diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@
 include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(ECMGenerateHeaders)
 include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
+include(ECMAddQch)
 
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 
+option(BUILD_QCH "Build API documentation in QCH format (for e.g. Qt Assistant, Qt Creator & KDevelop)" OFF)
+add_feature_info(QCH ${BUILD_QCH} "API documentation in QCH format (for e.g. Qt Assistant, Qt Creator & KDevelop)")
+
 set(REQUIRED_QT_VERSION 5.6.0)
 find_package(Qt5 ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED Core)
 
@@ -66,6 +70,16 @@
 # create a Config.cmake and a ConfigVersion.cmake file and install them
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KF5CoreAddons")
 
+if (BUILD_QCH)
+    ecm_install_qch_export(
+        TARGETS KF5CoreAddons_QCH
+        FILE KF5CoreAddonsQchTargets.cmake
+        DESTINATION "${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}"
+        COMPONENT Devel
+    )
+    set(PACKAGE_INCLUDE_QCHTARGETS "include(\"\${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5CoreAddonsQchTargets.cmake\")")
+endif()
+
 configure_package_config_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in"
                               "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake"
                               INSTALL_DESTINATION  ${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}
diff --git a/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in b/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in
--- a/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 endif()
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5CoreAddonsTargets.cmake")
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5CoreAddonsMacros.cmake")
-
+@PACKAGE_INCLUDE_QCHTARGETS@
diff --git a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,6 +255,28 @@
 # Includes CMake code to install open-source license texts for KAboutData.
 add_subdirectory(licenses)
 
+if(BUILD_QCH)
+    ecm_add_qch(
+        KF5CoreAddons_QCH
+        NAME KCoreAddons
+        BASE_NAME KF5CoreAddons
+        VERSION ${KF5_VERSION}
+        ORG_DOMAIN org.kde
+        SOURCES # using only public headers, to cover only public API
+            ${KCoreAddons_HEADERS}
+        MD_MAINPAGE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md"
+        LINK_QCHS
+            Qt5Core_QCH
+        BLANK_MACROS
+            KCOREADDONS_EXPORT
+            KCOREADDONS_DEPRECATED
+            KCOREADDONS_DEPRECATED_EXPORT
+        TAGFILE_INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTQCHDIR}
+        QCH_INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTQCHDIR}
+        COMPONENT Devel
+    )
+endif()
+
 include(ECMGeneratePriFile)
 ecm_generate_pri_file(BASE_NAME KCoreAddons LIB_NAME KF5CoreAddons DEPS "core" FILENAME_VAR PRI_FILENAME INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${KDE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR_KF5}/KCoreAddons)
 install(FILES ${PRI_FILENAME} DESTINATION ${ECM_MKSPECS_INSTALL_DIR})