installed binaries")
+
+# add the automatically determined parts of the RPATH
+# which point to directories outside the build tree to the install RPATH
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+
 # Platform define path, etc.
 if(WIN32)
     set(QT_DEFAULT_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS UNICODE _UNICODE WIN32 _ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE)