diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9aa14b4..1cfa479 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ if (UNIX)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-find_package(Jasper)
-set_package_properties(Jasper PROPERTIES
-    DESCRIPTION "A library for handling JPEG-2000 images"
-    PURPOSE "Required for the QImage plugin for JPEG-2000 images"
-    URL "http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper"
-    TYPE OPTIONAL
-)
+# QtImageFormats 5.3 comes with a JPEG-2000 plugin; don't duplicate it here
+# TODO: remove our JPEG-2000 plugin when we depend on Qt 5.3.
+if (Qt5Gui_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.3.0)
+    find_package(Jasper)
+    set_package_properties(Jasper PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "A library for handling JPEG-2000 images"
+        PURPOSE "Required for the QImage plugin for JPEG-2000 images"
+        URL "http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper"
+        TYPE OPTIONAL
+    )
+endif()
 
 find_package(OpenEXR)
 set_package_properties(OpenEXR PROPERTIES
diff --git a/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt b/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt
index af169c1..9cc2eb5 100644
--- a/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 ##################################
 
-add_library(kimg_dds MODULE dds.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(kimg_dds Qt5::Gui)
+if (Qt5Gui_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.3.0)
+    add_library(kimg_dds MODULE dds.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(kimg_dds Qt5::Gui)
 
-install(TARGETS kimg_dds  DESTINATION ${QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/imageformats/)
-install(FILES dds.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
+    install(TARGETS kimg_dds  DESTINATION ${QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/imageformats/)
+    install(FILES dds.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
+else()
+    install(FILES dds-qt.desktop RENAME dds.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
+endif()
 
 ##################################
 
@@ -34,6 +38,9 @@ if(JASPER_FOUND)
 
     install(TARGETS kimg_jp2  DESTINATION ${QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/imageformats/)
     install(FILES jp2.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
+elseif (NOT Qt5Gui_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.3.0)
+    # need this for Qt's version of the plugin
+    install(FILES jp2.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 endif()
 
 ##################################
diff --git a/src/imageformats/dds-qt.desktop b/src/imageformats/dds-qt.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b6ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imageformats/dds-qt.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Service
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=QImageIOPlugins
+X-KDE-ImageFormat=dds
+X-KDE-MimeType=image/x-dds
+X-KDE-Read=true
+X-KDE-Write=true