diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
    MESSAGE(STATUS "dot executable from GraphViz not found. You will need it at runtime")
 endif(NOT DOT)
 
+option(BUILD_GRAPHEDITOR "Build the graph editor app (WIP, not yet functional). [default=OFF]" OFF)
+
 add_definitions(
     -DQT_USE_QSTRINGBUILDER
     -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@
 install( FILES kgraphviewersettings.kcfg DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KCFGDIR} )
 install( FILES kgraphviewerui.rc DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KXMLGUI5DIR}/kgraphviewer )
 install( PROGRAMS org.kde.kgraphviewer.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR} )
+install(FILES org.kde.kgraphviewer.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
 
 
-########### kgrapheditor target ###############
+if(NOT BUILD_GRAPHEDITOR)
+    return()
+endif()
 
 set(kgrapheditor_SRCS kgrapheditormain.cpp kgrapheditor.cpp kgrapheditorConfigDialog.cpp KGraphEditorNodesTreeWidget.cpp KGraphEditorElementTreeWidget.cpp)
 
@@ -78,7 +81,6 @@
 install(FILES kgrapheditorsettings.kcfg DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KCFGDIR})
 install(FILES kgrapheditorui.rc DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KXMLGUI5DIR}/kgrapheditor)
 install(PROGRAMS org.kde.kgrapheditor.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR} )
-install(FILES org.kde.kgraphviewer.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
 
 
 #add_subdirectory(plasmaapplet)
diff --git a/src/org.kde.kgraphviewer.appdata.xml b/src/org.kde.kgraphviewer.appdata.xml
--- a/src/org.kde.kgraphviewer.appdata.xml
+++ b/src/org.kde.kgraphviewer.appdata.xml
@@ -414,6 +414,5 @@
   <project_group>KDE</project_group>
   <provides>
     <binary>kgraphviewer</binary>
-    <binary>kgrapheditor</binary>
   </provides>
 </component>