diff --git a/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake b/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake
index 5ef26de..c69f868 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake
@@ -82,13 +82,22 @@ macro (use_qt_module)
 
     # find and use plugins
     foreach (PLUGIN ${ARGS_PLUGINS})
-        if (NOT TARGET "${ARGS_PREFIX}::Q${PLUGIN}Plugin")
+        set(PLUGIN_TARGET "${ARGS_PREFIX}::Q${PLUGIN}Plugin")
+        if (NOT TARGET "${PLUGIN_TARGET}")
             find_package("${ARGS_PREFIX}${ARGS_MODULE}" "${META_QT5_VERSION}" REQUIRED)
         endif ()
-        if (NOT TARGET "${ARGS_PREFIX}::Q${PLUGIN}Plugin")
+        if (NOT TARGET "${PLUGIN_TARGET}" AND PLUGIN MATCHES "Svg.*" AND ARGS_MODULE STREQUAL "Svg")
+            # look for Svg plugins within the Gui module's directory as well
+            find_package("${ARGS_PREFIX}Gui" "${META_QT5_VERSION}" REQUIRED)
+            set(PLUGIN_CONFIG "${${ARGS_PREFIX}Gui_DIR}/${ARGS_PREFIX}Q${PLUGIN}PluginConfig.cmake")
+            if (EXISTS "${PLUGIN_CONFIG}")
+                include("${PLUGIN_CONFIG}")
+            endif ()
+        endif ()
+        if (NOT TARGET "${PLUGIN_TARGET}")
             message(FATAL_ERROR "The ${ARGS_PREFIX}${ARGS_MODULE} package does not provide the target ${ARGS_PREFIX}::Q${PLUGIN}Plugin.")
         endif ()
-        if ("${ARGS_PREFIX}::Q${PLUGIN}Plugin" IN_LIST "${ARGS_LIBRARIES_VARIABLE}")
+        if ("${PLUGIN_TARGET}" IN_LIST "${ARGS_LIBRARIES_VARIABLE}")
             continue()
         endif ()
         set("${ARGS_LIBRARIES_VARIABLE}" "${${ARGS_LIBRARIES_VARIABLE}};${ARGS_PREFIX}::Q${PLUGIN}Plugin")