diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0000000..0000000 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ OPTION (ENABLE_CHECK_VERSION "Check for version updates" ON)
 OPTION (ENABLE_TELEMETRY "Enable sending telemetry" ON)
 OPTION (BUILD_EMBEDDED "Build for Embedded Imager" OFF)
 OPTION (BUILD_CLI_ONLY "Build CLI-only version without GUI components" OFF)
+option(IMAGER_BUNDLE_QT "Bundle Qt frameworks, plugins, and QML imports in the macOS app" ON)
+
 
 # We use FetchContent_Populate() instead of FetchContent_MakeAvailable() to allow EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 # This prevents the dependencies from being built by default, which is our desired behavior
diff --git a/src/mac/PlatformPackaging.cmake b/src/mac/PlatformPackaging.cmake
index 0000000..0000000 100644
--- a/src/mac/PlatformPackaging.cmake
+++ b/src/mac/PlatformPackaging.cmake
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
     COMMENT "Installing custom Info.plist"
 )
 
+if(IMAGER_BUNDLE_QT)
 find_program(MACDEPLOYQT "macdeployqt" PATHS "${Qt6_ROOT}/bin")
 if (NOT MACDEPLOYQT)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to locate macdeployqt in ${Qt6_ROOT}/bin - ensure Qt was built with tools")
@@ -189,3 +190,4 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}
+endif()
 # Install pre-compiled icon assets for dark mode + Liquid Glass support (macOS Tahoe+)
 # These were compiled from app_icon_macos.icon using Xcode's actool via a helper project
 # The pre-compiled Assets.car properly contains all appearance variants (light/dark/tinted)