diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1dc591b4f..156629ede 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Dependency options:
                                                  Graphical user interface for
                                                  headless running
   --disable-qt-dbus                              Disable use of qt-dbus
+  --disable-qt-svg                               Disable use of qt-svg
   --with-libboost-inc=[path]                      Path to libboost include
                                                  files
   --with-libboost-lib=[path]                      Path to libboost library
@@ -168,6 +169,11 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 			shift
 			;;
 
+		--disable-qt-svg)
+			QC_DISABLE_qt_svg="Y"
+			shift
+			;;
+
 		--with-libboost-inc=*)
 			QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_INC=$optarg
 			shift
@@ -222,6 +228,7 @@ echo EX_QTDIR=$EX_QTDIR
 echo QC_ENABLE_DEBUG=$QC_ENABLE_DEBUG
 echo QC_DISABLE_GUI=$QC_DISABLE_GUI
 echo QC_DISABLE_qt_dbus=$QC_DISABLE_qt_dbus
+echo QC_DISABLE_qt_svg=$QC_DISABLE_qt_svg
 echo QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_INC=$QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_INC
 echo QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_LIB=$QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_LIB
 echo QC_DISABLE_libnotify=$QC_DISABLE_libnotify
@@ -394,6 +401,38 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 };
+#line 1 "qt-svg.qcm"
+/*
+-----BEGIN QCMOD-----
+name: qt-svg
+-----END QCMOD-----
+*/
+// see  Conf::findPkgConfig
+class qc_qt_svg : public ConfObj
+{
+public:
+	qc_qt_svg(Conf *c) : ConfObj(c) {}
+	QString name() const { return "QtSvg >= 4.5"; }
+	QString shortname() const { return "qt-svg"; }
+        QString checkString() const {
+                if(!conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_qt_svg").isEmpty() || !conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_GUI").isEmpty())
+                        return "";
+                return ConfObj::checkString();
+        }
+	bool exec(){
+                if(!conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_qt_svg").isEmpty() || !conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_GUI").isEmpty())
+                  return false;
+		QStringList incs;
+		QString req_ver = "4.5.0";
+		QString version, libs, other;
+		VersionMode mode = VersionMin;
+		if(conf->findPkgConfig("QtSvg", mode, req_ver, &version, &incs, &libs, &other)) {
+                        conf->addExtra("CONFIG += svg");
+			return true;
+                }
+		return false;
+	}
+};
 #line 1 "pkg-config.qcm"
 /*
 -----BEGIN QCMOD-----
@@ -687,6 +726,9 @@ cat >$1/modules_new.cpp <<EOT
     o = new qc_qt_dbus(conf);
     o->required = false;
     o->disabled = false;
+    o = new qc_qt_svg(conf);
+    o->required = false;
+    o->disabled = false;
     o = new qc_pkg_config(conf);
     o->required = true;
     o->disabled = false;
@@ -1653,6 +1695,7 @@ export EX_QTDIR
 export QC_ENABLE_DEBUG
 export QC_DISABLE_GUI
 export QC_DISABLE_qt_dbus
+export QC_DISABLE_qt_svg
 export QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_INC
 export QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_LIB
 export QC_DISABLE_libnotify
diff --git a/qbittorrent.qc b/qbittorrent.qc
index 59726552b..88d46d1d0 100644
--- a/qbittorrent.qc
+++ b/qbittorrent.qc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   </dep>
   <dep type='qt-dbus'>
   </dep>
+  <dep type='qt-svg'>
+  </dep>
   <dep type='pkg-config'>
     <required/>
   </dep>
diff --git a/qcm/qt-svg.qcm b/qcm/qt-svg.qcm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d968aa69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qcm/qt-svg.qcm
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+-----BEGIN QCMOD-----
+name: qt-svg
+-----END QCMOD-----
+*/
+// see  Conf::findPkgConfig
+class qc_qt_svg : public ConfObj
+{
+public:
+	qc_qt_svg(Conf *c) : ConfObj(c) {}
+	QString name() const { return "QtSvg >= 4.5"; }
+	QString shortname() const { return "qt-svg"; }
+        QString checkString() const {
+                if(!conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_qt_svg").isEmpty() || !conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_GUI").isEmpty())
+                        return "";
+                return ConfObj::checkString();
+        }
+	bool exec(){
+                if(!conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_qt_svg").isEmpty() || !conf->getenv("QC_DISABLE_GUI").isEmpty())
+                  return false;
+		QStringList incs;
+		QString req_ver = "4.5.0";
+		QString version, libs, other;
+		VersionMode mode = VersionMin;
+		if(conf->findPkgConfig("QtSvg", mode, req_ver, &version, &incs, &libs, &other)) {
+                        conf->addExtra("CONFIG += svg");
+			return true;
+                }
+		return false;
+	}
+};
diff --git a/unixconf.pri b/unixconf.pri
index 6d9029d27..cc412e039 100644
--- a/unixconf.pri
+++ b/unixconf.pri
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include(conf.pri)
 !nox:dbus {
   QT += dbus
 }
-!nox {
+!nox:svg {
   QT += svg
 }
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_APP += -rdynamic