diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in b/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
index a489ce39fc..68bca728e2 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE
 	  QtWidgets, etc.
 
 	  http://qt.io
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_NETWORK
+	bool "network module"
+	help
+	  This options enables the Qt6Network library.
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk b/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
index c67d94e193..a93e98e035 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
@@ -75,5 +75,11 @@ define HOST_QT6BASE_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(BR2_CMAKE) --install $(HOST_QT6BASE_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_NETWORK),y)
+QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_network=ON
+else
+QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_network=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
 $(eval $(host-cmake-package))