diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 48770a54831..1282fe62067 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ include(FeatureSummary)
 include(QtCreatorIDEBranding)
 include(QtCreatorTranslations)
 include(QtCreatorDocumentation)
+include(QtCreatorAPI)
 
 set(IDE_REVISION FALSE CACHE BOOL "Marks the presence of IDE revision string.")
 set(IDE_REVISION_STR "" CACHE STRING "The IDE revision string.")
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ if (WITH_TESTS)
 endif()
 
 find_package(Qt5
+  ${IDE_QT_VERSION_MIN}
   COMPONENTS Concurrent Core Gui Network PrintSupport Qml Quick
     QuickWidgets Sql Widgets Xml ${QT_TEST_COMPONENT}
   REQUIRED
@@ -85,8 +87,6 @@ if (APPLE)
   find_library(FWWebKit WebKit)
 endif()
 
-include(QtCreatorAPI)
-
 if (WITH_TESTS)
   enable_testing()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/FindQt5.cmake b/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
index 304c3fc07d3..841e977fbfa 100644
--- a/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ if (Qt5_FIND_COMPONENTS)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-find_package(Qt6 CONFIG COMPONENTS Core QUIET)
+find_package(Qt6 ${Qt5_FIND_VERSION} CONFIG COMPONENTS Core QUIET)
 if (NOT Qt6_FOUND)
-  find_package(Qt5 CONFIG ${__arguments} ${Qt5_FIND_COMPONENTS})
+  find_package(Qt5 ${Qt5_FIND_VERSION} CONFIG ${__arguments} ${Qt5_FIND_COMPONENTS})
 
   # Remove Qt6 from the not found packages in Qt5 mode
   get_property(not_found_packages GLOBAL PROPERTY "PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND")
diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
index 4ba26250a3f..bde06c3e476 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ if(QT_CREATOR_API_DEFINED)
 endif()
 set(QT_CREATOR_API_DEFINED TRUE)
 
+set(IDE_QT_VERSION_MIN "5.14.0")
+
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake)
 
 set(IDE_APP_PATH "${_IDE_APP_PATH}")                    # The target path of the IDE application (relative to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX).