diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
index 6733826ee1..25344a4c3f 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ macro(InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions)
             if (NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/DLLs)
                 set(COPY_LIBPACK_BIN_TO_BUILD ON )
                 option(FREECAD_COPY_LIBPACK_BIN_TO_BUILD "Copy larger libpack dependency 'bin' folder to the build directory." OFF)
+                # Copy only the minimum number of files to get a working application
+                option(FREECAD_COPY_PLUGINS_BIN_TO_BUILD "Copy plugins to the build directory." OFF)
             endif()
         else()
             message("Libpack NOT found.\nIf you intend to use a Windows libpack, set the FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR to the libpack directory.")
diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/PrintFinalReport.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/PrintFinalReport.cmake
index d9da38dea6..d464ae1585 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/PrintFinalReport.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/PrintFinalReport.cmake
@@ -234,6 +234,18 @@ macro(PrintFinalReport)
                     file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/bin DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
                     message("... done copying libpack 'bin' directory.\n=======================================\n")
                 endif()
+                if(FREECAD_COPY_PLUGINS_BIN_TO_BUILD)
+                    message(STATUS "=======================================\n"
+                                   "Copying plugins to build directory.")
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/plugins/imageformats DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/plugins/platforms DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/plugins/styles DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/bin/QtWebEngineProcess.exe DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/bin/QtWebEngineProcessd.exe DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/translations/qtwebengine_locales DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/translations)
+                    file(COPY ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/resources DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+                    file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/qt.conf "[Paths]\nPrefix=..\n")
+                endif()
             endif()
 
             if(FREECAD_INSTALL_DEPEND_DIRS)