diff --git a/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.h b/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.h
--- a/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.h
+++ b/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.h
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QT Includes
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// KDE Includes
+#include <QtGlobal> // for QT_VERSION macro
+#include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
 #include <KItemModels/KRecursiveFilterProxyModel>
+#define QSortFilterProxyModel KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+#endif
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// KDE Includes
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Project Includes
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@
 namespace eAccountsModel { enum class Column; }
 
 class AccountsProxyModelPrivate;
-class KMM_MODELS_EXPORT AccountsProxyModel : public KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+class KMM_MODELS_EXPORT AccountsProxyModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
 {
   Q_OBJECT
   Q_DISABLE_COPY(AccountsProxyModel)
@@ -103,6 +109,13 @@
 
 private:
   Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(AccountsProxyModel)
+
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+  // provide the interface for backward compatbility
+  void setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(bool) {}
+#endif
+
 };
 
+#undef QSortFilterProxyModel
 #endif
diff --git a/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.cpp b/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/models/accountsproxymodel.cpp
@@ -36,19 +36,25 @@
 
 using namespace eAccountsModel;
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+#define QSortFilterProxyModel KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+#endif
 AccountsProxyModel::AccountsProxyModel(QObject *parent) :
-  KRecursiveFilterProxyModel(parent),
+  QSortFilterProxyModel(parent),
   d_ptr(new AccountsProxyModelPrivate)
 {
+  setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(true);
   setDynamicSortFilter(true);
   setSortLocaleAware(true);
   setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
 }
 
 AccountsProxyModel::AccountsProxyModel(AccountsProxyModelPrivate &dd, QObject *parent) :
-  KRecursiveFilterProxyModel(parent), d_ptr(&dd)
+  QSortFilterProxyModel(parent), d_ptr(&dd)
 {
+  setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(true);
 }
+#undef QSortFilterProxyModel
 
 AccountsProxyModel::~AccountsProxyModel()
 {
diff --git a/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.h b/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.h
--- a/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.h
+++ b/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.h
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@
 
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
 
+#include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+#include <KItemModels/KRecursiveFilterProxyModel>
+#define QSortFilterProxyModel KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+#endif
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // KDE Includes
 
-#include <KItemModels/KRecursiveFilterProxyModel>
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Project Includes
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@
   Private* const d;
 };
 
-class KMM_MODELS_EXPORT EquitiesFilterProxyModel : public KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+class KMM_MODELS_EXPORT EquitiesFilterProxyModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -96,6 +99,12 @@
 private:
   class Private;
   Private* const d;
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+  // provide the interface for backward compatbility 
+  void setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(bool enable) {}
+#endif
+
 };
 
+#undef QSortFilterProxyModel
 #endif // EQUITIESMODEL_H
diff --git a/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.cpp b/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/models/equitiesmodel.cpp
@@ -384,17 +384,22 @@
   bool m_hideZeroBalanceAccounts;
 };
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+#define QSortFilterProxyModel KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+#endif
 EquitiesFilterProxyModel::EquitiesFilterProxyModel(QObject *parent, EquitiesModel *model, const QList<EquitiesModel::Column> &columns)
-  : KRecursiveFilterProxyModel(parent), d(new Private)
+  : QSortFilterProxyModel(parent), d(new Private)
 {
+  setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(true);
   setDynamicSortFilter(true);
   setFilterKeyColumn(-1);
   setSortLocaleAware(true);
   setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
   setSourceModel(model);
   d->m_mdlColumns = model->getColumns();
   d->m_visColumns.append(columns);
 }
+#undef QSortFilterProxyModel
 
 EquitiesFilterProxyModel::~EquitiesFilterProxyModel()
 {
diff --git a/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.h b/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.h
--- a/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.h
+++ b/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.h
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 // QT Includes
 
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
+#include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+#include <KItemModels/KRecursiveFilterProxyModel>
+#define QSortFilterProxyModel KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+#endif
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // KDE Includes
 
-#include <KItemModels/KRecursiveFilterProxyModel>
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Project Includes
 
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@
   Private* const d;
 };
 
-class KMM_MODELS_EXPORT SecuritiesFilterProxyModel : public KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+class KMM_MODELS_EXPORT SecuritiesFilterProxyModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -90,6 +93,13 @@
 private:
   class Private;
   Private* const d;
+
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+  // provide the interface for backward compatbility
+  void setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(bool enable) {}
+#endif
+
 };
 
+#undef QSortFilterProxyModel
 #endif // SECURITIESMODEL_H
diff --git a/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.cpp b/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/models/securitiesmodel.cpp
@@ -302,17 +302,22 @@
   MyMoneyFile *m_file;
 };
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,10,0)
+#define QSortFilterProxyModel KRecursiveFilterProxyModel
+#endif
 SecuritiesFilterProxyModel::SecuritiesFilterProxyModel(QObject *parent, SecuritiesModel *model, const QList<SecuritiesModel::Column> &columns)
-  : KRecursiveFilterProxyModel(parent), d(new Private)
+  : QSortFilterProxyModel(parent), d(new Private)
 {
+  setRecursiveFilteringEnabled(true);
   setDynamicSortFilter(true);
   setFilterKeyColumn(-1);
   setSortLocaleAware(true);
   setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
   setSourceModel(model);
   d->m_mdlColumns = model->getColumns();
   d->m_visColumns.append(columns);
 }
+#undef QSortFilterProxyModel
 
 SecuritiesFilterProxyModel::~SecuritiesFilterProxyModel()
 {