diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 332fdd27aa..d963355066 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ option(BUILD_IFCVIEWER "Build IfcViewer, a high-performance IFC viewer" OFF) # R
 option(BUILD_IFCVIEWER_TESTS "Build unit tests for IfcViewer (fetches Catch2 v3)" OFF)
 option(BUILD_PACKAGE "" OFF)
 
+option(
+    IFCOPENSHELL_DEPLOY_QT_RUNTIME
+    "Deploy Qt runtime dependencies for installed Qt applications."
+    ON
+)
+option(
+    IFCOPENSHELL_DEPLOY_QT_TRANSLATIONS
+    "Deploy Qt translation catalogs with installed Qt applications."
+    OFF
+)
+
 option(WITH_OPENCASCADE "Enable geometry interpretation using Open CASCADE" ON)
 option(WITH_CGAL "Enable geometry interpretation using CGAL" ON)
 option(WITH_MANIFOLD "Enable geometry interpretation using Manifold" OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/utilities.cmake b/cmake/utilities.cmake
index 71183daa84..fc8f505c9b 100644
--- a/cmake/utilities.cmake
+++ b/cmake/utilities.cmake
@@ -69,6 +69,47 @@ function(ifcopenshell_wasm_plugin_link_options TARGET REGISTRATION_SYMBOL)
     endforeach()
 endfunction()
 
+function(ifcopenshell_deploy_qt_runtime TARGET)
+    if(NOT IFCOPENSHELL_DEPLOY_QT_RUNTIME)
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT TARGET ${TARGET})
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot deploy Qt runtime for unknown target '${TARGET}'.")
+    endif()
+
+    get_target_property(target_type ${TARGET} TYPE)
+    if(NOT target_type STREQUAL "EXECUTABLE")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Qt runtime deployment target '${TARGET}' is not an executable.")
+    endif()
+
+    set(deploy_args
+        TARGET ${TARGET}
+        OUTPUT_SCRIPT deploy_script
+        NO_UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORM_ERROR
+    )
+
+    if(NOT IFCOPENSHELL_DEPLOY_QT_TRANSLATIONS)
+        list(APPEND deploy_args NO_TRANSLATIONS)
+    endif()
+
+    list(APPEND deploy_args ${ARGN})
+
+    if(COMMAND qt_generate_deploy_app_script)
+        qt_generate_deploy_app_script(${deploy_args})
+    elseif(COMMAND qt6_generate_deploy_app_script)
+        qt6_generate_deploy_app_script(${deploy_args})
+    else()
+        message(WARNING
+            "Qt runtime deployment requested for '${TARGET}', but this Qt version "
+            "does not provide qt_generate_deploy_app_script()."
+        )
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    install(SCRIPT ${deploy_script})
+endfunction()
+
 # Get a list of all OPTION flags from the CMakeLists.txt and store in an output LIST
 function(get_all_option_flags output_list)
     # Read the contents of the CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/ifcviewer-full/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcviewer-full/CMakeLists.txt
index f578d96f70..ebe0a9b772 100644
--- a/src/ifcviewer-full/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcviewer-full/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ set_target_properties(IfcViewerFull PROPERTIES
 target_link_libraries(IfcViewerFull PRIVATE IfcViewer)
 
 install(TARGETS IfcViewerFull EXPORT ${IFCOPENSHELL_EXPORT_TARGETS})
+ifcopenshell_deploy_qt_runtime(IfcViewerFull)
diff --git a/src/ifcviewer-minimal/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcviewer-minimal/CMakeLists.txt
index dda8743f13..6efcebb965 100644
--- a/src/ifcviewer-minimal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcviewer-minimal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ set_target_properties(IfcViewerMinimal PROPERTIES
 target_link_libraries(IfcViewerMinimal PRIVATE IfcViewer)
 
 install(TARGETS IfcViewerMinimal EXPORT ${IFCOPENSHELL_EXPORT_TARGETS})
+ifcopenshell_deploy_qt_runtime(IfcViewerMinimal)
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ffed811a7..d1390b382d 100644
--- a/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,3 +101,4 @@ get_target_property(targetIncludeDirs ${targetName} INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
 message(STATUS "target_include_directories: ${targetIncludeDirs}")
 
 install(TARGETS ${targetName})
+ifcopenshell_deploy_qt_runtime(${targetName})