Index: app/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     KF5::Declarative
     KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::Crash
+
+    Qt5::Quick
 )
 IF(APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(kdevelop "-framework CoreFoundation")
Index: app/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- app/main.cpp
+++ app/main.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include <QDBusInterface>
 #include <QDBusReply>
 
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+
 #include <shell/core.h>
 #include <shell/mainwindow.h>
 #include <shell/projectcontroller.h>
@@ -304,6 +306,10 @@
     QElapsedTimer timer;
     timer.start();
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0)
+    QQuickWindow::setSceneGraphBackend(QSGRendererInterface::Software);
+#endif
+
     // TODO: Maybe generalize, add KDEVELOP_STANDALONE build option
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_MAC)
     qputenv("KDE_FORK_SLAVES", "1"); // KIO slaves will be forked off instead of being started via DBus
Index: plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp
===================================================================
--- plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp
+++ plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     }
 #endif
 
+    QQuickWindow::setSceneGraphBackend(QSGRendererInterface::Software);
+
     return new WelcomePageWidget({}, parent);
 }
 }