diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e4f4c3d..95bf59db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 project(sqlitebrowser)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
+
+OPTION(USE_QT5 FALSE "Build with qt5")
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
@@ -11,10 +13,15 @@ set(QHEXEDIT_DIR libs/qhexedit)
 add_subdirectory(${ANTLR_DIR})
 add_subdirectory(${QHEXEDIT_DIR})
 
-find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui QtNetwork REQUIRED)
-
-include(${QT_USE_FILE})
-add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+if(USE_QT5)
+    find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+    set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+    set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+else()
+    find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui QtNetwork REQUIRED)
+    include(${QT_USE_FILE})
+    add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
 
 set(SQLB_HDR
 	src/gen_version.h
@@ -85,9 +92,14 @@ set(SQLB_RESOURCES
 	src/icons/icons.qrc
 )
 
-QT4_WRAP_CPP(SQLB_MOC ${SQLB_MOC_HDR})
-QT4_WRAP_UI(SQLB_FORM_HDR ${SQLB_FORMS})
-QT4_ADD_RESOURCES(SQLB_RESOURCES_RCC ${SQLB_RESOURCES})
+if(USE_QT5)
+    qt5_wrap_ui(SQLB_FORM_HDR ${SQLB_FORMS})
+    qt5_add_resources(SQLB_RESOURCES_RCC ${SQLB_RESOURCES})
+else()
+    QT4_WRAP_CPP(SQLB_MOC ${SQLB_MOC_HDR})
+    QT4_WRAP_UI(SQLB_FORM_HDR ${SQLB_FORMS})
+    QT4_ADD_RESOURCES(SQLB_RESOURCES_RCC ${SQLB_RESOURCES})
+endif()
 
 # get git version hash
 if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
@@ -128,6 +140,10 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ANTLR_DIR} ${QHEXEDIT_DIR} src
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SQLB_HDR} ${SQLB_SRC} ${SQLB_FORM_HDR} ${SQLB_MOC} ${SQLB_RESOURCES_RCC})
 
+if(USE_QT5)
+    qt5_use_modules(${PROJECT_NAME} Gui Widgets Network Test)
+    set(QT_LIBRARIES "")
+endif()
 add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} antlr qhexedit)
 
 link_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ANTLR_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${QHEXEDIT_DIR})
diff --git a/libs/qhexedit/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/qhexedit/CMakeLists.txt
index d637108a..cc85d751 100644
--- a/libs/qhexedit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/qhexedit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
 
-find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui REQUIRED)
-
-include(${QT_USE_FILE})
-add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+if(USE_QT5)
+    set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+    set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+    find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+else()
+    find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui REQUIRED)
+    include(${QT_USE_FILE})
+    add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
 
 set(QHEXEDIT_SRC
     src/commands.cpp
@@ -22,7 +27,13 @@ set(QHEXEDIT_MOC_HDR
 	src/qhexedit_p.h
 )
 
-QT4_WRAP_CPP(QHEXEDIT_MOC ${QHEXEDIT_MOC_HDR})
+if(NOT USE_QT5)
+    QT4_WRAP_CPP(QHEXEDIT_MOC ${QHEXEDIT_MOC_HDR})
+endif()
 
 add_library(qhexedit ${QHEXEDIT_SRC} ${QHEXEDIT_HDR} ${QHEXEDIT_MOC})
 
+if(USE_QT5)
+    qt5_use_modules(qhexedit Widgets)
+endif()
+
diff --git a/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit.h b/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit.h
index 484dc5a0..5e8617e3 100644
--- a/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit.h
+++ b/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit.h
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #define QHEXEDIT_H
 
 #include <QtGui>
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+    #include <QtWidgets>
+#endif
 #include "qhexedit_p.h"
 
 /** \mainpage
diff --git a/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.cpp b/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.cpp
index 1401cf3b..b1a4352b 100644
--- a/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.cpp
+++ b/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #include <QtGui>
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+    #include <QtWidgets>
+#endif
 
 #include "qhexedit_p.h"
 #include "commands.h"
diff --git a/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.h b/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.h
index 138139b9..ba192b09 100644
--- a/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.h
+++ b/libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit_p.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 
 #include <QtGui>
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+    #include <QtWidgets>
+#endif
 #include "xbytearray.h"
 
 class QHexEditPrivate : public QWidget
diff --git a/src/FilterTableHeader.cpp b/src/FilterTableHeader.cpp
index 87a18b44..c183e416 100644
--- a/src/FilterTableHeader.cpp
+++ b/src/FilterTableHeader.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ FilterTableHeader::FilterTableHeader(QTableView* parent) :
     QHeaderView(Qt::Horizontal, parent)
 {
     // Activate the click signals to allow sorting
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+    setSectionsClickable(true);
+#else
     setClickable(true);
+#endif
 
     // Do some connects: Basically just resize and reposition the input widgets whenever anything changes
     connect(this, SIGNAL(sectionResized(int,int,int)), this, SLOT(adjustPositions()));
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 731d3417..1af4177a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
     a.setApplicationName("SQLite Database Browser");
 
     // Set character encoding to UTF8
-    QTextCodec::setCodecForTr(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
     QTextCodec::setCodecForLocale(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
+#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
+    QTextCodec::setCodecForTr(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
     QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
+#endif
 
     // Enable translation
     QTranslator translator;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bee3804..6a3a1369 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 project(sqlb-unittests)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
 
+OPTION(USE_QT5 FALSE "Build with qt5")
+
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
 endif()
@@ -8,10 +10,15 @@ endif()
 set(ANTLR_DIR ../libs/antlr-2.7.7)
 add_subdirectory(${ANTLR_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/antlr)
 
-find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtTest REQUIRED)
-
-include(${QT_USE_FILE})
-add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+if(USE_QT5)
+    find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+    set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+    set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+else()
+    find_package(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtTest REQUIRED)
+    include(${QT_USE_FILE})
+    add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
 
 set(SQLB_SRC
 	../src/sqlitetypes.cpp
@@ -28,11 +35,19 @@ set(SQLB_HDR
 set(SQLB_MOC_HDR
 	../src/tests/testsqlobjects.h)
 
-QT4_WRAP_CPP(SQLB_MOC ${SQLB_MOC_HDR})
+if(NOT USE_QT5)
+    QT4_WRAP_CPP(SQLB_MOC ${SQLB_MOC_HDR})
+endif()
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ANTLR_DIR})
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SQLB_MOC} ${SQLB_HDR} ${SQLB_SRC})
+
+if(USE_QT5)
+    qt5_use_modules(${PROJECT_NAME} Test)
+    set(QT_LIBRARIES "")
+endif()
+
 add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} antlr)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} antlr ${QT_LIBRARIES})