diff --git a/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs b/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
index cfcd31a9bb7..658362f87f3 100644
--- a/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
+++ b/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ Module {
     property string ide_qbs_imports_path: ide_qbs_resources_path + "/imports"
     property string ide_shared_sources_path: "src/shared"
 
+    property string litehtmlInstallDir: Environment.getEnv("LITEHTML_INSTALL_DIR")
+
     property bool make_dev_package: false
 
     // Will be replaced when creating modules from products
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/help.qbs b/src/plugins/help/help.qbs
index d7dde195bbc..e1268e729d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/help.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/help/help.qbs
@@ -1,76 +1,96 @@
 import qbs 1.0
 
-QtcPlugin {
+Project {
     name: "Help"
 
-    Depends { name: "Qt"; submodules: ["help", "network", "sql"]; }
-    Depends { name: "Qt.printsupport" }
-    Depends { name: "Qt.webenginewidgets"; required: false }
+    references: "qlitehtml"
 
-    Depends { name: "Aggregation" }
-    Depends { name: "Utils" }
+    QtcPlugin {
+        name: "Help"
 
-    Depends { name: "Core" }
-    Depends { name: "ProjectExplorer" }
+        Depends { name: "Qt"; submodules: ["help", "network", "sql"]; }
+        Depends { name: "Qt.printsupport" }
+        Depends { name: "Qt.webenginewidgets"; required: false }
 
-    Depends { name: "app_version_header" }
+        Depends { name: "Aggregation" }
+        Depends { name: "Utils" }
 
-    cpp.defines: {
-        var defines = base.concat(["QT_CLUCENE_SUPPORT"]);
-        if (Qt.webenginewidgets.present)
-            defines.push("QTC_WEBENGINE_HELPVIEWER");
-        return defines;
-    }
+        Depends { name: "Core" }
+        Depends { name: "ProjectExplorer" }
 
-    // We include headers from src/shared/help, and their sources include headers from here...
-    cpp.includePaths: base.concat([sharedSources.prefix, path])
+        Depends { name: "app_version_header" }
 
-    Group {
-        name: "Sources"
-        files: [
-            "docsettingspage.cpp", "docsettingspage.h", "docsettingspage.ui",
-            "filtersettingspage.cpp", "filtersettingspage.h", "filtersettingspage.ui",
-            "generalsettingspage.cpp", "generalsettingspage.h", "generalsettingspage.ui",
-            "help.qrc",
-            "helpconstants.h",
-            "helpfindsupport.cpp", "helpfindsupport.h",
-            "helpindexfilter.cpp", "helpindexfilter.h",
-            "helpmanager.cpp", "helpmanager.h",
-            "helpmode.cpp", "helpmode.h",
-            "helpplugin.cpp", "helpplugin.h",
-            "helpviewer.cpp", "helpviewer.h",
-            "helpwidget.cpp", "helpwidget.h",
-            "localhelpmanager.cpp", "localhelpmanager.h",
-            "openpagesmanager.cpp", "openpagesmanager.h",
-            "openpagesswitcher.cpp", "openpagesswitcher.h",
-            "openpageswidget.cpp", "openpageswidget.h",
-            "searchtaskhandler.cpp", "searchtaskhandler.h",
-            "searchwidget.cpp", "searchwidget.h",
-            "textbrowserhelpviewer.cpp", "textbrowserhelpviewer.h",
-            "xbelsupport.cpp", "xbelsupport.h",
-        ]
-    }
+        Depends { name: "qlitehtml"; required: false }
 
-    Group {
-        name: "WebEngine Sources"
-        condition: Qt.webenginewidgets.present
-        files: [
-            "webenginehelpviewer.cpp", "webenginehelpviewer.h"
-        ]
-    }
+        cpp.defines: {
+            var defines = base.concat(["QT_CLUCENE_SUPPORT"]);
+            if (Qt.webenginewidgets.present)
+                defines.push("QTC_WEBENGINE_HELPVIEWER");
+            if (qlitehtml.present)
+                defines.push("QTC_LITEHTML_HELPVIEWER")
+            return defines;
+        }
 
-    Group {
-        id: sharedSources
-        name: "Shared Sources"
-        prefix: project.sharedSourcesDir + "/help/"
-        files: [
-            "bookmarkdialog.ui",
-            "bookmarkmanager.cpp", "bookmarkmanager.h",
-            "contentwindow.cpp", "contentwindow.h",
-            "filternamedialog.cpp", "filternamedialog.h", "filternamedialog.ui",
-            "helpicons.h",
-            "indexwindow.cpp", "indexwindow.h",
-            "topicchooser.cpp", "topicchooser.h", "topicchooser.ui",
-        ]
+        // We include headers from src/shared/help, and their sources include headers from here...
+        cpp.includePaths: base.concat([sharedSources.prefix, path])
+
+        Group {
+            name: "Sources"
+            files: [
+                "docsettingspage.cpp", "docsettingspage.h", "docsettingspage.ui",
+                "filtersettingspage.cpp", "filtersettingspage.h", "filtersettingspage.ui",
+                "generalsettingspage.cpp", "generalsettingspage.h", "generalsettingspage.ui",
+                "help.qrc",
+                "helpconstants.h",
+                "helpfindsupport.cpp", "helpfindsupport.h",
+                "helpindexfilter.cpp", "helpindexfilter.h",
+                "helpmanager.cpp", "helpmanager.h",
+                "helpmode.cpp", "helpmode.h",
+                "helpplugin.cpp", "helpplugin.h",
+                "helpviewer.cpp", "helpviewer.h",
+                "helpwidget.cpp", "helpwidget.h",
+                "localhelpmanager.cpp", "localhelpmanager.h",
+                "openpagesmanager.cpp", "openpagesmanager.h",
+                "openpagesswitcher.cpp", "openpagesswitcher.h",
+                "openpageswidget.cpp", "openpageswidget.h",
+                "searchtaskhandler.cpp", "searchtaskhandler.h",
+                "searchwidget.cpp", "searchwidget.h",
+                "textbrowserhelpviewer.cpp", "textbrowserhelpviewer.h",
+                "xbelsupport.cpp", "xbelsupport.h",
+            ]
+        }
+
+        Group {
+            name: "WebEngine Sources"
+            condition: Qt.webenginewidgets.present
+            files: [
+                "webenginehelpviewer.cpp", "webenginehelpviewer.h"
+            ]
+        }
+
+        Group {
+            name: "litehtml-specific sources"
+            condition: qlitehtml.present
+            cpp.warningLevel: "none"
+            files: [
+                "litehtmlhelpviewer.cpp",
+                "litehtmlhelpviewer.h",
+            ]
+        }
+
+        Group {
+            id: sharedSources
+            name: "Shared Sources"
+            prefix: project.sharedSourcesDir + "/help/"
+            files: [
+                "bookmarkdialog.ui",
+                "bookmarkmanager.cpp", "bookmarkmanager.h",
+                "contentwindow.cpp", "contentwindow.h",
+                "filternamedialog.cpp", "filternamedialog.h", "filternamedialog.ui",
+                "helpicons.h",
+                "indexwindow.cpp", "indexwindow.h",
+                "topicchooser.cpp", "topicchooser.h", "topicchooser.ui",
+            ]
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtml.qbs b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtml.qbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3c74e182e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/help/qlitehtml/qlitehtml.qbs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+import qbs.File
+import qbs.FileInfo
+
+Product {
+    type: buildLib ? ["staticlibrary"] : undefined
+
+    Depends { name: "cpp" }
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
+
+    property bool useExternalLib: qtc.litehtmlInstallDir
+    property bool buildLib: !useExternalLib && File.exists(path + "/litehtml/CMakeLists.txt")
+    condition: useExternalLib || buildLib
+
+    property string gumboSrcDir: path + "/litehtml/src/gumbo"
+    property string gumboHeaderDir: gumboSrcDir + "/include/gumbo"
+    property string litehtmlHeaderDir: path + "/litehtml/include/litehtml"
+    property string mainHeaderDir: litehtmlHeaderDir + '/..'
+    property stringList sharedDefines: qbs.targetOS.contains("windows") ? ["LITEHTML_UTF8"] : []
+
+    cpp.defines: sharedDefines
+    cpp.includePaths: {
+        var paths = [gumboHeaderDir, gumboHeaderDir + '/..', litehtmlHeaderDir, mainHeaderDir];
+        if (qbs.targetOS.contains("windows"))
+            paths.push(gumboSrcDir + "/visualc/include");
+        return paths;
+    }
+    cpp.optimization: "fast"
+    cpp.warningLevel: "none"
+
+    Export {
+        Depends { name: "cpp" }
+        Group {
+            name: "litehtml/Qt glue"
+            cpp.warningLevel: "none"
+            files: [
+                "container_qpainter.cpp",
+                "container_qpainter.h",
+                "qlitehtmlwidget.cpp",
+                "qlitehtmlwidget.h",
+            ]
+        }
+
+        Properties {
+            condition: product.useExternalLib
+            cpp.dynamicLibraries: ["litehtml", "gumbo"]
+            cpp.includePaths: [
+                FileInfo.joinPaths(qtc.litehtmlInstallDir, "include"),
+                FileInfo.joinPaths(qtc.litehtmlInstallDir, "include", "litehtml"),
+            ]
+            cpp.libraryPaths: FileInfo.joinPaths(qtc.litehtmlInstallDir, "lib")
+        }
+        Properties {
+            condition: product.buildLib
+            cpp.defines: product.sharedDefines
+            cpp.includePaths: [product.mainHeaderDir, path]
+        }
+    }
+
+    Group {
+        condition: buildLib
+        name: "gumbo sources"
+        prefix: gumboSrcDir + '/'
+        files: [
+            "attribute.c",
+            "char_ref.c",
+            "error.c",
+            "parser.c",
+            "string_buffer.c",
+            "string_piece.c",
+            "tag.c",
+            "tokenizer.c",
+            "utf8.c",
+            "util.c",
+            "vector.c",
+        ]
+    }
+
+    Group {
+        condition: buildLib
+        name: "gumbo headers"
+        prefix: gumboHeaderDir + '/'
+        files: [
+            "../gumbo.h",
+            "attribute.h",
+            "char_ref.h",
+            "error.h",
+            "insertion_mode.h",
+            "parser.h",
+            "string_buffer.h",
+            "string_piece.h",
+            "tag_enum.h",
+            "tag_gperf.h",
+            "tag_sizes.h",
+            "tag_strings.h",
+            "token_type.h",
+            "tokenizer.h",
+            "tokenizer_states.h",
+            "utf8.h",
+            "util.h",
+            "vector.h",
+        ]
+
+        Group {
+            name: "gumbo Windows headers"
+            condition: qbs.targetOS.contains("windows")
+            files: "../visualc/include/strings.h"
+        }
+    }
+
+    Group {
+        condition: buildLib
+        name: "litehtml sources"
+        prefix: "litehtml/src/"
+        files: [
+            "background.cpp",
+            "box.cpp",
+            "context.cpp",
+            "css_length.cpp",
+            "css_selector.cpp",
+            "document.cpp",
+            "el_anchor.cpp",
+            "el_base.cpp",
+            "el_before_after.cpp",
+            "el_body.cpp",
+            "el_break.cpp",
+            "el_cdata.cpp",
+            "el_comment.cpp",
+            "el_div.cpp",
+            "element.cpp",
+            "el_font.cpp",
+            "el_image.cpp",
+            "el_link.cpp",
+            "el_para.cpp",
+            "el_script.cpp",
+            "el_space.cpp",
+            "el_style.cpp",
+            "el_table.cpp",
+            "el_td.cpp",
+            "el_text.cpp",
+            "el_title.cpp",
+            "el_tr.cpp",
+            "html.cpp",
+            "html_tag.cpp",
+            "iterators.cpp",
+            "media_query.cpp",
+            "style.cpp",
+            "stylesheet.cpp",
+            "table.cpp",
+            "utf8_strings.cpp",
+            "web_color.cpp",
+        ]
+    }
+
+    Group {
+        condition: buildLib
+        name: "litehtml headers"
+        prefix: litehtmlHeaderDir + '/'
+        files: [
+            "../litehtml.h",
+            "attributes.h",
+            "background.h",
+            "borders.h",
+            "box.h",
+            "context.h",
+            "css_length.h",
+            "css_margins.h",
+            "css_offsets.h",
+            "css_position.h",
+            "css_selector.h",
+            "document.h",
+            "el_anchor.h",
+            "el_base.h",
+            "el_before_after.h",
+            "el_body.h",
+            "el_break.h",
+            "el_cdata.h",
+            "el_comment.h",
+            "el_div.h",
+            "el_font.h",
+            "el_image.h",
+            "el_link.h",
+            "el_para.h",
+            "el_script.h",
+            "el_space.h",
+            "el_style.h",
+            "el_table.h",
+            "el_td.h",
+            "el_text.h",
+            "el_title.h",
+            "el_tr.h",
+            "element.h",
+            "html.h",
+            "html_tag.h",
+            "iterators.h",
+            "media_query.h",
+            "os_types.h",
+            "style.h",
+            "stylesheet.h",
+            "table.h",
+            "types.h",
+            "utf8_strings.h",
+            "web_color.h",
+        ]
+    }
+}