diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in b/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
index 2d4a4df223..f3e56aefa4 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_NETWORK
 	help
 	  This options enables the Qt6Network library.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_SYSLOG
+	bool "syslog support"
+	help
+	  Logs to the standard UNIX logging mechanism.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_TEST
 	bool "test module"
 	help
diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk b/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
index 36176367e5..6603d08bf1 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
@@ -111,5 +111,11 @@ else
 QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_xml=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_SYSLOG),y)
+QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_syslog=ON
+else
+QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_syslog=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
 $(eval $(host-cmake-package))