diff --git a/configure.cmake b/configure.cmake
index 93f20a83d4e..059d2899dfe 100644
--- a/configure.cmake
+++ b/configure.cmake
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@ qt_feature("private_tests" PRIVATE
     LABEL "Developer build: private_tests"
     CONDITION QT_FEATURE_developer_build
 )
+qt_feature("doc_snippets" PRIVATE
+    LABEL "Developer build: doc_snippets"
+    AUTODETECT QT_FEATURE_developer_build
+)
 qt_feature_definition("developer-build" "QT_BUILD_INTERNAL")
 qt_feature_config("developer-build" QMAKE_PUBLIC_QT_CONFIG
     NAME "private_tests"
diff --git a/src/network/CMakeLists.txt b/src/network/CMakeLists.txt
index 7029548b180..80892eda265 100644
--- a/src/network/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/network/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -413,10 +413,10 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(Network CONDITION WIN32
         socket/qnativesocketengine_win.cpp
 )
 
-# include the snippet projects for developer-builds
-if(QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
+if(QT_FEATURE_doc_snippets)
     add_subdirectory(doc/snippets/network)
 endif()
+
 qt_internal_extend_target(Network
     # Workaround for QTBUG-118229:
     # Function called by inline methods taking a pointer to a private class as a parameter
diff --git a/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt
index a46f836ffa3..0f466a49d0e 100644
--- a/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ qt_internal_add_docs(Sql
     doc/qtsql.qdocconf
 )
 
-# include the snippet projects for developer-builds
-if(QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
+if(QT_FEATURE_doc_snippets)
     add_subdirectory(doc/snippets/code)
     add_subdirectory(doc/snippets/sqldatabase)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/testlib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/testlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e85f57ba46..bfd2b44104c 100644
--- a/src/testlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/testlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ qt_internal_add_docs(Test
 
 qt_internal_apply_testlib_coverage_options(Test)
 
-# include the snippet projects for developer-builds
-if(QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
+if(QT_FEATURE_doc_snippets)
     add_subdirectory(doc/snippets/code)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f0e2a1b78e..0c1a17ca187 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -916,8 +916,7 @@ if(IOS)
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/platform/ios/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy")
 endif()
 
-# include the snippet projects for developer-builds
-if(QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
+if(QT_FEATURE_doc_snippets)
     add_subdirectory(doc/snippets/customviewstyle)
     if (QT_FEATURE_filedialog)
         add_subdirectory(doc/snippets/filedialogurls)