diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 ######################### General Requirements ##########################
 
-find_package(ECM 0.0.11 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+find_package(ECM 5.38 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
 
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
 option(USE_QT_DESIGNER
   "Install KMyMoney specific widget library for Qt-Designer (default=OFF)" OFF)
 
+# Path for binary files (before install) to load plugins even if kmymoney is started from build directory
+set(KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/kmymoney-plugins/kmymoney/")
+
 ######################### The Actual Targets ##########################
 add_subdirectory( libkgpgfile )
 add_subdirectory( tools )
diff --git a/kmymoney/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
 # from transactionsortoption.ui first
 add_dependencies(kmymoney_common generate_base_ui_srcs kmm_config)
 add_dependencies(wizardpages widgets)
-add_dependencies(dialogs widgets)
 
 if(USE_MODELTEST)
   set( kmymoney_common_LIBS ${kmymoney_common_LIBS} ${QT_QTTEST_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/kmymoney/dialogs/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/dialogs/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/dialogs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/dialogs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 
 target_link_libraries(dialogs LINK_PUBLIC
   kmm_widgets
+  widgets
   kmm_mymoney
   onlinetask_interfaces
 )
diff --git a/kmymoney/main.cpp b/kmymoney/main.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/main.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/main.cpp
@@ -67,15 +67,21 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  /**
+  /*
    * Create application first
    */
   QApplication app(argc, argv);
   KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("kmymoney");
-
   migrateConfigFiles();
 
-  /**
+  /* Add additional folder to find plugins if started from build directory.
+   *
+   * This additional folder is required because our plugin folder is named "kmymoney" which collides with the name of
+   * our executable. Note: the plugins have to be saved in a subfolder of this path.
+   */
+  QCoreApplication::addLibraryPath(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + QDir::separator() + "kmymoney-plugins");
+
+  /*
    * construct and register about data
    */
   KAboutData aboutData(QStringLiteral("kmymoney"), i18n("KMyMoney"), QStringLiteral(VERSION));
@@ -91,9 +97,9 @@
 #endif
 
   if (argc != 0) {
-    /**
-   * Create command line parser and feed it with known options
-   */
+    /*
+     * Create command line parser and feed it with known options
+     */
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     aboutData.setupCommandLine(&parser);
 
@@ -128,9 +134,9 @@
     // url to open
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("url"), i18n("file to open"));
 
-    /**
-   * do the command line parsing
-   */
+    /*
+     * do the command line parsing
+     */
     parser.parse(QApplication::arguments());
 
     bool ishelpSet = parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("help"));
@@ -143,9 +149,9 @@
     if (parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("version")))
       parser.showVersion();
 
-    /**
-   * handle standard options
-   */
+    /*
+     * handle standard options
+     */
     aboutData.processCommandLine(&parser);
 
 #ifdef KMM_DEBUG
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@
     fileUrls = parser.positionalArguments();
   }
 
-  /**
+  /*
    * enable high dpi icons
    */
   app.setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/checkprinting/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/checkprinting/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/checkprinting/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/checkprinting/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(kcm_checkprinting_PART_SRCS pluginsettingsdecl.ui)
 
-add_library(kcm_checkprinting MODULE ${kcm_checkprinting_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(kcm_checkprinting SOURCES ${kcm_checkprinting_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/checkprinting.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(kcm_checkprinting PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json(kcm_checkprinting kcm_checkprinting.desktop)
 
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/kbanking/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/kbanking/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/kbanking/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/kbanking/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 kconfig_add_kcfg_files(kbanking_PART_SRCS kbankingsettings.kcfgc)
 
-add_library(kbanking MODULE ${kbanking_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(kbanking SOURCES ${kbanking_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kbanking.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(kbanking PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(kbanking
                       kbanking_dialogs
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/ofx/import/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/ofx/import/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/ofx/import/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/ofx/import/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(ofximporter_PART_SRCS ${ofximporter_PART_UI})
 
-add_library(ofximporter MODULE ${ofximporter_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(ofximporter SOURCES ${ofximporter_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ofximporter.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(ofximporter PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(ofximporter
   ofximporter_dialogs
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/onlinejobpluginmockup/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/onlinejobpluginmockup/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/onlinejobpluginmockup/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/onlinejobpluginmockup/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   onlinejobpluginmockup.cpp
 )
 
-add_library(onlinejobpluginmockup MODULE ${onlinejobpluginmockup_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(onlinejobpluginmockup SOURCES ${onlinejobpluginmockup_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/onlinejobpluginmockup.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(onlinejobpluginmockup PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(onlinejobpluginmockup
                       kmm_mymoney
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/onlinetasks/sepa/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/onlinetasks/sepa/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/onlinetasks/sepa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/onlinetasks/sepa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 
 add_library(konlinetasks_sepa_interface INTERFACE)
 
-add_library(konlinetasks_sepa MODULE
-  ${sepaOnlineTasks_SRCS}
-)
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(konlinetasks_sepa SOURCES ${sepaOnlineTasks_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kmymoney-sepaorders.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(konlinetasks_sepa PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 # TODO some dependencies can be moved to konlinetasks_sepa
 target_link_libraries( konlinetasks_sepa_interface
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/qif/config/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/qif/config/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/qif/config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/qif/config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ki18n_wrap_ui(kcm_qif_PART_SRCS mymoneyqifprofileeditor.ui)
 
 add_library(kcm_qif MODULE ${kcm_qif_PART_SRCS})
+set_target_properties(kcm_qif PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 if(ENABLE_QIFIMPORTER)
   kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json(kcm_qif kcm_qifimporter.desktop)
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/qif/export/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/qif/export/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/qif/export/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/qif/export/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(qifexporter_PART_SRCS ${qifexporter_PART_UI})
 
-add_library(qifexporter MODULE ${qifexporter_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(qifexporter SOURCES ${qifexporter_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qifexporter.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(qifexporter PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(qifexporter
   kmm_plugin
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/qif/import/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/qif/import/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/qif/import/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/qif/import/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(qifimporter_PART_SRCS ${qifimporter_PART_UI})
 
-add_library(qifimporter MODULE ${qifimporter_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(qifimporter SOURCES ${qifimporter_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qifimporter.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(qifimporter PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(qifimporter
   kmm_plugin
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/reconciliationreport/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/reconciliationreport/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/reconciliationreport/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/reconciliationreport/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(reconciliationreport_PART_SRCS kreconciliationreportdlgdecl.ui )
 
-add_library(reconciliationreport MODULE ${reconciliationreport_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(reconciliationreport SOURCES ${reconciliationreport_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/reconciliationreport.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(reconciliationreport PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(reconciliationreport
   Qt5::PrintSupport
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/weboob/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/weboob/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/weboob/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/weboob/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
   weboob.cpp
 )
 
-add_library(weboob MODULE ${weboob_PART_SRCS})
+kcoreaddons_add_plugin(weboob SOURCES ${weboob_PART_SRCS} JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/weboob.json" INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kmymoney")
+set_target_properties(weboob PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${KMM_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 target_link_libraries(weboob
   weboob_dialogs