diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0e54ebcfa..c0d2a0335 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ matrix:
       env: FLAVOR=qt5 BUILDTYPE=Release _CXX=g++-4.9 _CC=gcc-4.9
       addons: *qt5
       script:
-        - make qt-app
+        - make qt-app qt-qml-app
 
 cache:
   directories:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 182d14b76..2b6212149 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ qt-app:
 run-qt-app: qt-app
 	$(RUN) PLATFORM=qt run-qt-app
 
+.PHONY: qt-qml-app
+qt-qml-app:
+	$(RUN) PLATFORM=qt Makefile/qt-qml-app
+
+.PHONY: run-qt-qml-app
+run-qt-qml-app: qt-qml-app
+	$(RUN) PLATFORM=qt run-qt-qml-app
+
 .PHONY: test-qt
 test-qt: node_modules/express
 	$(RUN) PLATFORM=qt test-*
diff --git a/platform/qt/platform.gyp b/platform/qt/platform.gyp
index dcf916955..f73b92052 100644
--- a/platform/qt/platform.gyp
+++ b/platform/qt/platform.gyp
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
     ],
     'qtlibversion': '1.0.0',
   },
+  'conditions': [
+    ['qt_version == 5', {
+      'includes': [ 'qmlapp/qquickmapboxgl.gypi' ],
+    }],
+  ],
   'includes': [
     'app/qmapboxgl.gypi',
     '../../mbgl.gypi',
diff --git a/platform/qt/qmlapp/main.cpp b/platform/qt/qmlapp/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df12663ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/qt/qmlapp/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <qqml.h>
+
+#include <QQuickMapboxGL>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    qmlRegisterType<QQuickMapboxGL>("QQuickMapboxGL", 1, 0, "QQuickMapboxGL");
+
+    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/platform/qt/qmlapp/main.qml b/platform/qt/qmlapp/main.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5b1fc349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/qt/qmlapp/main.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import QtQuick 2.4
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
+import QtQuick.Window 2.2
+import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2
+import QQuickMapboxGL 1.0
+
+ApplicationWindow {
+    id: window
+    title: qsTr("Mapbox GL QML example")
+    width: 1024
+    height: 768
+    visible: true
+
+    Rectangle {
+        id: rect
+        width: 800
+        height: 600
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+
+        NumberAnimation on x {
+            from: 0;
+            to: 100;
+            loops: Animation.Infinite;
+            duration: 1000;
+        }
+
+        QQuickMapboxGL {
+            id: map
+            anchors.fill: parent
+        } // QQuickMapboxGL
+
+    } // Rectangle
+}
diff --git a/platform/qt/qmlapp/mapbox.png b/platform/qt/qmlapp/mapbox.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4879089b5
Binary files /dev/null and b/platform/qt/qmlapp/mapbox.png differ
diff --git a/platform/qt/qmlapp/qml.qrc b/platform/qt/qmlapp/qml.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f6483ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/qt/qmlapp/qml.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file>main.qml</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/platform/qt/qmlapp/qquickmapboxgl.gypi b/platform/qt/qmlapp/qquickmapboxgl.gypi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5f0aebb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/qt/qmlapp/qquickmapboxgl.gypi
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'qt-qml-app',
+      'product_name': 'qquickmapboxgl',
+      'type': 'executable',
+
+      'includes': [
+        '../qt.gypi',
+      ],
+
+      'dependencies': [
+        'qt-lib',
+      ],
+
+      'sources': [
+        'main.cpp',
+        'qml.qrc',
+      ],
+
+      'include_dirs': [
+        '../include',
+      ],
+
+      'variables': {
+        'cflags': [
+          '<@(opengl_cflags)',
+          '<@(qt_core_cflags)',
+          '<@(qt_gui_cflags)',
+          '<@(qt_qml_cflags)',
+          '<@(qt_quick_cflags)',
+          '-fPIC',
+        ],
+        'ldflags': [
+          '<@(opengl_ldflags)',
+          '<@(qt_core_ldflags)',
+          '<@(qt_gui_ldflags)',
+          '<@(qt_qml_ldflags)',
+          '<@(qt_quick_ldflags)',
+        ],
+      },
+
+      'conditions': [
+        ['OS == "mac"', {
+          'xcode_settings': {
+            'OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS': [ '<@(cflags)' ],
+            'OTHER_LDFLAGS': [ '<@(ldflags)' ],
+          },
+        }, {
+          'cflags_cc': [ '<@(cflags)' ],
+          'libraries': [ '<@(ldflags)' ],
+        }],
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/scripts/main.mk b/scripts/main.mk
index aa1ce2b0c..fa4ac8e19 100644
--- a/scripts/main.mk
+++ b/scripts/main.mk
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ run-glfw-app:
 run-qt-app:
 	cd $(PLATFORM_OUTPUT)/$(BUILDTYPE) && ./qmapboxgl
 
+run-qt-qml-app:
+	cd $(PLATFORM_OUTPUT)/$(BUILDTYPE) && ./qquickmapboxgl
+
 run-valgrind-glfw-app:
 	cd $(PLATFORM_OUTPUT)/$(BUILDTYPE) && valgrind --leak-check=full --suppressions=../../../scripts/valgrind.sup ./mapbox-glfw