diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b0c1e72..767a63d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ set(SNORE_CamelCase_SUFFIX "Qt5")
 
 find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Widgets QUIET)
+
+set_package_properties(Qt5Widgets PROPERTIES
+                                  PURPOSE "Supprot for the daemon and the settings dialog as well as some backends."
+                                  TYPE OPTIONAL)
 
 
 set(LIBSNORE_INCLUDE_DIR ${KDE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/libsnore)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ac550ba..f1feb75 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ include(libsnore/SnoreAddPlugin.cmake)
 
 add_subdirectory(libsnore)
 
-ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(daemon)
-add_feature_info(BUILD_daemon BUILD_daemon "Build and installd the snorenotify daemon which recieves and redirects notifications.")
+if(Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
+    ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(daemon)
+    add_feature_info(BUILD_daemon BUILD_daemon "Build and installd the snorenotify daemon which recieves and redirects notifications.")
 
-ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(settings)
-add_feature_info(BUILD_settings BUILD_settings "Build and installd the snorensettings application which allows the modification of the settings for all applications using libsnore.")
+    ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(settings)
+    add_feature_info(BUILD_settings BUILD_settings "Build and installd the snorensettings application which allows the modification of the settings for all applications using libsnore.")
+endif()
 
 ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(snoresend)
 add_feature_info(BUILD_snoresend BUILD_snoresend "Build and installd the snoresend application, a commandline interface for sendig notifications.")
diff --git a/src/libsnore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libsnore/CMakeLists.txt
index 3118e07..5198753 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libsnore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,5 +104,6 @@ if(UNIX)
     ecm_install_icons(ICONS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/data/128-apps-snore.png DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_ICONDIR})
 endif()
 
-
-add_subdirectory(settings)
+if(Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
+    add_subdirectory(settings)
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libsnore/LibsnoreConfig.cmake.in b/src/libsnore/LibsnoreConfig.cmake.in
index 79a38c5..fbae954 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/LibsnoreConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/src/libsnore/LibsnoreConfig.cmake.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 find_dependency(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
 find_dependency(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
+find_dependency(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Libsnore@SNORE_CamelCase_SUFFIX@Target.cmake")
 
diff --git a/src/libsnore/SnoreAddPlugin.cmake b/src/libsnore/SnoreAddPlugin.cmake
index 6286ac1..29848a6 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/SnoreAddPlugin.cmake
+++ b/src/libsnore/SnoreAddPlugin.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function(add_snore_plugin name)
     target_link_libraries(libsnore_${ARG_TYPE}_${name} Snore::Libsnore ${ARG_LIBS})
     install(TARGETS libsnore_${ARG_TYPE}_${name} ${SNORE_PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH})
     
-    if(ARG_SETTINGS_SOURCES)
+    if(ARG_SETTINGS_SOURCES AND Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
       add_library(libsnore_settings_${ARG_TYPE}_${name} MODULE ${ARG_SETTINGS_SOURCES} )
       target_link_libraries(libsnore_settings_${ARG_TYPE}_${name} Snore::Libsnore Snore::LibsnoreSettings ${ARG_SETTINGS_LIBS})
       install(TARGETS libsnore_settings_${ARG_TYPE}_${name} ${SNORE_PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH})
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/trayicon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/backends/trayicon/CMakeLists.txt
index 2287d0b..4ed164a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/trayicon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/trayicon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-add_snore_plugin(trayicon SOURCES trayiconnotifer.cpp TYPE backend LIBS Qt5::Widgets)
\ No newline at end of file
+if(Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
+    add_snore_plugin(trayicon SOURCES trayiconnotifer.cpp TYPE backend LIBS Qt5::Widgets)
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file