diff --git a/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/CMakeLists.txt b/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/CMakeLists.txt
index ae56603c..26cd4ea8 100644
--- a/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-add_subdirectory(metadatamusicbackend)
-add_subdirectory(metadatavideobackend)
-add_subdirectory(metadatapicturebackend)
+if (DEFINED PMC_NOMETADATABACKENDS)
+    message("NOT Building Metadata Backends")
+else (DEFINED PMC_NOMETADATABACKENDS)
+    add_subdirectory(metadatamusicbackend)
+    add_subdirectory(metadatavideobackend)
+    add_subdirectory(metadatapicturebackend)
+endif (DEFINED PMC_NOMETADATABACKENDS)
diff --git a/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/cmake/NepomukCoreConfig.cmake b/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/cmake/NepomukCoreConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c8fe3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/cmake/NepomukCoreConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Config file for nepomuk-core. Do not modify this file. Any change will be overwritten by CMake.
+
+# This file will define the following variables:
+#
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_LIB_DIR : The nepomuk-core library directory
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR : The nepomuk-core include directory
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION : The nepomuk-core version
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_ONTOLOGY_DIR : The nepomuk-core ontologies location
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_DBUS_INTERFACES_DIR : The nepomuk-core DBUS Interfaces dir
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_LIBRARY : The nepomukcore library
+# NEPOMUK_CORE_SYNC_LIBRARY : The nepomuksync library
+
+get_filename_component(_currentDir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE} PATH) # The current directory
+get_filename_component(rootDir ${_currentDir}/ ABSOLUTE) # The install prefix
+
+# The nepomuk-core version
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION ${NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION_MINOR}.${NEPOMUK_CORE_VERSION_RELEASE})
+
+# Include directory
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR "/usr/include")
+
+# Library directory
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_LIB_DIR "/usr/lib")
+
+# Ontologies location
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_ONTOLOGY_DIR "/usr/share/ontology")
+
+# DBUS Interfaces location
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_DBUS_INTERFACES_DIR "/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces")
+
+# Import the exported targets
+include(${_currentDir}/NepomukCoreTargetsWithPrefix.cmake)
+
+# Set the libraries names
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_LIBRARY nepomukcore)
+set(NEPOMUK_CORE_SYNC_LIBRARY nepomuksync)
diff --git a/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/cmake/NepomukCoreTargetsWithPrefix.cmake b/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/cmake/NepomukCoreTargetsWithPrefix.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a314a166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browsingbackends/metadatabackends/cmake/NepomukCoreTargetsWithPrefix.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Generated by CMake 2.8.9
+
+IF("${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION}" LESS 2.5)
+   MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "CMake >= 2.6.0 required")
+ENDIF("${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION}" LESS 2.5)
+CMAKE_POLICY(PUSH)
+CMAKE_POLICY(VERSION 2.6)
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
+# Generated CMake target import file.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Commands may need to know the format version.
+SET(CMAKE_IMPORT_FILE_VERSION 1)
+
+# Create imported target nepomukcore
+ADD_LIBRARY(nepomukcore SHARED IMPORTED)
+
+# Create imported target nepomuksync
+ADD_LIBRARY(nepomuksync SHARED IMPORTED)
+
+# Load information for each installed configuration.
+GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
+FILE(GLOB CONFIG_FILES "${_DIR}/NepomukCoreTargetsWithPrefix-*.cmake")
+FOREACH(f ${CONFIG_FILES})
+  INCLUDE(${f})
+ENDFOREACH(f)
+
+# Commands beyond this point should not need to know the version.
+SET(CMAKE_IMPORT_FILE_VERSION)
+CMAKE_POLICY(POP)
diff --git a/libs/mediacenter/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/mediacenter/CMakeLists.txt
index e4397336..fcc6257a 100644
--- a/libs/mediacenter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/mediacenter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,42 +1,49 @@
-find_package(NepomukCore REQUIRED)
 find_package(Taglib REQUIRED)
 include_directories (${TAGLIB_INCLUDES})
 
 set (plasmamediacenter_SRCS
     filteredbackendsmodel.cpp
     mediacenter.cpp
     abstractbrowsingbackend.cpp
     backendsmodel.cpp
-    metadataupdater.cpp
     playlistmodel.cpp
     pmccoverartprovider.cpp
-    pmcmetadatamodel.cpp
     pmcimagecache.cpp
     pmcimageprovider.cpp
     subtitleprovider.cpp
 )
 
+if (NOT DEFINED PMC_NOMETADATABACKENDS)
+    find_package(NepomukCore)
+    set (plasmamediacenter_SRCS
+        ${plasmamediacenter_SRCS}
+        pmcmetadatamodel.cpp
+        metadataupdater.cpp
+     )
+endif (NOT DEFINED PMC_NOMETADATABACKENDS)
+
 kde4_add_library(plasmamediacenter SHARED ${plasmamediacenter_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(plasmamediacenter
     ${QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBRARY}
     ${KDE4_KIO_LIBS}
     ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS}
     ${KDE4_SOLID_LIBS}
     ${TAGLIB_LIBRARIES}
     ${NEPOMUK_CORE_LIBRARY}
     )
+
 set_target_properties(plasmamediacenter PROPERTIES VERSION 0.9 SOVERSION 0.9)
 
 install(TARGETS plasmamediacenter ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
 set (plasmamediacenter_HDRS
     mediacenter.h
     abstractbrowsingbackend.h
     backendsmodel.h
     playlistmodel.h
 )
 
 install(FILES ${plasmamediacenter_HDRS} DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/mediacenter COMPONENT Devel)
 install(FILES data/servicetypes/pmc_browsingbackend.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR})