diff --git a/storybook/CMakeLists.txt b/storybook/CMakeLists.txt
index 94a48bf6dc..f122a66630 100644
--- a/storybook/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/storybook/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ add_executable(
   ${CORE_JS_FILES}
   ${STORYBOOK_QML_FILES}
   README.md
+   # Require for loading WalletConnect SDK;
+   # TODO #14696: remove this dependency
+   storybook-resources.qrc
 )
 
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
diff --git a/storybook/storybook-resources.qrc b/storybook/storybook-resources.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e2cec9e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storybook/storybook-resources.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!--
+Keep in sync with the main app resources.qrc for files that require explicit qrc loading
+
+Do not use it for QML files as they are loaded from disk in storybook
+
+TODO #14696: remove this workaround by moving SDK files to StatusQ and ensure they are safely loaded
+-->
+
+<!DOCTYPE RCC>
+<RCC version="1.0">
+  <qresource>
+    <!-- WalletConnect SDK -->
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/generated/bundle.js">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/generated/bundle.js</file>
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/generated/bundle.js.LICENSE.txt">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/generated/bundle.js.LICENSE.txt</file>
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/package-lock.json">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/package-lock.json</file>
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/package.json">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/package.json</file>
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/src/index.html">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/src/index.html</file>
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/src/index.js">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/src/index.js</file>
+    <file alias="app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/webpack.config.js">../ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/services/dapps/sdk/webpack.config.js</file>
+    <!-- QWebChannel -->
+    <file alias="StatusQ/Components/private/qwebchannel/qwebchannel.js">../ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/private/qwebchannel/qwebchannel.js</file>
+    <file alias="StatusQ/Components/private/qwebchannel/helpers.js">../ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/private/qwebchannel/helpers.js</file>
+  </qresource>
+</RCC>
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