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(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS QWindowsIntegrationPlugin)
+	list(APPEND QT_PLUGIN_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS -DQT_QPA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS=1)
+endif()
+
 # Find out more about Qt. This is similar to
 # http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebkit.git/tree/Source/cmake/OptionsQt.cmake
 get_target_property(QT_CORE_TYPE Qt5::Core TYPE)
@@ -22,42 +37,6 @@
 get_target_property(QT_CORE_LIB_LOCATION Qt5::Core LOCATION)
 get_filename_component(QT5_LIB_DIR "${QT_CORE_LIB_LOCATION}" DIRECTORY)
 
-set(STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/QtStaticDependencies.cmake")
-if(EXISTS ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
-	file(REMOVE ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
-endif()
-
-set(CONVERT_PRL_PATH "${CONTRIB_PATH}/qt/convert-prl-libs-to-cmake.pl")
-macro(CONVERT_PRL_LIBS_TO_CMAKE _qt_component)
-	if(TARGET Qt5::${_qt_component})
-		get_target_property(_lib_location Qt5::${_qt_component} LOCATION)
-		execute_process(COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} "${CONVERT_PRL_PATH}"
-			--lib "${_lib_location}"
-			--qt_lib_install_dir "${QT5_LIB_DIR}"
-			--out "${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE}"
-			--component "${_qt_component}"
-			--compiler "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}"
-		)
-	endif()
-endmacro()
-
-if(QT_STATIC_BUILD)
-	foreach(qt_module ${QT_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS})
-		CONVERT_PRL_LIBS_TO_CMAKE(${qt_module})
-	endforeach()
-	# HACK: We must explicitly add LIB path of the Qt installation
-	# to correctly find qtpcre
-	link_directories("${QT5_LIB_DIR}")
-
-	# Now that we generated the dependencies, import them.
-	set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CONVERT_PRL_PATH}")
-	if(NOT EXISTS ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
-		message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE}")
-	endif()
-	include(${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
-	list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES STATIC_LIB_DEPENDENCIES)
-endif()
-
 # Localisation
 add_subdirectory(locale)
 
@@ -174,6 +153,65 @@
 	${Protobuf_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
+set(STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/QtStaticDependencies.cmake")
+if(EXISTS ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
+	file(REMOVE ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
+endif()
+
+set(CONVERT_PRL_PATH "${CONTRIB_PATH}/qt/convert-prl-libs-to-cmake.pl")
+macro(CONVERT_PRL_LIBS_TO_CMAKE _qt_component)
+	if(TARGET Qt5::${_qt_component})
+		get_target_property(_lib_location Qt5::${_qt_component} LOCATION)
+		execute_process(COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} "${CONVERT_PRL_PATH}"
+			--lib "${_lib_location}"
+			--qt_lib_install_dir "${QT5_LIB_DIR}"
+			--out "${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE}"
+			--component "${_qt_component}"
+			--compiler "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}"
+		)
+	endif()
+endmacro()
+
+if(QT_STATIC_BUILD)
+	# According to Qt documentation (https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/plugins-howto.html):
+	# "Plugins can be linked statically into your application.
+	# If you build the static version of Qt, this is the only option for
+	# including Qt's predefined plugins."
+	# So if the Qt build is static, the plugins should be statically linked.
+	list(APPEND QT_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS ${QT_PLUGIN_COMPONENTS})
+
+	foreach(qt_module ${QT_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS})
+		CONVERT_PRL_LIBS_TO_CMAKE(${qt_module})
+	endforeach()
+	# HACK: We must explicitly add LIB path of the Qt installation
+	# to correctly find qtpcre
+	link_directories("${QT5_LIB_DIR}")
+
+	# Now that we generated the dependencies, import them.
+	set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CONVERT_PRL_PATH}")
+	if(NOT EXISTS ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE}")
+	endif()
+	include(${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE})
+	list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES STATIC_LIB_DEPENDENCIES)
+
+	# If the build is static, the plugins should also be static and 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()