diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 097e4df7909e..a921ea1a6ea8 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 project(gui)
 find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets Svg Qml Quick QuickControls2 QuickWidgets Xml Network)
 find_package(KF5Archive REQUIRED)
+find_package(KF5GuiAddons)
 
 if(QUICK_COMPILER)
         find_package(Qt5QuickCompiler)
@@ -563,6 +564,14 @@ target_link_libraries(nextcloudCore
   KF5::Archive
   )
 
+if(KF5GuiAddons_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(nextcloudCore
+    PUBLIC
+    KF5::GuiAddons
+  )
+  add_definitions(-DHAVE_KGUIADDONS)
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(socketapi)
 
 # skip unity inclusion for files which cause problems with a CMake unity build