diff --git a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/CMakeLists.txt b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/CMakeLists.txt
index 7839a577ed..04bcee61f1 100644
--- a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 project($(plugin-target))
 
+if(MITK_USE_Qt5)
+  find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
   EXPORT_DIRECTIVE $(plugin-export-directive)
   EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
   MODULE_DEPENDS MitkQtWidgetsExt
 )