diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile.local b/docs/Doxyfile.local
index ad4e84b7..dbe38f4b 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile.local
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile.local
@@ -1,2 +1,21 @@
+### KApiDox Project-specific Overrides File
+
 # slaves are plugins and not part of the API
 EXCLUDE_PATTERNS += */ioslaves/*
+# define so that deprecated API is not skipped
+PREDEFINED += \
+    "KIOCORE_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOCORE_BUILD_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOCORE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)=" \
+    "KNTLM_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KNTLM_BUILD_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KNTLM_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)=" \
+    "KIOGUI_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOGUI_BUILD_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOGUI_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)=" \
+    "KIOWIDGETS_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOWIDGETS_BUILD_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)=" \
+    "KIOFILEWIDGETS_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOFILEWIDGETS_BUILD_DEPRECATED_SINCE(x, y)=1" \
+    "KIOFILEWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)="
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 79f6b1c7..cb08d45c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,98 +1,103 @@
 add_subdirectory(core)
 
 # KIOCore-only executables
 add_subdirectory(protocoltojson)
 add_subdirectory(kntlm)
 add_subdirectory(ioslaves)
 add_subdirectory(kiod)
 add_subdirectory(kssld)
 add_subdirectory(kioslave)
 
 if (NOT KIOCORE_ONLY)
 add_subdirectory(kpasswdserver)
 add_subdirectory(gui)
 add_subdirectory(widgets)
 add_subdirectory(filewidgets)
 add_subdirectory(kioexec)
 add_subdirectory(urifilters)
 add_subdirectory(kcms)
 
 if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID)
   # arpa/nameser.h
   add_subdirectory(kpac)
 endif()
 
 set(NON_KIOCORE_LINK_QCHS
     Qt5Widgets_QCH
     Qt5Network_QCH
     KF5Completion_QCH
     KF5WidgetsAddons_QCH
     KF5JobWidgets_QCH
     KF5Bookmarks_QCH
     KF5ItemViews_QCH
     KF5XmlGui_QCH
     KF5Solid_QCH
 )
 
 if(BUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN)
     add_subdirectory(designer)
 endif()
 
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_QCH)
     macro(_make_absolute var_name base_path)
         set(_result)
         foreach(_path ${${var_name}})
             if(IS_ABSOLUTE "${_path}")
                 list(APPEND _result "${_path}")
             else()
                 list(APPEND _result "${base_path}/${_path}")
             endif()
         endforeach()
         set(${var_name} ${_result})
     endmacro()
 
     _make_absolute(KIONTLM_QCH_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/(kntlm")
     _make_absolute(KIOCore_QCH_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/core")
     _make_absolute(KIOGui_QCH_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gui")
     _make_absolute(KIOWidgets_QCH_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/widgets")
     _make_absolute(KIOFileWidgets_QCH_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/filewidgets")
 
     ecm_add_qch(
         KF5KIO_QCH
         NAME KIO
         BASE_NAME KF5KIO
         VERSION ${KF5_VERSION}
         ORG_DOMAIN org.kde
         SOURCES # using only public headers, to cover only public API
             ${KIONTLM_QCH_SOURCES}
             ${KIOCore_QCH_SOURCES}
             ${KIOGui_QCH_SOURCES}
             ${KIOWidgets_QCH_SOURCES}
             ${KIOFileWidgets_QCH_SOURCES}
         MD_MAINPAGE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md"
         IMAGE_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/pics"
         LINK_QCHS
             KF5CoreAddons_QCH
             KF5Service_QCH
             ${NON_KIOCORE_LINK_QCHS}
         BLANK_MACROS
             KIOCORE_EXPORT
             KIOCORE_DEPRECATED_EXPORT
             KIOCORE_DEPRECATED
+            "KIOCORE_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)"
             KNTLM_EXPORT
+            "KNTLM_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)"
             KIOGUI_EXPORT
             KIOGUI_DEPRECATED_EXPORT
             KIOGUI_DEPRECATED
+            "KIOGUI_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)"
             KIOWIDGETS_EXPORT
             KIOWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_EXPORT
             KIOWIDGETS_DEPRECATED
+            "KIOWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)"
             KIOFILEWIDGETS_EXPORT
             KIOFILEWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_EXPORT
             KIOFILEWIDGETS_DEPRECATED
+            "KIOFILEWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_VERSION(x, y, t)"
         TAGFILE_INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTQCHDIR}
         QCH_INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTQCHDIR}
         COMPONENT Devel
     )
 endif()