diff --git a/cmake/FindQt5.cmake b/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
index 841e977fbfa..45e21e5dfd0 100644
--- a/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ foreach(comp IN LISTS Qt5_FIND_COMPONENTS)
 endforeach()
 
 set(Qt5_FOUND ${Qt6_FOUND})
+set(Qt5_VERSION ${Qt6_VERSION})
 
 foreach(tool qmake lrelease moc)
   if (TARGET Qt6::${tool} AND NOT TARGET Qt5::${tool})
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index af0c062c7be..cc8a731820e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ install(EXPORT QtCreator
 )
 
 file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/QtCreatorConfig.cmake "
+\# add module path for special FindQt5.cmake that considers Qt6 too
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH \${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-find_dependency(Qt5
+find_dependency(Qt5 ${IDE_QT_VERSION_MIN}
   COMPONENTS Concurrent Core Network PrintSupport Qml Quick QuickWidgets Sql REQUIRED
 )
 
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ file(COPY
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/QtCreatorDocumentation.cmake
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindQt5.cmake
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake
 )