diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/CMakeLists.txt b/src/musredit_qt5/CMakeLists.txt
index fbd93886..68acc1a6 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#--- musredit for Qt > 5.0 ----------------------------------------------------
+#--- musredit_qt5 for Qt > 5.0 ------------------------------------------------
 
 message("debug> will eventually deal with Qt > 5.0 musredit, musrStep, musrWiz, ...")
 
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/musrfit-info.h
 )
 
-#add_subdirectory(musredit)
+#--- set Qt specific cmake variables ------------------------------------------
+#--- instruct cmake to run moc automatically when needed
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+#--- create code from a list of Qt designer ui files
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+
+add_subdirectory(musredit)
 #add_subdirectory(musrStep)
 #add_subdirectory(musrWiz)
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80aa3e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#--- musredit for Qt > 5.0 ----------------------------------------------------
+
+message("debug> will deal with the build of musredit (Qt 5)")
+
+#--- check if Qt5WebEngine or Qt5WebKit is present ----------------------------
+find_package(Qt5WebEngine QUIET)
+find_package(Qt5WebKit QUIET)
+
+if (Qt5WebEngine_FOUND)
+  message("debug> Qt5WebEngine is present.")
+elseif (Qt5WebKit_FOUND)
+  message("debug> Qt5WebKit is present.")
+else (Qt5WebEngine_FOUND)
+  message("debug> Neither Qt5WebEngine nor Qt5WebKit found.")
+endif (Qt5WebEngine_FOUND)