diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8612f654..c04880d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if(UNIX AND Q_WS_X11)
     endif(NOT XCB_FOUND)
 endif(UNIX AND Q_WS_X11)
 
-# required features:
+# required features
 find_package(Perl)
 set_package_properties(Perl PROPERTIES
     URL "http://www.perl.org"
@@ -70,14 +70,7 @@ set_package_properties(SharedMimeInfo PROPERTIES
     PURPOSE "Allows KDE applications to determine file types"
 )
 
-find_package(MPV)
-set_package_properties(MPV PROPERTIES
-    DESCRIPTION "A fork of mplayer2 and MPlayer"
-    URL "https://mpv.io/"
-    TYPE REQUIRED
-)
-
-#optional features
+# optional features
 if(X11_FOUND)
     #X11_Xrender discovery is done by FindX11
     add_feature_info("X Rendering Extension (libXrender)" X11_Xrender_FOUND "Support for compositing, rendering operations, and alpha-blending. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED")
@@ -122,6 +115,14 @@ set_package_properties(Strigi PROPERTIES
     PURPOSE "Required by some critical kioslaves"
 )
 
+macro_optional_find_package(MPV)
+set_package_properties(MPV PROPERTIES
+    DESCRIPTION "A fork of mplayer2 and MPlayer"
+    URL "https://mpv.io/"
+    TYPE RECOMMENDED
+    PURPOSE "Media preview, sound notifications, etc."
+)
+
 macro_optional_find_package(FAM)
 set_package_properties(FAM PROPERTIES
     DESCRIPTION "File alteration notification support via a separate service"
diff --git a/kutils/kmediaplayer/CMakeLists.txt b/kutils/kmediaplayer/CMakeLists.txt
index f6483419..887b1154 100644
--- a/kutils/kmediaplayer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kutils/kmediaplayer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-include_directories(
-    ${MPV_INCLUDES}
-)
+set(kmediaplayer_OPTIONAL_LIBS)
+if(MPV_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${MPV_INCLUDES})
+    add_definitions(-DHAVE_MPV)
+    set(kmediaplayer_OPTIONAL_LIBS ${MPV_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
 
 add_definitions(
-    -DMAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
     -DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=940
 )
 
@@ -16,10 +18,10 @@ set(kmediaplayer_LIB_SRCS
 add_library(kmediaplayer ${LIBRARY_TYPE} ${kmediaplayer_LIB_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(kmediaplayer
-    ${MPV_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS}
     ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
     ${KDE4_KFILE_LIBS}
+    ${kmediaplayer_OPTIONAL_LIBS}
 )
 
 set_target_properties(kmediaplayer PROPERTIES
diff --git a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp
index 8eacc46a..555cf3fe 100644
--- a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
 #include <QDragEnterEvent>
 #endif
 #include "kmediaplayer.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MPV
 #include <mpv/client.h>
 #include <mpv/qthelper.hpp>
-
+#else
+static bool s_fullscreen = false;
+#endif // HAVE_MPV
 
 void KAbstractPlayer::load(QString path)
 {
@@ -145,7 +149,11 @@ bool KAbstractPlayer::isSeekable()
 
 bool KAbstractPlayer::isFullscreen()
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_MPV
     return property("fullscreen").toBool();
+#else
+    return s_fullscreen;
+#endif // HAVE_MPV
 }
 
 bool KAbstractPlayer::isProtocolSupported(QString protocol)
@@ -189,9 +197,14 @@ void KAbstractPlayer::setAudioOutput(QString output)
 
 void KAbstractPlayer::setFullscreen(bool fullscreen)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_MPV
     setProperty("fullscreen", fullscreen);
+#else
+    s_fullscreen = fullscreen;
+#endif // HAVE_MPV
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MPV
 /*
     Since exposing mpv_handle is not desirable and sigals/slots cannot be virtual nor multiple
     QObject inheritance works here are some pre-processor definitions used to share the code as
@@ -488,4 +501,93 @@ bool KMediaPlayer::isMimeSupported(const QString mime) const
         || mime == QLatin1String("application/octet-stream");
 }
 
+#else // HAVE_MPV
+/////
+KAudioPlayer::KAudioPlayer(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+{
+    kWarning() << i18n("KAudioPlayer is a stub");
+}
+
+KAudioPlayer::~KAudioPlayer()
+{
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayer::command(const QVariant& command) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(command);
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayer::setProperty(const QString& name, const QVariant& value) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(name);
+    Q_UNUSED(value);
+}
+
+QVariant KAudioPlayer::property(const QString& name) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(name);
+    return QVariant();
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayer::setOption(const QString& name, const QVariant& value) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(name);
+    Q_UNUSED(value);
+}
+
+void KAudioPlayer::_processHandleEvents()
+{
+}
+
+bool KAudioPlayer::isMimeSupported(const QString mime) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(mime);
+    return false;
+}
+
+/////
+KMediaPlayer::KMediaPlayer(QWidget *parent)
+    : QWidget(parent)
+{
+    kWarning() << i18n("KMediaPlayer is a stub");
+}
+
+KMediaPlayer::~KMediaPlayer()
+{
+}
+
+void KMediaPlayer::command(const QVariant& command) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(command);
+}
+
+void KMediaPlayer::setProperty(const QString& name, const QVariant& value) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(name);
+    Q_UNUSED(value);
+}
+
+QVariant KMediaPlayer::property(const QString& name) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(name);
+    return QVariant();
+}
+
+void KMediaPlayer::setOption(const QString& name, const QVariant& value) const
+{
+}
+
+void KMediaPlayer::_processHandleEvents()
+{
+}
+
+bool KMediaPlayer::isMimeSupported(const QString mime) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(mime);
+    return false;
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_MPV
+
 #include "moc_kmediaplayer.cpp"
diff --git a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h
index f7116f71..ba73dde1 100644
--- a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h
+++ b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <kmimetype.h>
 #include <kmediaplayer_export.h>
 
-#ifdef MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
+#ifdef kmediaplayer_EXPORTS
 typedef struct mpv_handle mpv_handle;
 #endif
 
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ private slots:
     void _processHandleEvents();
 
 private:
-#ifdef MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
+#ifdef kmediaplayer_EXPORTS
     mpv_handle *m_handle;
-#endif // MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
+#endif // kmediaplayer_EXPORTS
     QString m_appname;
     QSettings *m_settings;
     bool m_stopprocessing;
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ private slots:
     void _processHandleEvents();
 
 private:
-#ifdef MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
+#ifdef kmediaplayer_EXPORTS
     mpv_handle *m_handle;
-#endif // MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
+#endif // kmediaplayer_EXPORTS
     QString m_appname;
     QSettings *m_settings;
     bool m_stopprocessing;