diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa667f018..ecdc3abec 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ find_package(KF5 ${KF5_REQUIRED_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS
     Config
     ConfigWidgets
     CoreAddons
+    Crash
     DocTools
     IconThemes
     JS
diff --git a/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
index ec2f1bace..e85076dda 100644
--- a/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ecm_add_app_icon(okular_SRCS ICONS ${ICONS_SRCS})
 
 add_executable(okular ${okular_SRCS})
 
-target_link_libraries(okular KF5::Parts KF5::WindowSystem)
+target_link_libraries(okular KF5::Parts KF5::WindowSystem KF5::Crash)
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
 	target_link_libraries(okular KF5::Activities)
diff --git a/shell/main.cpp b/shell/main.cpp
index 3f8dc4367..de8a5c24e 100644
--- a/shell/main.cpp
+++ b/shell/main.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <kwindowsystem.h>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <KAboutData>
+#include <KCrash>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCommandLineOption>
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // set icon for shells which do not use desktop file metadata
     QApplication::setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("okular")));
 
+    KCrash::initialize();
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     // The KDE4 version accepted flags such as -unique with a single dash -> preserve compatibility
     parser.setSingleDashWordOptionMode(QCommandLineParser::ParseAsLongOptions);