diff --git a/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.cpp b/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.cpp
index 7c45eb202e..7f1e16b8f5 100644
--- a/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.cpp
+++ b/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.cpp
@@ -1,105 +1,123 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.h"
 
 #include <QClipboard>
 
 QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
 	m_Controls.setupUi(this);
+  #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
+    WarnQtVersionTooLow();
+  #else
+    m_Controls.labelIntensityProfileIsInvisibleWarning->setVisible(false);
+    m_Controls.checkBoxShowSubchart->setChecked(false);
+  #endif
 	CreateConnections();
 }
 
+
+
 void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::SetIntensityProfile(mitk::IntensityProfile::ConstPointer intensityProfile, const std::string& dataLabel)
 {
 	if (intensityProfile == nullptr)
 		return;
 
 	m_IntensityProfileList = mitk::CreateVectorFromIntensityProfile(intensityProfile);
 	if (m_IntensityProfileList.empty())
 		return;
 
 	m_Controls.chartWidget->AddData1D(m_IntensityProfileList, dataLabel);
 	m_Controls.chartWidget->SetChartType(dataLabel, QmitkChartWidget::ChartType::line);
 	m_Controls.chartWidget->SetXAxisLabel("Distance");
 	m_Controls.chartWidget->SetYAxisLabel("Intensity");
-	m_Controls.chartWidget->Show(m_Controls.checkBoxShowSubchart->isChecked());
-
+  #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
+    m_Controls.chartWidget->Show(m_Controls.checkBoxShowSubchart->isChecked());
+  #endif
 	SetGUIElementsEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::Reset()
 {
-	m_Controls.chartWidget->Clear();
+  #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
+    m_Controls.chartWidget->Clear();
+  #endif
 	SetGUIElementsEnabled(false);
 	m_IntensityProfileList.clear();
 }
 
 void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::CreateConnections()
 {
 	connect(m_Controls.checkBoxShowSubchart, &QCheckBox::clicked, this, &QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::OnShowSubchartCheckBoxChanged);
 	connect(m_Controls.buttonCopyToClipboard, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::OnClipboardButtonClicked);
 }
 
 void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::SetGUIElementsEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
 	this->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.groupBoxIntensityProfile->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.groupBoxPlot->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.buttonCopyToClipboard->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.checkBoxShowSubchart->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.chartWidget->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.labelIntensityProfileIsInvisibleWarning->setEnabled(enabled);
 	m_Controls.labelInfo->setEnabled(enabled);
 }
 
 std::vector<double> QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::ConvertIntensityProfileToVector(mitk::IntensityProfile::ConstPointer intensityProfile) const
 {
 	std::vector<double> intensityProfileList;
 	if (intensityProfile != nullptr)
 	{
 		auto end = intensityProfile->End();
 
 		for (auto it = intensityProfile->Begin(); it != end; ++it)
 		{
 			intensityProfileList.push_back(it.GetMeasurementVector()[0]);
 		}
 	}
 	return intensityProfileList;
 }
 
 void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::OnClipboardButtonClicked()
 {
 	if (m_IntensityProfileList.empty())
 		return;
 
 	QApplication::clipboard()->clear();
 
 	QString clipboard("Pixel \t Intensity\n");
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_IntensityProfileList.size(); i++)
 	{
 		clipboard = clipboard.append("%L1 \t %L2\n")
 			.arg(QString::number(i))
 			.arg(QString::number(m_IntensityProfileList.at(i)));
 	}
 	QApplication::clipboard()->setText(clipboard, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }
 
 void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::OnShowSubchartCheckBoxChanged()
 {
 	m_Controls.chartWidget->Show(m_Controls.checkBoxShowSubchart->isChecked());
 }
+void QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget::WarnQtVersionTooLow()
+{
+  m_Controls.labelIntensityProfileIsInvisibleWarning->setVisible(true);
+  m_Controls.labelIntensityProfileIsInvisibleWarning->setText("<font color = 'red'>Intensity profile is not visible because Qt 5.10 is required for MitkChart. You can use the button <i>Copy to Clipboard</i> below to retrieve values.< / font>");
+  m_Controls.groupBoxPlot->setVisible(false);
+  m_Controls.chartWidget->setVisible(false);
+}
diff --git a/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.h b/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.h
index 5844885f3e..cb248a62ba 100644
--- a/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.h
+++ b/Modules/ImageStatisticsUI/Qmitk/QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.h
@@ -1,63 +1,65 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 #ifndef QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget_H__INCLUDED
 #define QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget_H__INCLUDED
 
 //Qt
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include <MitkImageStatisticsUIExports.h>
 #include <ui_QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget.h>
 
 //mitk
 #include <mitkIntensityProfile.h>
 
 /**
 * \brief Widget for displaying intensity profiles.
 */
 
 class MITKIMAGESTATISTICSUI_EXPORT QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget : public QWidget
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
 	QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 	
 	void SetIntensityProfile(mitk::IntensityProfile::ConstPointer intensityProfile, const std::string& dataLabel);
 	/** \brief Clears the intensity profile and disables all GUI elements. */
 	void Reset();
 
 private:
 
 	void CreateConnections();
 
 	void SetGUIElementsEnabled(bool enabled);
 
 	std::vector<double> ConvertIntensityProfileToVector(mitk::IntensityProfile::ConstPointer intensityProfile) const;
 
 //slots
 	/** \brief  Saves the intensity profile to the clipboard. */
 	void OnClipboardButtonClicked();
 	/** \brief Shows / Hides the subchart. */
 	void OnShowSubchartCheckBoxChanged();
 
 private:
+  void WarnQtVersionTooLow();
+
 	Ui::QmitkIntensityProfileControls m_Controls;
 
 	std::vector<double> m_IntensityProfileList;
 };
 
 #endif //QmitkIntensityProfileVisualizationWidget_H__INCLUDED
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