diff --git a/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake
index 0eb1c47..cd075c4 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ if (IMPORTED_KF_MODULES)
 endif ()
 
 # find and use the required Qt/KF modules
-set(QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX
-    "Qt5"
-    CACHE STRING "specifies the prefix for Qt packages")
-string(TOLOWER "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}" QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX_LOWER)
 set(QT_LINGUIST_TOOLS_PACKAGE "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}LinguistTools")
 set(QT_QMAKE_TARGET "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}::qmake")
 foreach (MODULE ${QT_MODULES})
@@ -79,9 +75,6 @@ foreach (MODULE ${QT_MODULES})
     endif ()
     use_qt_module(PREFIX "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}" MODULE "${MODULE}" ${MODULE_OPTIONS})
 endforeach ()
-set(KF_PACKAGE_PREFIX
-    "KF5"
-    CACHE STRING "specifies the prefix for KDE Frameworks packages")
 foreach (MODULE ${KF_MODULES})
     unset(MODULE_OPTIONS)
     if ("${MODULE}" IN_LIST META_PUBLIC_KF_MODULES)
@@ -329,6 +322,7 @@ option(BUILTIN_TRANSLATIONS_OF_QT "enables/disables built-in translations of Qt
        "${BUILTIN_TRANSLATIONS}")
 
 # determine relevant Qt translation files
+string(TOLOWER "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}" QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX_LOWER)
 set(QT_TRANSLATION_FILES)
 set(QT_TRANSLATION_SEARCH_PATHS)
 query_qmake_variable_path(QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake b/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake
index a853b48..5f1459c 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/QtLinkage.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ set(QT_LINKAGE_DETERMINED ON)
 # include validate_visibility from c++utilities' 3rdParty module
 include(3rdParty)
 
+# allow switching the Qt and KDE Frameworks version
+set(QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX
+    "Qt5"
+    CACHE STRING "specifies the prefix for Qt packages")
+set(KF_PACKAGE_PREFIX
+    "KF5"
+    CACHE STRING "specifies the prefix for KDE Frameworks packages")
+
 # determine the minimum Qt version
 if (NOT META_QT_VERSION)
     if (META_QT5_VERSION)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/QtWebViewProviderConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/QtWebViewProviderConfig.cmake
index 345c3e0..8cdb036 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/QtWebViewProviderConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/QtWebViewProviderConfig.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@ if (TARGET_CONFIG_DONE)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Can not include QtWebViewProviderConfig module when targets are already configured.")
 endif ()
 
+# include required modules
+include(QtLinkage)
+
+# check whether Qt WebEngine is present
+find_package("${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}WebEngineWidgets" "${META_QT_VERSION}")
+set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER_DEFAULT "none")
+if ("${${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}WebEngineWidgets_FOUND}")
+    set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER_DEFAULT "webengine")
+endif ()
+
 # configure the specified web view provider
 set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER
-    "webengine"
+    "${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER_DEFAULT}"
     CACHE STRING "specifies the web view provider: webengine (default), webkit or none")
 if (WEBVIEW_PROVIDER STREQUAL "webkit")
     set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER WebKitWidgets)