diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/qt6d3d11/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/qt6d3d11/meson.build
index 85ab08e18e..d1c446b231 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/qt6d3d11/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/qt6d3d11/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ moc_headers = [
 
 have_qt6d3d11 = false
 
+qt6_method = get_option('qt-method')
 qt6_option = get_option('qt6d3d11')
 if qt6_option.disabled()
   subdir_done()
@@ -41,21 +42,26 @@ if not gstd3d11_dep.found()
 endif
 
 qt6_mod = import('qt6')
-if not qt6_mod.has_tools()
+if meson.version().version_compare('>=1.6')
+  have_tools = qt6_mod.has_tools(method: qt6_method, tools: ['moc', 'uic', 'rcc'])
+else
+  have_tools = qt6_mod.has_tools(method: qt6_method)
+endif
+if not have_tools
   if qt6_option.enabled()
-    error('qt6 plugin was enabled, but qt specific tools were not found')
+    error('qt6 d3d11 plugin was enabled, but qt specific tools were not found')
   endif
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
 qt6qml_dep = dependency('qt6', modules : ['Core', 'Gui', 'Qml', 'Quick'],
-                        required: qt6_option)
+                        method: qt6_method, required: qt6_option)
 if not qt6qml_dep.found()
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
 have_qt6d3d11 = true
-moc_files = qt6_mod.preprocess(moc_headers : moc_headers)
+moc_files = qt6_mod.preprocess(moc_headers : moc_headers, method: qt6_method)
 gstqt6d3d11 = library('gstqt6d3d11', gstqt6d3d11_sources, moc_files,
   c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API'],
   cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API'],
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.options b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.options
index 27e65cf084..be876b70c4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.options
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/meson.options
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ option('opensles', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenSL ES au
 option('opus', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OPUS audio parser plugin')
 option('qroverlay', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Element to set random data on a qroverlay')
 option('qsv', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Intel Quick Sync Video plugin')
-option('qt6d3d11', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Qt6 Direct3D11 plugin')
 option('resindvd', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Resin DVD playback plugin (GPL - only built if gpl option is also enabled!)')
 option('rsvg', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'SVG overlayer and image decoder plugin')
 option('rtmp', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'RTMP video network source and sink plugin')
@@ -266,6 +265,11 @@ option('nvds-lib-path', type: 'string', value : '',
 option('mfx-modules-dir', type: 'string', value : '',
        description : 'libmfx runtime module dir, linux only')
 
+# Qt6 plugin options
+option('qt6d3d11', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Qt6 Direct3D11 plugin')
+option('qt-method', type: 'combo', value: 'auto', choices: ['auto', 'pkg-config', 'qmake'],
+       description: 'Method to use to find Qt')
+
 # Vulkan integration library and plugin options
 option('vulkan', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Vulkan integration library and video sink plugin')
 option('vulkan-video', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Whether to use Vulkan Video Extensions for encoding/decoding')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/qt6d3d11/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/qt6d3d11/meson.build
index c4f95d0ff1..4fa4888829 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/qt6d3d11/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/examples/qt6d3d11/meson.build
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ if not have_qt6d3d11
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
-qt6_example_deps = dependency('qt6',
-                              modules : ['Core', 'Gui', 'Widgets', 'Qml', 'Quick'],
-                              required: get_option('examples'))
+qt6_example_deps = dependency('qt6', modules : ['Core', 'Gui', 'Widgets', 'Qml', 'Quick'],
+                              method: qt6_method, required: get_option('examples'))
 
 if not qt6_example_deps.found()
   subdir_done()