diff --git a/ColorOptions.hh b/ColorOptions.hh
index 7b6ba4243c5458f2fbb9e5e1512d98f824c429e9..148b1af2798660e7e7d14bface2942ce4ce3923e 100644
--- a/ColorOptions.hh
+++ b/ColorOptions.hh
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@
 \*===========================================================================*/
 
 #include "ui_colorOptions.hh"
-#include <QtGui>
+
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000 
+  #include <QtWidgets>
+#else
+  #include <QtGui>
+#endif
+
 
 class ColorOptions : public QWidget, public Ui::colorOptions
 {
diff --git a/ColorPlugin.cc b/ColorPlugin.cc
index 06a780312145bbe6dea0e636d8a7eb15957e25bb..a9d4752abe078efb171e3b46850a3521ad66eda6 100644
--- a/ColorPlugin.cc
+++ b/ColorPlugin.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@
 *                                                                            *
 \*===========================================================================*/
 
-#include <QtGui>
+
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000 
+  #include <QtWidgets>
+#else
+  #include <QtGui>
+#endif
 
 #include "ColorPlugin.hh"
 
@@ -633,6 +638,8 @@ std::cerr << "save to ini file\n";
   _ini.add_entry("ColorPlugin","lineWidthPresentation", lineWidthPresentation_ );
 }
 
-
+#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
 Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2( colorplugin , ColorPlugin );
+#endif
+
 
diff --git a/ColorPlugin.hh b/ColorPlugin.hh
index 10a6c5445f0979a3cf14de9b018221f22263fb15..972ad1d15e006a996b83a68a9c1ab967bb13bf7c 100644
--- a/ColorPlugin.hh
+++ b/ColorPlugin.hh
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class ColorPlugin : public QObject, BaseInterface, MenuInterface, ScriptInterfac
   Q_INTERFACES(OptionsInterface)
   Q_INTERFACES(INIInterface)
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+  Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.OpenFlipper.Plugins.Plugin-Color")
+#endif
+
   signals:
     // BaseInterface
     void updateView();