diff --git a/declarativeplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/declarativeplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index fd9bd0da8..16f736224 100644
--- a/declarativeplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/declarativeplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,16 @@ target_link_libraries(kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin
     Qt5::Qml
     kdeconnectinterfaces
 )
+
 install(TARGETS kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin DESTINATION ${QML_INSTALL_DIR}/org/kde/kdeconnect)
 install(FILES qmldir DESTINATION ${QML_INSTALL_DIR}/org/kde/kdeconnect)
+
+# So qml apps using this plugin can be run from build/bin directory
+add_custom_target(copy_to_build_dir_bin)
+add_custom_command(TARGET copy_to_build_dir_bin
+                   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+                   copy ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qmldir ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org/kde/kdeconnect/)
+add_dependencies(kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin copy_to_build_dir_bin)
+set_target_properties(kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin
+    PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org/kde/kdeconnect/
+)