diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d8d010912b..caaf3ec252 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2647,13 +2647,26 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(QT, [Qt elements], qt, [
         HAVE_QT="no"
       else
         HAVE_QT="yes"
+        HAVE_QT_WINDOWING="no"
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES(QT_X11, Qt5X11Extras, [
 	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QT_X11], [], [Define if Qt X11 integration is installed])
 	    QT_CFLAGS="$QT_CFLAGS $QT_X11_CFLAGS"
             QT_LIBS="$QT_LIBS $QT_X11_LIBS"
-            AC_SUBST([QT_CFLAGS])
-            AC_SUBST([QT_LIBS])
+            HAVE_QT_WINDOWING="yes"
         ], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([Could not find Qt X11 integration])])
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(QT_WAYLAND, Qt5WaylandClient, [
+	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QT_WAYLAND], [],
+              [Define if Qt Wayland integration is installed])
+	    QT_CFLAGS="$QT_CFLAGS $QT_WAYLAND_CFLAGS"
+            QT_LIBS="$QT_LIBS $QT_WAYLAND_LIBS"
+            HAVE_QT_WINDOWING="yes"
+        ], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([Could not find Qt Wayland integration])])
+        if test "x$HAVE_QT_WINDOWING" = "xno"; then
+          AC_MSG_WARN([Could not find any Qt Windowing integration])
+          HAVE_QT="no"
+        fi
+        AC_SUBST([QT_CFLAGS])
+        AC_SUBST([QT_LIBS])
       fi
   ], [
       HAVE_QT="no"
diff --git a/ext/qt/qtitem.cc b/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
index 9e9e287518..6f2200079f 100644
--- a/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
+++ b/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.h>
 #endif
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WAYLAND
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WAYLAND && defined (HAVE_QT_WAYLAND)
 #include <gst/gl/wayland/gstgldisplay_wayland.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ QtGLVideoItem::onSceneGraphInitialized ()
           platform, gl_api);
   }
 #endif
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WAYLAND
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WAYLAND && defined (HAVE_QT_WAYLAND)
   if (GST_IS_GL_DISPLAY_WAYLAND (this->priv->display)) {
     platform = GST_GL_PLATFORM_EGL;
     gl_api = gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (platform, NULL, NULL);