diff --git a/BUILDING b/BUILDING
index 8f179a061..2bc8f29c9 100644
--- a/BUILDING
+++ b/BUILDING
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ Available Defines
 
  Linux / Unix specific defines:
 
+     NO_X11               Disable all direct X11 calls.
+                          Enable when building for Wayland.
+
+                          example:
+                          $ export NO_X11="true"
+
      KDE                  For now, it just use better oxygen icons in Preferences.
                           Nepomuk integration is planned, and it will be enabled with
                           this define also.
diff --git a/src/defines.pri b/src/defines.pri
index 48e0ace80..b365fc2e4 100644
--- a/src/defines.pri
+++ b/src/defines.pri
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ d_no_system_datapath = $$(NO_SYSTEM_DATAPATH)
 d_use_webgl = $$(USE_WEBGL)
 d_w7api = $$(W7API)
 d_kde = $$(KDE)
+d_nox11 = $$(NO_X11)
 d_portable = $$(PORTABLE_BUILD)
 d_nonblock_dialogs = $$(NONBLOCK_JS_DIALOGS)
 d_use_qtwebkit_2_2 = $$(USE_QTWEBKIT_2_2)
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ win32-msvc* {
     equals(d_w7api, "true") { DEFINES *= W7API }
 }
 equals(d_kde, "true") { DEFINES *= KDE }
+equals(d_nox11, "true") { DEFINES *= NO_X11 }
 equals(d_portable, "true") { DEFINES *= PORTABLE_BUILD }
 equals(d_nonblock_dialogs, "true") { DEFINES *= NONBLOCK_JS_DIALOGS }
 equals(d_use_qtwebkit_2_2, "true") { DEFINES *= USE_QTWEBKIT_2_2 }
diff --git a/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp b/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp
index 41527b2f2..e66743f77 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 #include "qwebkitversion.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #endif
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ void QupZilla::setMenuBookmarksAction(QAction* action)
 
 QByteArray QupZilla::saveState(int version) const
 {
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
     QByteArray data;
     QDataStream stream(&data, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
 
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ QByteArray QupZilla::saveState(int version) const
 
 bool QupZilla::restoreState(const QByteArray &state, int version)
 {
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
     QByteArray windowState;
     int desktopId = -1;
 
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ bool QupZilla::restoreState(const QByteArray &state, int version)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
 int QupZilla::getCurrentVirtualDesktop() const
 {
     Display* display = static_cast<Display*>(QzTools::X11Display(this));
diff --git a/src/lib/app/qupzilla.h b/src/lib/app/qupzilla.h
index 4e50c855b..35bb2ba02 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/qupzilla.h
+++ b/src/lib/app/qupzilla.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ private:
     bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
     int getCurrentVirtualDesktop() const;
     void moveToVirtualDesktop(int desktopId);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/lib.pro b/src/lib/lib.pro
index 8e6911466..fe5aa4af3 100644
--- a/src/lib/lib.pro
+++ b/src/lib/lib.pro
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ isEqual(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5) {
 
     INSTALLS += target
 
-    LIBS += -lX11
+    !contains(DEFINES, NO_X11):LIBS += -lX11
 
     RESOURCES -= data/certs.qrc
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp b/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp
index 90e319b52..6f05a2651 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
-#else
+#elif !defined(NO_X11)
 #include <QX11Info>
 #endif
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ QString QzTools::escape(const QString &string)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
 void* QzTools::X11Display(const QWidget* widget)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(widget)
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/qztools.h b/src/lib/tools/qztools.h
index 7465831f8..eb414c38b 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/qztools.h
+++ b/src/lib/tools/qztools.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT operatingSystem();
 bool QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT isCertificateValid(const QSslCertificate &cert);
 QString QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT escape(const QString &string);
 
-#ifdef QZ_WS_X11
+#if defined(QZ_WS_X11) && !defined(NO_X11)
 void QT_QUPZILLA_EXPORT* X11Display(const QWidget* widget);
 #endif