diff --git a/modules/ECMGenerateQmlTypes.cmake b/modules/ECMGenerateQmlTypes.cmake
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+#.rst:
+# ECMGenerateQmlTypes
+# -----------
+#
+# Generates plugins.qmltypes files for QML plugins.
+#
+# ::
+#
+#   ecm_generate_qmltypes(<org.kde.pluginname> 1.3
+#                         DESTINATION <${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR}/org/kde/pluginname>)
+#
+# Makes it possible to generate plugins.qmltypes files for the QML plugins that
+# our project offers. These files offer introspection upon our plugin and are
+# useful for integrating with IDE language support of our plugin. It offers
+# information about the objects its methods and their argument types.
+#
+# The developer will be in charge of making sure that these files are up to date.
+# The plugin.qmltypes file will sit in the source directory. This function will
+# include the code that installs the file in the right place and a small unit
+# test named qmltypes-pluginname-version that makes sure that it doesn't need updating.
+#
+#
+# Since 5.33.0
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2017 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@kde.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+#    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+# OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+# NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+# THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+include(CMakeParseArguments)
+function(ecm_generate_qmltypes)
+    set(options)
+    set(oneValueArgs DESTINATION)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "" ${ARGN})
+
+    set(generatedFile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins.qmltypes)
+    add_custom_target(qmltypes DEPENDS ${generatedFile})
+    add_custom_command(
+        OUTPUT ${generatedFile}
+        COMMAND qmlplugindump -nonrelocatable ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS} ${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR} -output ${generatedFile}
+    )
+    install(FILES ${generatedFile} DESTINATION "${ARG_DESTINATION}")
+
+    set(testname "qmltypes-${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
+    string(REPLACE ";" - testname "${testname}")
+
+    string(REPLACE ";" / processedArgs "${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
+
+    add_test(NAME ${testname} COMMAND
+        cmake -DARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS=${processedArgs} -DKDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR=${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR} -DINPUT=${generatedFile} -P ${ECM_MODULE_DIR}/test_execute_and_compare.cmake
+    )
+endfunction()
diff --git a/modules/test_execute_and_compare.cmake b/modules/test_execute_and_compare.cmake
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+string(REPLACE / ";" processedArgs "${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
+
+execute_process(COMMAND qmlplugindump -nonrelocatable ${processedArgs} ${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR} -output ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins.qmltypes RESULT_VARIABLE code)
+if(code)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not call qmlplugindump successfully. Exited with code ${code}")
+endif()
+
+execute_process(COMMAND diff -I "//*" ${INPUT} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins.qmltypes RESULT_VARIABLE code OUTPUT_VARIABLE out)
+if(code)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "both plugin dumps differ:\n${out}")
+endif()