diff --git a/Examples/BlueBerryExampleLauncher/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/BlueBerryExampleLauncher/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cd2b7188d..3ce31cf4e1 100644
--- a/Examples/BlueBerryExampleLauncher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Examples/BlueBerryExampleLauncher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,85 +1,93 @@
 project(BlueBerryExampleLauncher)
 
 set(_source_files
   BlueBerryExampleLauncher.cpp
   BlueBerryExampleLauncherDialog.cpp
 )
 
 set(_source_moc_h_files
   BlueBerryExampleLauncherDialog.h
 )
 
 set(_source_ui_files
   BlueBerryExampleLauncherDialog.ui
 )
 
 # this is a workaround for Visual Studio. The relative include paths in the generated
 # moc files can get very long and can't be resolved by the MSVC compiler.
 foreach(_moc_src ${_source_moc_h_files})
-  qt4_wrap_cpp(_source_files ${_moc_src} OPTIONS -f${_moc_src})
+  if (DESIRED_QT_VERSION MATCHES "5")
+    qt5_wrap_cpp(_source_files ${_moc_src} OPTIONS -f${_moc_src})
+  else()
+    qt4_wrap_cpp(_source_files ${_moc_src} OPTIONS -f${_moc_src})
+  endif()
 endforeach()
 
-qt4_wrap_ui(_source_files ${_source_ui_files})
+if (DESIRED_QT_VERSION MATCHES "5")
+  qt5_wrap_ui(_source_files ${_source_ui_files})
+else()
+  qt4_wrap_ui(_source_files ${_source_ui_files})
+endif()
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
                     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
                    )
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create provisioning files
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set(_plugins_for_all_demos
   org.blueberry.compat
 )
 
 file(GLOB _demo_configurations Configurations/*.cmake)
 
 set(ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGINS ${_plugins_for_all_demos})
 foreach(_demo_config_file ${_demo_configurations})
   set(REQUIRED_PLUGINS )
   set(DESCRIPTION )
   include(${_demo_config_file})
   get_filename_component(_name ${_demo_config_file} NAME_WE)
   FunctionCreateProvisioningFile(FILE ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${PROJECT_NAME}_${_name}.provisioning
                                  PLUGINS ${REQUIRED_PLUGINS} ${_plugins_for_all_demos}
                                  NO_INSTALL
                                 )
   if(DESCRIPTION)
     configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/BlueBerryExampleDescription.txt
                    ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${PROJECT_NAME}_${_name}.txt @ONLY)
   endif()
   list(APPEND ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGINS ${REQUIRED_PLUGINS})
 endforeach()
 
 list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGINS)
 set(ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGIN_TARGETS )
 foreach(req_plugin ${ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGINS})
   string(REPLACE "." "_" _plugin_target ${req_plugin})
   if(TARGET ${_plugin_target})
     list(APPEND ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGIN_TARGETS ${_plugin_target})
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create the example launcher
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 FunctionCreateBlueBerryApplication(
   NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}
   DESCRIPTION "MITK Application Framework Demo"
   SOURCES ${_source_files}
 #  PLUGINS ${ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGIN_TARGETS}
   NO_PROVISIONING
   NO_INSTALL
   SHOW_CONSOLE
 )
-mitk_use_modules(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PACKAGES Qt4|QtGui)
+mitk_use_modules(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PACKAGES Qt4|QtGui Qt5|Widgets)
 
 add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${ALL_REQUIRED_PLUGIN_TARGETS})
 
 # subproject support
 set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
 foreach(subproject ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
   add_dependencies(${subproject} ${PROJECT_NAME})
 endforeach()
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.cpp
index dc35d5ddc5..4eda975a56 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,48 +1,49 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.h"
 
 #include "DicomView.h"
 #include "SimpleRenderWindowView.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 ctkPluginContext* org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator::PluginContext = 0;
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(DicomView, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(SimpleRenderWindowView, context)
   PluginContext = context;
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 
   PluginContext = 0;
 }
 
 ctkPluginContext* org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator::GetPluginContext()
 {
   return PluginContext;
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views, org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator)
-
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views, org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator)
+#endif
 
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.h
index 5f84e99346..576c37adcf 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator.h
@@ -1,44 +1,47 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class ctkPluginContext;
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
   static ctkPluginContext* GetPluginContext();
 
 private:
 
   static ctkPluginContext* PluginContext;
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_views_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.cpp
index 518103ebb2..2a48532fa0 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,50 +1,51 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.h"
 
 #include "CustomViewer.h"
 #include "ViewerPerspective.h"
 #include "DicomPerspective.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 ctkPluginContext* org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator::PluginContext = 0;
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(CustomViewer, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ViewerPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(DicomPerspective, context)
   PluginContext = context;
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 
   PluginContext = 0;
 }
 
 ctkPluginContext* org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator::GetPluginContext()
 {
   return PluginContext;
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer, org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator)
-
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer, org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator)
+#endif
 
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.h
index 22dd6970c1..27a2b0e9c8 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator.h
@@ -1,44 +1,47 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class ctkPluginContext;
 
 // //! [PluginActivatorHeader]
 class org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator : public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
   static ctkPluginContext* GetPluginContext();
 
 private:
 
   static ctkPluginContext* PluginContext;
 
 };
 // //! [PluginActivatorHeader]
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_customviewer_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.cpp
index e44ad74007..1c8b726083 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,35 +1,38 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.h"
 
 #include "ChangeTextToLowerCase.h"
 #include "ChangeTextToUpperCase.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ChangeTextToLowerCase, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ChangeTextToUpperCase, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution, org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution, org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator)
+#endif
+
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.h
index 6cd46f0ada..263fb1264b 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator.h
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointcontribution_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.cpp
index f9edf73097..b28cd9175a 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,44 +1,46 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.h"
 
 #include "ExtensionPointDefinition.h"
 #include "MinimalPerspective.h"
 #include "MinimalView.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ExtensionPointDefinition, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(MinimalPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(MinimalView, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
 ChangeTextRegistry* org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator::getChangeTextRegistry()
 {
   static ChangeTextRegistry registry;
   return &registry;
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition, org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition, org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.h
index 52a9660365..0cf1942db2 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator.h
@@ -1,43 +1,46 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 #include "ChangeTextRegistry.h"
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
   /**
   * Get the Registry (for extensions).
   */
   static ChangeTextRegistry* getChangeTextRegistry();
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_extensionpointdefinition_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
index 7c4b40697a..42c32ff086 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
@@ -1,50 +1,52 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "mitkPluginActivator.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 
 #include "src/internal/colourimageprocessing/QmitkColourImageProcessingView.h"
 #include "src/internal/isosurface/QmitkIsoSurface.h"
 #include "src/internal/simpleexample/QmitkSimpleExampleView.h"
 #include "src/internal/simplemeasurement/QmitkSimpleMeasurement.h"
 #include "src/internal/viewinitialization/QmitkViewInitializationView.h"
 #include "src/internal/volumetry/QmitkVolumetryView.h"
 #include "src/internal/surfaceutilities/QmitkSurfaceUtilities.h"
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 void PluginActivator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
 
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkColourImageProcessingView, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkIsoSurface, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkSimpleExampleView, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkSimpleMeasurement, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkViewInitializationView, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkVolumetryView, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkSurfaceUtilities, context)
 }
 
 void PluginActivator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_gui_qt_examples, mitk::PluginActivator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_gui_qt_examples, mitk::PluginActivator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
index 489bd853ca..5dd5940465 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.imaging/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
@@ -1,40 +1,43 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 MITKPLUGINACTIVATOR_H
 #define MITKPLUGINACTIVATOR_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 #include <mitkExportMacros.h>
 
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 class MITK_LOCAL PluginActivator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_gui_qt_examples")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 }; // PluginActivator
 
 }
 
 #endif // MITKPLUGINACTIVATOR_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.cpp
index 1ffd94fc04..016215472c 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.h"
 
 #include "MinimalApplication.h"
 #include "MinimalPerspective.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(MinimalApplication, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(MinimalPerspective, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication, org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication, org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.h
index d1e5c6ce75..4ce677fcd2 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator.h
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_minimalapplication_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.cpp
index a071e49572..a1b6e034ff 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,42 +1,44 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.h"
 
 #include "MultiplePerspectives.h"
 #include "MinimalPerspective.h"
 #include "ExtendedPerspective.h"
 #include "EmptyView1.h"
 #include "EmptyView2.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(MultiplePerspectives, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(MinimalPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ExtendedPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(EmptyView1, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(EmptyView2, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives, org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives, org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.h
index ed1f4df078..7ee1d5272b 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator.h
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_multipleperspectives_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
index 86724180cb..bb64d5ec02 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.cpp
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "mitkPluginActivator.h"
 
 #include "src/internal/videoplayer/QmitkVideoPlayer.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 namespace mitk {
 
   void PluginActivator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
   {
     BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkVideoPlayer, context)
   }
 
   void PluginActivator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
   {
     Q_UNUSED(context)
   }
 
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_gui_qt_examplesopencv, mitk::PluginActivator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_gui_qt_examplesopencv, mitk::PluginActivator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
index b96fd0fb6e..bb961625ce 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
@@ -1,40 +1,43 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 MITKPLUGINACTIVATOR_H
 #define MITKPLUGINACTIVATOR_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 #include <mitkExportMacros.h>
 
 
 namespace mitk {
 
   class MITK_LOCAL PluginActivator :
     public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
   {
     Q_OBJECT
-      Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_gui_qt_examplesopencv")
+#endif
+    Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
   public:
 
     void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
     void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
   }; // PluginActivator
 
 }
 
 #endif // MITKPLUGINACTIVATOR_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.cpp
index a0d3863e2e..d7bd9aae63 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 #include "QmitkRegionGrowingView.h"
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkRegionGrowingView, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
 }
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing, mitk::org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing, mitk::org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.h
index 29d561d6f5..37f5aeef32 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator.h
@@ -1,40 +1,43 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator_h
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator_h
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 }; // org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator
 
 }
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_regiongrowing_Activator_h
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.cpp
index 6dbb8b0ae1..65547f0103 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.h"
 
 #include "ListenerViewMitk.h"
 #include "SelectionViewMitk.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ListenerViewMitk, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(SelectionViewMitk, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views, org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views, org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.h
index fc8d45039c..ad4f34297b 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator.h
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_views_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.cpp
index dd9ce20696..1c25e30bce 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.h"
 
 #include "SelectionServiceMitk.h"
 #include "ExtendedPerspective.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(SelectionServiceMitk, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ExtendedPerspective, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk, org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk, org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.h
index e1f807d2ee..eeea2518ca 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator.h
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_selectionservicemitk_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.cpp b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.cpp
index 440edb3ab4..33ac2db633 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.cpp
@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.h"
 
 #include "SelectionServiceQt.h"
 #include "ExtendedPerspective.h"
 #include "ListenerView.h"
 #include "SelectionView.h"
 
 #include <QtPlugin>
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(SelectionServiceQt, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ExtendedPerspective, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(ListenerView, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(SelectionView, context)
 }
 
 void org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 }
 
 
-Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt, org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator)
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt, org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator)
+#endif
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.h b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.h
index 63661b8979..a4a00cf7cb 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.h
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt/src/internal/org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator.h
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator_H
 #define org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator_H
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
 class org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator :
   public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt")
+#endif
   Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
 public:
 
   void start(ctkPluginContext* context);
   void stop(ctkPluginContext* context);
 
 };
 
 #endif // org_mitk_example_gui_selectionserviceqt_Activator_H
diff --git a/Examples/QuickRender/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/QuickRender/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bc5f675a0..ab2111efc6 100644
--- a/Examples/QuickRender/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Examples/QuickRender/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 project(QuickRender)
 find_package(MITK REQUIRED)
 
-mitk_create_executable(DEPENDS MitkQmlItems)
+mitk_create_executable(DEPENDS MitkQmlItems MitkLegacyIO)