diff --git a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/%{APPNAMELC}.categories b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/%{APPNAMELC}.categories
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31547070cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/%{APPNAMELC}.categories
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# KDebugSettings data file
+# Format:
+# logname<space>description
+
+kdevelop.plugin.%{APPNAMELC} KDevelop plugin: %{APPNAME}
diff --git a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index c3aa3528d5..7c61c88734 100644
--- a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 project(%{APPNAME})
 
-find_package(ECM 1.0.0 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+find_package(ECM "5.14.0" REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
 
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
+include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
+include(FeatureSummary)
 
-find_package(KDevPlatform 5.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(KDevPlatform 5.1.40 REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
+
+# kdebugsettings file
+install(FILES %{APPNAMELC}.categories DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_CONFDIR})
+
+feature_summary(WHAT ALL FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
diff --git a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/%{APPNAMELC}.cpp b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/%{APPNAMELC}.cpp
index b9537164ae..da9a7c76f8 100644
--- a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/%{APPNAMELC}.cpp
+++ b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/%{APPNAMELC}.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #include "%{APPNAMELC}.h"
 
-#include <QDebug>
+#include <debug.h>
 
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(%{APPNAME}Factory, "%{APPNAMELC}.json", registerPlugin<%{APPNAME}>(); )
 
 %{APPNAME}::%{APPNAME}(QObject *parent, const QVariantList& args)
     : KDevelop::IPlugin(QStringLiteral("%{APPNAMELC}"), parent)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(args);
 
-    qDebug() << "Hello world, my plugin is loaded!";
+    qCDebug(PLUGIN_%{APPNAMEUC}) << "Hello world, my plugin is loaded!";
 }
 
 // needed for QObject class created from K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON
 #include "%{APPNAMELC}.moc"
diff --git a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/CMakeLists.txt b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 76756f69a0..5b64665b03 100644
--- a/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app_templates/cpp/CMake/cmake_kdevplugin/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
+set(%{APPNAMELC}_SRCS
+    %{APPNAMELC}.cpp
+)
+
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(%{APPNAMELC}_SRCS
+    HEADER debug.h
+    IDENTIFIER PLUGIN_%{APPNAMEUC}
+    CATEGORY_NAME "kdevelop.plugin.%{APPNAMELC}"
+)
+
 kdevplatform_add_plugin(%{APPNAMELC}
     JSON %{APPNAMELC}.json
-    SOURCES %{APPNAMELC}.cpp
+    SOURCES ${%{APPNAMELC}_SRCS}
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(%{APPNAMELC}
     KDev::Interfaces
 )