diff --git a/kde/pim/akonadi/akonadi.py b/kde/pim/akonadi/akonadi.py
index 88498370..ec8ac56b 100644
--- a/kde/pim/akonadi/akonadi.py
+++ b/kde/pim/akonadi/akonadi.py
@@ -1,52 +1,59 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import info
 
 
 class subinfo(info.infoclass):
     def setTargets(self):
         self.versionInfo.setDefaultValues()
 
         self.patchToApply["17.04.0"] = [("akonadi-17.04.0-20170530.diff", 1)]
         self.patchToApply["17.04.1"] = [("akonadi-17.04.0-20170530.diff", 1)]
         self.patchToApply["17.04.2"] = [("akonadi-17.04.0-20170530.diff", 1)]
         self.patchToApply["17.08.3"] = [("akonadi-17.08.3-20171204.diff", 1), #workaround for locked log crash https://phabricator.kde.org/T7538#119826
                                         ("akonadi-17.08.3-20171204-1.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-17.08.3-20171204-2.diff", 1)]
         self.patchToApply["17.12.0"] = [("akonadi-17.12.0-20171220.diff", 1),
                                         ("0001-Win-Create-local-socket-named-pipes-based-on-the-ins.patch", 1)]
         self.patchToApply["18.12.2"] = [("akonadi-18.12.2-macos.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-18.12.2-errorstring.diff", 1)]
         self.patchLevel["18.12.2"] = 2
         self.patchToApply["18.12.3"] = [("akonadi-18.12.2-macos.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-18.12.2-errorstring.diff", 1)]
         self.patchLevel["18.12.3"] = 2
         self.patchToApply["19.04.1"] = [("akonadi-19.04-macos.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-18.12.2-errorstring.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-19.04.1-shorter-sockets.diff", 1)] # macos temp path are so long that if a user has a long nick it bypass the limited socket file path length of 104chars.
         self.patchLevel["19.04.1"] = 3
         self.patchToApply["19.04.2"] = [("akonadi-19.04-macos.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-18.12.2-errorstring.diff", 1),
                                         ("akonadi-19.04.1-shorter-sockets.diff", 1)] # macos temp path are so long that if a user has a long nick it bypass the limited socket file path length of 104chars.
 
         self.description = "A storage service for PIM data and meta data"
 
+    def registerOptions(self):
+        self.options.dynamic.registerOption("useDesignerPlugin", True)
+
     def setDependencies(self):
         self.buildDependencies["kde/frameworks/extra-cmake-modules"] = None
         self.buildDependencies["libs/boost/boost-graph"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/libxslt"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/sqlite"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/shared-mime-info"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/qt5/qtbase"] = None
-        self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kdesignerplugin"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier2/kcompletion"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kitemmodels"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kio"] = None
+        if self.options.dynamic.useDesignerPlugin:
+            self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kdesignerplugin"] = None
 
 
 from Package.CMakePackageBase import *
 
 
 class Package(CMakePackageBase):
     def __init__(self):
         CMakePackageBase.__init__(self)
-        self.subinfo.options.configure.args = " -DDATABASE_BACKEND=SQLITE -DAKONADI_RUN_MYSQL_ISOLATED_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+        self.subinfo.options.configure.args = "-DDATABASE_BACKEND=SQLITE -DAKONADI_RUN_MYSQL_ISOLATED_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF "
+
+        if not self.subinfo.options.dynamic.useDesignerPlugin:
+            self.subinfo.options.configure.args += "-DBUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN=OFF "
diff --git a/kde/pim/libkdepim/libkdepim.py b/kde/pim/libkdepim/libkdepim.py
index 0b45e1d2..d52bd73a 100644
--- a/kde/pim/libkdepim/libkdepim.py
+++ b/kde/pim/libkdepim/libkdepim.py
@@ -1,48 +1,54 @@
 import info
 
 
 class subinfo(info.infoclass):
     def setTargets(self):
         self.versionInfo.setDefaultValues()
 
         self.description = "Libkdepim library"
 
     def registerOptions(self):
         # FIXME: Xapian is currently broken on Windows, provides wrong CMake config files(?). Thus akonadi-search does not build.
         #   Error:
         #     ninja: error: 'Z:/CraftRoot/lib/libxapian.lib', needed by 'bin/KF5AkonadiSearchXapian.dll', missing and no known rule to make it
         #     Action: compile for kde/pim/akonadi-search:19.12.3 FAILED
         self.options.dynamic.registerOption("useAkonadiSearch", not CraftCore.compiler.isWindows)
+        self.options.dynamic.registerOption("useDesignerPlugin", True)
 
     def setDependencies(self):
         self.runtimeDependencies["virtual/base"] = None
         self.buildDependencies["kde/frameworks/extra-cmake-modules"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/qt5/qtbase"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kcodecs"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier2/kcompletion"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kconfig"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/ki18n"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kiconthemes"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kitemviews"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier2/kjobwidgets"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kcmutils"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kwallet"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kwidgetsaddons"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/akonadi"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/akonadi-contacts"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/kldap"] = None
-        self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kdesignerplugin"] = None
+
+        if self.options.dynamic.useDesignerPlugin:
+            self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kdesignerplugin"] = None
 
         if self.options.dynamic.useAkonadiSearch:
             self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/akonadi-search"] = None
 
 
 from Package.CMakePackageBase import *
 
 
 class Package(CMakePackageBase):
     def __init__(self):
         CMakePackageBase.__init__(self)
 
+        if not self.subinfo.options.dynamic.useDesignerPlugin:
+            self.subinfo.options.configure.args = "-DBUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN=OFF "
+
         if not self.subinfo.options.dynamic.useAkonadiSearch:
-            self.subinfo.options.configure.args = "-DFORCE_DISABLE_AKONADI_SEARCH=ON "
+            self.subinfo.options.configure.args += "-DFORCE_DISABLE_AKONADI_SEARCH=ON "
diff --git a/kde/pim/pimcommon/pimcommon.py b/kde/pim/pimcommon/pimcommon.py
index d4146034..14b0afd4 100644
--- a/kde/pim/pimcommon/pimcommon.py
+++ b/kde/pim/pimcommon/pimcommon.py
@@ -1,48 +1,55 @@
 import info
 
 
 class subinfo(info.infoclass):
     def setTargets(self):
         self.versionInfo.setDefaultValues()
 
         self.description = "PimCommon library"
 
+    def registerOptions(self):
+        self.options.dynamic.registerOption("useDesignerPlugin", True)
+
     def setDependencies(self):
         self.runtimeDependencies["virtual/base"] = None
         self.buildDependencies["kde/frameworks/extra-cmake-modules"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/qt5/qtbase"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/ki18n"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kcodecs"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier2/kcompletion"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kconfig"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kcoreaddons"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kdbusaddons"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kiconthemes"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kitemmodels"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kio"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier2/kjobwidgets"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/knewstuff"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kservice"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kwallet"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kwidgetsaddons"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier1/kwindowsystem"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kxmlgui"] = None
-        self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kdesignerplugin"] = None
+        if self.options.dynamic.useDesignerPlugin:
+            self.runtimeDependencies["kde/frameworks/tier3/kdesignerplugin"] = None
 
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/kmime"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/akonadi"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/akonadi-contacts"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/akonadi-mime"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/kpimtextedit"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/kimap"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kde/pim/libkdepim"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["kdesupport/grantlee"] = None
         self.runtimeDependencies["libs/libxslt"] = None
 
 
 from Package.CMakePackageBase import *
 
 
 class Package(CMakePackageBase):
     def __init__(self):
         CMakePackageBase.__init__(self)
+
+        if not self.subinfo.options.dynamic.useDesignerPlugin:
+            self.subinfo.options.configure.args = "-DBUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN=OFF "