diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin.inc
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+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "KDesignerPlugin"
+HOMEPAGE = "https://api.kde.org/frameworks/kdesignerplugin/html/index.html"
+LICENSE = "LGPL-2.1"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
+PR = "r0"
+
+DEPENDS = " \
+    qtbase \
+    kcoreaddons \
+    kconfig \
+    kdesignerplugin-native \
+"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+    git://anongit.kde.org/kdesignerplugin;nobranch=1 \
+    file://0001-optional-kdoctools.patch \
+"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+
+inherit cmake_kf5
+
+FILES_${PN}-dev += " \
+  ${datadir}/kf5/widgets/pics/*.png \
+"
+
+sysroot_stage_all_append_class-target () {
+    mkdir -p ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${bindir}
+    cp ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/kgendesignerplugin ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${bindir}
+}
+
+FILES_${PN}-dev += " \
+    ${bindir}/kgendesignerplugin \
+"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin/0001-optional-kdoctools.patch b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin/0001-optional-kdoctools.patch
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index 0000000..efc76ee
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+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin/0001-optional-kdoctools.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+commit 3cc55f8cd9424abc4a8b1ba31599b8d14a65c56d
+Author: Volker Krause <vkrause@kde.org>
+Date:   Mon Jan 1 17:42:44 2018 +0100
+
+    Make kdoctools dependency optional
+    
+    Summary: Same as its done in other frameworks. This simplifies cross-compilation.
+    
+    Reviewers: #frameworks
+    
+    Tags: #frameworks
+    
+    Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D9594
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index b8429f3..e23c479 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ include(ECMPoQmTools)
+ 
+ find_package(KF5CoreAddons ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+ find_package(KF5Config ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+-find_package(KF5DocTools ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
++find_package(KF5DocTools ${KF5_DEP_VERSION})
+ 
+ find_package(KF5Completion ${KF5_DEP_VERSION})
+ set_package_properties(KF5Completion PROPERTIES TYPE OPTIONAL
+@@ -89,10 +89,14 @@ remove_definitions(-DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII)
+ 
+ set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KF5DesignerPlugin")
+ 
+-add_subdirectory(docs)
++if (KF5DocTools_FOUND)
++    add_subdirectory(docs)
++endif()
+ if (IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/po")
+     ecm_install_po_files_as_qm(po)
+-    kdoctools_install(po)
++    if (KF5DocTools_FOUND)
++        kdoctools_install(po)
++    endif()
+ endif()
+ 
+ add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin_5.41.0.bb b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin_5.41.0.bb
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index 0000000..56169bb
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+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kdesignerplugin_5.41.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require ${PN}.inc
+SRCREV = "v${PV}"