diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@
 set(QT_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS Core Widgets Network Test)
 find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS ${QT_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS} REQUIRED HINTS "${QT5_PREFIX}")
 
+# Add the minimal integration plugin, and other plugins according to the target
+# platform.
+set(QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS QMinimalIntegrationPlugin)
+set(QT_PLUGIN_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS -DQT_QPA_PLATFORM_MINIMAL=1)
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS QXcbIntegrationPlugin)
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS -DQT_QPA_PLATFORM_XCB=1)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS QCocoaIntegrationPlugin)
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS -DQT_QPA_PLATFORM_COCOA=1)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS QWindowsIntegrationPlugin)
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS -DQT_QPA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS=1)
+endif()
+
 # Find out more about Qt. This is similar to
 # http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebkit.git/tree/Source/cmake/OptionsQt.cmake
 get_target_property(QT_CORE_TYPE Qt5::Core TYPE)
@@ -49,6 +64,13 @@
 	# to correctly find qtpcre
 	link_directories("${QT5_LIB_DIR}")
 
+	# If the build is static, consider that the plugins are also static.
+	# This simplification reduces by far the cmake script complexity, while
+	# still covering most if not all the use cases.
+	foreach(qt_plugin ${QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS})
+		CONVERT_PRL_LIBS_TO_CMAKE(${qt_plugin})
+	endforeach()
+
 	# Now that we generated the dependencies, import them.
 	set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CONVERT_PRL_PATH}")
 	if(NOT EXISTS ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
@@ -182,6 +204,23 @@
 	${Protobuf_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
+if(QT_STATIC_BUILD)
+	# If the plugins are built static, we need to define QT_STATICPLUGIN.
+	# Setting this definition tells the code to import <QTPlugin>.
+	target_compile_definitions(bitcoin-qt-base PUBLIC -DQT_STATICPLUGIN=1)
+
+	# Add the platform plugin definition if required
+	# Setting this definition tells the code what is the target for Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN().
+	foreach(qt_platform_definition ${QT_PLUGIN_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS})
+		target_compile_definitions(bitcoin-qt-base PUBLIC "${qt_platform_definition}")
+	endforeach()
+
+	# Link the required plugins
+	foreach(qt_plugin ${QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS})
+		target_link_libraries(bitcoin-qt-base Qt5::${qt_plugin})
+	endforeach()
+endif()
+
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
 	set_property(TARGET bitcoin-qt-base PROPERTY AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS "-DQ_OS_MAC")
 endif()