diff --git a/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake
index 28231cb564b..32ce929e45f 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ function(qt_internal_add_linker_version_script target)
             endforeach()
         endforeach()
 
-        string(APPEND contents "\n};\nQt_${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}_PRIVATE_API { qt_private_api_tag*;\n")
+        string(APPEND contents "\n};\nQt_${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+        if(QT_FEATURE_elf_private_full_version)
+            string(APPEND contents ".${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
+        endif()
+        string(APPEND contents "_PRIVATE_API { qt_private_api_tag*;\n")
         if(arg_PRIVATE_HEADERS)
             foreach(ph ${arg_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
                 string(APPEND contents "    @FILE:${ph}@\n")
diff --git a/configure.cmake b/configure.cmake
index 037aab9b2d2..19dd2bf34ee 100644
--- a/configure.cmake
+++ b/configure.cmake
@@ -551,6 +551,12 @@ qt_feature("rpath" PUBLIC
     CONDITION BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND UNIX AND NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID
 )
 qt_feature_config("rpath" QMAKE_PUBLIC_QT_CONFIG)
+qt_feature("elf_private_full_version" PRIVATE
+    LABEL "Use Qt's full version number in ELF version symbols"
+    AUTODETECT OFF
+    CONDITION BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND UNIX AND NOT APPLE
+)
+qt_feature_config("elf_private_full_version" QMAKE_PRIVATE_QT_CONFIG)
 qt_feature("force_asserts" PUBLIC
     LABEL "Force assertions"
     AUTODETECT OFF