diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c415f18..6a13db1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,58 +1,60 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 set(KF5_VERSION "5.47.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF5_DEP_VERSION "5.47.0") # handled by release scripts
 
 project(kirigami2gallery VERSION ${KF5_VERSION})
 
 set(REQUIRED_QT_VERSION 5.8.0)
 
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 ################# Disallow in-source build #################
 
 if("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
    message(FATAL_ERROR "kirigami gallery requires an out of source build. Please create a separate build directory and run 'cmake path_to_kirigami [options]' there.")
 endif()
 
 # Make CPack available to easy generate binary packages
 include(CPack)
 include(FeatureSummary)
 
 find_package(Qt5 ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE COMPONENTS Core Quick Gui Svg QuickControls2)
 
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 set(AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS -Muri=org.kde.kirigami)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 ################# set KDE specific information #################
 
 find_package(ECM 5.47.0 NO_MODULE)
 set_package_properties(ECM PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION "Extra CMake Modules." URL "https://projects.kde.org/projects/kdesupport/extra-cmake-modules")
 
+option(ENABLE_QML_PROFILING "Enable QML profiler support" ON)
+
 # where to look first for cmake modules, before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
 
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(ECMPoQmTools)
 include(ECMQMLModules)
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
     find_package(Qt5AndroidExtras ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 
 ecm_find_qmlmodule(QtGraphicalEffects 1.0)
 
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 if (IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/po")
     ecm_install_po_files_as_qm(po)
 endif()
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 015bb19..4898371 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,50 +1,53 @@
 
+if (ENABLE_QML_PROFILING)
+    add_definitions(-DQT_QML_DEBUG)
+endif()
 
 set(kirigami2gallery_SRCS
     main.cpp
     InfoData.cpp
     )
 
 qt5_add_resources(RESOURCES resources.qrc)
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
     find_package(KF5Kirigami2 ${KF5_DEP_VERSION})
     set(kirigami2gallery_EXTRA_LIBS Qt5::AndroidExtras
     #FIXME: we shouldn't have to link to it but otherwise the lib won't be packaged on Android
     Qt5::QuickControls2 KF5::Kirigami2)
 endif()
 
 find_program(kpackagetool_cmd kpackagetool5)
 if (kpackagetool_cmd)
     set(component org.kde.kirigami2.gallery)
     set(APPDATAFILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${component}.appdata.xml")
 
     message(STATUS "${kpackagetool_cmd} --appstream-metainfo ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data --appstream-metainfo-output ${APPDATAFILE}")
     execute_process(
         COMMAND ${kpackagetool_cmd} --appstream-metainfo ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data --appstream-metainfo-output ${APPDATAFILE}
         ERROR_VARIABLE appstreamerror
         RESULT_VARIABLE result)
     if (NOT result EQUAL 0)
         message(WARNING "couldn't generate metainfo for ${component}: ${appstreamerror}")
     else()
         if(appstreamerror)
             message(WARNING "warnings during generation of metainfo for ${component}: ${appstreamerror}")
         endif()
 
         # OPTIONAL because desktop files can be NoDisplay so they render no XML.
         install(FILES ${APPDATAFILE} DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR} OPTIONAL)
     endif()
 else()
     message(WARNING "KPackage components should be specified in reverse domain notation. Appstream information won't be generated for ${component}.")
 endif()
 
 add_executable(kirigami2gallery ${kirigami2gallery_SRCS} ${RESOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(kirigami2gallery Qt5::Core  Qt5::Qml Qt5::Quick Qt5::Svg ${kirigami2gallery_EXTRA_LIBS})
 
 install(TARGETS kirigami2gallery ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(FILES data/metadata.desktop DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR} RENAME org.kde.kirigami2.gallery.desktop)
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
     find_package(KF5Kirigami2 REQUIRED)
     kirigami_package_breeze_icons(ICONS applications-graphics view-list-icons folder-sync view-list-details configure document-edit dialog-information dialog-positive dialog-warning dialog-error dialog-cancel document-decrypt system-run mail-reply-sender bookmarks folder media-record-symbolic add-placemark address-book-new-symbolic view-right-new view-right-close documentinfo)
 endif()