diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in b/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
index fe488f1cc9..41c04fc5f6 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6base/Config.in
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_NETWORK
 	help
 	  This options enables the Qt6Network library.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_XML
+	bool "XML module"
+	help
+	  This options enables the Qt6Xml library.
+
 endif
diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk b/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
index 35ab516795..b2eff62eb1 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6base/qt6base.mk
@@ -87,5 +87,11 @@ else
 QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_concurrent=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_XML),y)
+QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_xml=ON
+else
+QT6BASE_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_xml=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
 $(eval $(host-cmake-package))