diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a4eb3d..b298a5d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ include(GenerateExportHeader)
 
 include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(ECMGenerateHeaders)
+include(ECMAddQch)
+
+option(BUILD_QCH "Build API documentation in QCH format (for e.g. Qt Assistant, Qt Creator & KDevelop)" OFF)
+add_feature_info(QCH ${BUILD_QCH} "API documentation in QCH format (for e.g. Qt Assistant, Qt Creator & KDevelop)")
 
 ecm_setup_version(PROJECT VARIABLE_PREFIX KITEMMODELS
                         VERSION_HEADER "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kitemmodels_version.h"
@@ -40,6 +44,15 @@ endif()
 # create a Config.cmake and a ConfigVersion.cmake file and install them
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KF5ItemModels")
 
+if (BUILD_QCH)
+    ecm_install_qch_export(
+        TARGETS KF5ItemModels_QCH
+        FILE KF5ItemModelsQCHTargets.cmake
+        DESTINATION "${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}"
+    )
+    set(PACKAGE_INCLUDE_QCHTARGETS "include(\"\${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5ItemModelsQCHTargets.cmake\")")
+endif()
+
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
 configure_package_config_file(
diff --git a/KF5ItemModelsConfig.cmake.in b/KF5ItemModelsConfig.cmake.in
index 819f1e2..f2bc3e4 100644
--- a/KF5ItemModelsConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/KF5ItemModelsConfig.cmake.in
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ find_dependency(Qt5Core @REQUIRED_QT_VERSION@)
 
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5ItemModelsTargets.cmake")
-
+@PACKAGE_INCLUDE_QCHTARGETS@
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d4c56c9..641dd1d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ install(FILES
   DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR_KF5}/KItemModels COMPONENT Devel
 )
 
+if(BUILD_QCH)
+    ecm_add_qch(
+        KF5ItemModels_QCH
+        NAME KItemModels
+        BASE_NAME KF5ItemModels
+        VERSION ${KF5_VERSION}
+        ORG_DOMAIN org.kde
+        SOURCES # using only public headers, to cover only public API
+            ${KItemModels_HEADERS}
+        MD_MAINPAGE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md"
+        IMAGE_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/pics"
+        LINK_QCHS
+            Qt5Core_QCH
+        BLANK_MACROS
+            KITEMMODELS_EXPORT
+        TAGFILE_INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTQCHDIR}
+        QCH_INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTQCHDIR}
+        COMPONENT Devel
+    )
+endif()
+
 include(ECMGeneratePriFile)
 ecm_generate_pri_file(BASE_NAME KItemModels LIB_NAME KF5ItemModels DEPS "core" FILENAME_VAR PRI_FILENAME INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${KDE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR_KF5}/KItemModels)
 install(FILES ${PRI_FILENAME} DESTINATION ${ECM_MKSPECS_INSTALL_DIR})