diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a0291c4a..ed64f0cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ option(ZINT_DEBUG    "Set debug compile flag"          OFF)
 option(ZINT_SANITIZE "Set sanitize compile/link flags" OFF)
 option(ZINT_TEST     "Set test compile flag"           OFF)
 option(ZINT_STATIC   "Build static library"            OFF)
+option(ZINT_USE_PNG  "Build with PNG support"          ON)
+option(ZINT_USE_QT   "Build with QT support"           ON)
 
 include(SetPaths.cmake)
 
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ ENDIF(APPLE)
 add_subdirectory(backend)
 add_subdirectory(frontend)
 
-if($ENV{CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} MATCHES "6[.][0-9][.][0-9]")
+if(NOT ZINT_USE_QT)
+    message(STATUS "Qt support was disabled for this build")
+elseif($ENV{CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} MATCHES "6[.][0-9][.][0-9]")
     set(USE_QT6 TRUE)
     message(STATUS "Using Qt6")
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0012 NEW) # Recognize constants in if()
diff --git a/backend/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/CMakeLists.txt
index 7db775aa..7bb3a7dc 100644
--- a/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ project(zint)
 
 configure_file(zintconfig.h.in ../../backend/zintconfig.h)
 
-find_package(PNG)
-
 set(zint_COMMON_SRCS common.c library.c large.c reedsol.c gs1.c eci.c general_field.c sjis.c gb2312.c gb18030.c)
 set(zint_ONEDIM_SRCS code.c code128.c 2of5.c upcean.c telepen.c medical.c plessey.c rss.c)
 set(zint_POSTAL_SRCS postal.c auspost.c imail.c mailmark.c)
@@ -37,7 +35,11 @@ endfunction()
 set_target_properties(zint PROPERTIES   SOVERSION "${ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_MINOR}"
                                         VERSION ${ZINT_VERSION})
 
-if(PNG_FOUND)
+if(ZINT_USE_PNG)
+    find_package(PNG)
+endif()
+
+if(ZINT_USE_PNG AND PNG_FOUND)
     zint_target_link_libraries(PNG::PNG)
 else()
     zint_target_compile_definitions(PUBLIC NO_PNG)
diff --git a/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c975a8e..8151c993 100644
--- a/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ zint_add_test(medical test_medical)
 zint_add_test(pcx test_pcx)
 zint_add_test(pdf417 test_pdf417)
 zint_add_test(plessey test_plessey)
-if(PNG_FOUND)
+if(ZINT_USE_PNG AND PNG_FOUND)
 zint_add_test(png test_png)
 endif()
 zint_add_test(postal test_postal)