diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f00736..c6761e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ if(NOT BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH)
 else()
     if(IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}" OR IS_DIRECTORY "${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}")
         add_subdirectory("${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}" qtforkawesome)
-        set(qtforkawesome${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome/qtforkawesome")
-        set(qtforkawesomeiconengine${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome/iconengineplugin")
+        set(${NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtforkawesome${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome/qtforkawesome")
+        set(${NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtforkawesomeiconengine${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome/iconengineplugin")
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Specified directory for qtforkawesome sources \"${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}\" does not exist.")
     endif()
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ endif()
 # set the include directory used when building so the headers of the different backend libraries can be found at build time
 set(TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORY_BUILD_INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 
+set(PACKAGE_NAMESPACE "" CACHE STRING "sets the prefix for find_package() calls to packages configured via c++utilities")
+if (PACKAGE_NAMESPACE)
+  set(PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX "${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE}-")
+endif ()
+
 # add subdirectories
 add_subdirectory(connector)
 add_subdirectory(testhelper)
diff --git a/cli/CMakeLists.txt b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
index 1215394..650a81f 100644
--- a/cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ set(TEST_HEADER_FILES)
 set(TEST_SRC_FILES tests/application.cpp)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.10.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.10.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities(ONLY_HEADERS VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # find backend libraries
diff --git a/connector/CMakeLists.txt b/connector/CMakeLists.txt
index 256b40c..ee57cb5 100644
--- a/connector/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/connector/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ set(TS_FILES translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_cs_CZ.ts translations/${META_PROJ
              translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_en_US.ts)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.10.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.10.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities(VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # find qtutilities (only headers and CMake modules used)
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities(ONLY_HEADERS VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # find boost libraries
diff --git a/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 22f9e33..aeee12c 100644
--- a/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ set(TS_FILES translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_cs_CZ.ts translations/${META_PROJ
              translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_en_US.ts)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CPP_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
diff --git a/libsyncthing/CMakeLists.txt b/libsyncthing/CMakeLists.txt
index ef99d3f..7c3bd0c 100644
--- a/libsyncthing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsyncthing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ add_custom_target(
     COMMENT "Building Syncthing itself (as executable, ${SYNCTHING_EXECUTABLE_PATH})")
 
 # find c++utilities to use CMake modules and headers from it privately
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CPP_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 if (CPP_UTILITIES_SOURCE_DIR)
     list(APPEND PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIRS $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CPP_UTILITIES_SOURCE_DIR}/..>
diff --git a/model/CMakeLists.txt b/model/CMakeLists.txt
index 19c2b1a..5f5fe41 100644
--- a/model/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/model/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ set(TS_FILES translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_cs_CZ.ts translations/${META_PROJ
              translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_en_US.ts)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities (only CMake modules used)
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ find_package(syncthingconnector ${META_APP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 use_syncthingconnector(VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # find qtforkawesome
-find_package(qtforkawesome${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME} 0.0.1 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtforkawesome${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME} 0.0.1 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_fork_awesome(VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # link also explicitly against the following Qt modules
diff --git a/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt b/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
index afee7be..12e0d26 100644
--- a/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} ${CMAKE_MODULE_PA
 find_package(KF5Plasma REQUIRED)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CPP_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 
 # prepare plasmoid package/configuration
diff --git a/plasmoid/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/plasmoid/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index a8c7566..efcbdc9 100644
--- a/plasmoid/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plasmoid/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endforeach ()
 set(TS_FILES ../translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_de_DE.ts ../translations/${META_PROJECT_NAME}_en_US.ts)
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.2.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.2.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # check whether qtutilities supports DBus notifications
diff --git a/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt b/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
index 3dd5ca1..a24a83d 100644
--- a/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ set(TS_FILES)
 set(SYNCTHINGTESTHELPER_CONFIGURATION_TARGET_SUFFIX none)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities (only CMake modules used)
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${QT_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 
 # find syncthingconnector
diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index ac55eba..62bf9c8 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ set(REQUIRED_ICONS
     window-close)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.6.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.6.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.4.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.4.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ use_syncthingwidgets()
 # link against the qtforkawesomeiconengine plugin when static linkage is enabled
 include(3rdParty)
 if (STATIC_LINKAGE)
-    find_package(qtforkawesomeiconengine${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME} 0.0.1 REQUIRED)
+    find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtforkawesomeiconengine${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME} 0.0.1 REQUIRED)
     use_qt_fork_awesome_icon_engine()
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index d59fecb..8cb7dce 100644
--- a/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ set(REQUIRED_ICONS
     go-up)
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.11.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.11.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities(VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.5.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(${PACKAGE_NAMESPACE_PREFIX}qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.5.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries