diff --git a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
index 3914fa08744..975f3806ea2 100644
--- a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function(qt_internal_add_executable name)
     set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES
         _qt_is_test_executable ${arg_QT_TEST}
         _qt_is_manual_test ${arg_QT_MANUAL_TEST}
+        _qt_is_benchmark_test ${arg_QT_BENCHMARK_TEST}
     )
 
     if(ANDROID)
diff --git a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
index 44964c39ec0..19165681e0b 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ macro(qt_internal_setup_default_target_function_options)
         QT_APP
         QT_TEST
         QT_MANUAL_TEST
+        QT_BENCHMARK_TEST
         NO_UNITY_BUILD
         ${__qt_internal_sbom_optional_args}
     )
diff --git a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
index 6713f95d2c6..87cefada04e 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function(qt_internal_add_benchmark target)
     qt_internal_add_executable(${target}
         NO_INSTALL # we don't install benchmarks
         NO_UNITY_BUILD # excluded by default
+        QT_BENCHMARK_TEST
         OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${arg_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}" # avoid polluting bin directory
         ${exec_args}
     )