diff --git a/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in b/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in
index 405d5f37b92..c951eaae42d 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 include_guard(DIRECTORY)
 @QT_MODULE_PLUGIN_INCLUDES@
 
+# Distributions should probably change this default.
+if(NOT DEFINED QT_SKIP_AUTO_PLUGIN_INCLUSION)
+    set(QT_SKIP_AUTO_PLUGIN_INCLUSION OFF)
+endif()
+
+if(QT_REPO_MODULE_VERSION)
+    message(STATUS "Skip auto plugin inclusion is set to ${QT_SKIP_AUTO_PLUGIN_INCLUSION}")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT QT_NO_CREATE_TARGETS AND NOT QT_SKIP_AUTO_PLUGIN_INCLUSION)
     __qt_internal_include_plugin_packages(@QT_MODULE@)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
index 83bcabe49b8..82a88565a65 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
@@ -446,6 +446,15 @@ function(qt_internal_create_plugins_auto_inclusion_files)
 # TODO: Find a better way to deal with this, perhaps by using find_package() instead of include
 # for the Qml PluginConfig.cmake files.
 
+# Distributions should probably change this default.
+if(NOT DEFINED QT_SKIP_AUTO_QML_PLUGIN_INCLUSION)
+    set(QT_SKIP_AUTO_QML_PLUGIN_INCLUSION OFF)
+endif()
+
+if(QT_REPO_MODULE_VERSION)
+    message(STATUS \"Skip auto QML plugin inclusion is set to \${QT_SKIP_AUTO_QML_PLUGIN_INCLUSION}\")
+endif()
+
 file(GLOB __qt_qml_plugins_config_file_list \"\${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QmlPlugins/${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}*Config.cmake\")
 if (__qt_qml_plugins_config_file_list AND NOT QT_SKIP_AUTO_QML_PLUGIN_INCLUSION)
     # First round of inclusions ensure all qml plugin targets are brought into scope.