diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
index 2480267dc..0fb1a1c77 100644
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+dnl Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers
+dnl Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+dnl file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
 dnl Helper for cases where a qt dependency is not met.
 dnl Output: If qt version is auto, set bitcoin_enable_qt to false. Else, exit.
 AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_QT_FAIL],[
@@ -126,6 +130,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_QT_CONFIGURE],[
       if test "x$bitcoin_cv_need_acc_widget" = "xyes"; then
         _BITCOIN_QT_CHECK_STATIC_PLUGINS([Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(AccessibleFactory)], [-lqtaccessiblewidgets])
       fi
+      _BITCOIN_QT_CHECK_STATIC_PLUGINS([Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QMinimalIntegrationPlugin)],[-lqminimal])
+      AC_DEFINE(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_MINIMAL, 1, [Define this symbol if the minimal qt platform exists])
       if test x$TARGET_OS = xwindows; then
         _BITCOIN_QT_CHECK_STATIC_PLUGINS([Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QWindowsIntegrationPlugin)],[-lqwindows])
         AC_DEFINE(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS, 1, [Define this symbol if the qt platform is windows])
@@ -220,7 +226,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_QT_CONFIGURE],[
 
 
   dnl enable qt support
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build Bitcoin Core GUI)
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build ]AC_PACKAGE_NAME[ GUI)
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([
     bitcoin_enable_qt=yes
     bitcoin_enable_qt_test=yes
@@ -331,8 +337,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_STATIC_PLUGINS],[
           QT_LIBS="$QT_LIBS -L$qt_plugin_path/accessible"
         fi
       fi
-     m4_ifdef([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],[
      if test x$use_pkgconfig = xyes; then
+     : dnl
+     m4_ifdef([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],[
        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QTPLATFORM], [Qt5PlatformSupport], [QT_LIBS="$QTPLATFORM_LIBS $QT_LIBS"])
        if test x$TARGET_OS = xlinux; then
          PKG_CHECK_MODULES([X11XCB], [x11-xcb], [QT_LIBS="$X11XCB_LIBS $QT_LIBS"])
@@ -342,8 +349,23 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_STATIC_PLUGINS],[
        elif test x$TARGET_OS = xdarwin; then
          PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QTPRINT], [Qt5PrintSupport], [QT_LIBS="$QTPRINT_LIBS $QT_LIBS"])
        fi
-     fi
      ])
+     else
+       if test x$TARGET_OS = xwindows; then
+         AC_CACHE_CHECK(for Qt >= 5.6, bitcoin_cv_need_platformsupport,[AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+             [[#include <QtCore>]],[[
+             #if QT_VERSION < 0x050600
+             choke;
+             #endif
+             ]])],
+           [bitcoin_cv_need_platformsupport=yes],
+           [bitcoin_cv_need_platformsupport=no])
+         ])
+         if test x$bitcoin_cv_need_platformsupport = xyes; then
+           BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([${QT_LIB_PREFIX}PlatformSupport],[main],,BITCOIN_QT_FAIL(lib$QT_LIB_PREFIXPlatformSupport not found)))
+         fi
+       fi
+     fi
   else
     if test x$qt_plugin_path != x; then
       QT_LIBS="$QT_LIBS -L$qt_plugin_path/accessible"
@@ -377,17 +399,17 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_LIBS_WITH_PKGCONFIG],[
     qt4_modules="QtCore QtGui QtNetwork"
     BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([
       if test x$bitcoin_qt_want_version = xqt5 || ( test x$bitcoin_qt_want_version = xauto && test x$auto_priority_version = xqt5 ); then
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [$qt5_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT_CFLAGS"; have_qt=yes],[have_qt=no])
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT5], [$qt5_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT5_CFLAGS"; QT_LIBS="$QT5_LIBS" have_qt=yes],[have_qt=no])
       elif test x$bitcoin_qt_want_version = xqt4 || ( test x$bitcoin_qt_want_version = xauto && test x$auto_priority_version = xqt4 ); then
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [$qt4_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT_CFLAGS"; have_qt=yes], [have_qt=no])
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT4], [$qt4_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT4_CFLAGS"; QT_LIBS="$QT4_LIBS" ; have_qt=yes], [have_qt=no])
       fi
 
       dnl qt version is set to 'auto' and the preferred version wasn't found. Now try the other.
       if test x$have_qt = xno && test x$bitcoin_qt_want_version = xauto; then
-        if test x$auto_priority_version = x$qt5; then
-          PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [$qt4_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT_CFLAGS"; have_qt=yes; QT_LIB_PREFIX=Qt; bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers=4], [have_qt=no])
+        if test x$auto_priority_version = xqt5; then
+          PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT4], [$qt4_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT4_CFLAGS"; QT_LIBS="$QT4_LIBS" ; have_qt=yes; QT_LIB_PREFIX=Qt; bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers=4], [have_qt=no])
         else
-          PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [$qt5_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT_CFLAGS"; have_qt=yes; QT_LIB_PREFIX=Qt5; bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers=5], [have_qt=no])
+          PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT5], [$qt5_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT5_CFLAGS"; QT_LIBS="$QT5_LIBS" ; have_qt=yes; QT_LIB_PREFIX=Qt5; bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers=5], [have_qt=no])
         fi
       fi
       if test x$have_qt != xyes; then
@@ -453,8 +475,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_LIBS_WITHOUT_PKGCONFIG],[
   ])
 
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([z] ,[main],,AC_MSG_WARN([zlib not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
-  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([png] ,[main],,AC_MSG_WARN([libpng not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
-  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([jpeg] ,[main],,AC_MSG_WARN([libjpeg not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
+  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([png_error] ,[qtpng png],,AC_MSG_WARN([libpng not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
+  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([jpeg_create_decompress] ,[qtjpeg jpeg],,AC_MSG_WARN([libjpeg not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([pcre16_exec], [qtpcre pcre16],,AC_MSG_WARN([libpcre16 not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([hb_ot_tags_from_script] ,[qtharfbuzzng harfbuzz],,AC_MSG_WARN([libharfbuzz not found. Assuming qt has it built-in or support is disabled])))
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([${QT_LIB_PREFIX}Core]   ,[main],,BITCOIN_QT_FAIL(lib$QT_LIB_PREFIXCore not found)))
@@ -488,4 +510,3 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_LIBS_WITHOUT_PKGCONFIG],[
   CXXFLAGS="$TEMP_CXXFLAGS"
   LIBS="$TEMP_LIBS"
 ])
-