diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e4c7630b7..b889d3a4f9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -472,11 +472,11 @@ if(MSVC)
 	# them from the local QT installation at the end of the build.
 	if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
 		add_custom_command(TARGET rpcs3 POST_BUILD
-			COMMAND $ENV{QTDIR}/bin/windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --debug ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
+			COMMAND $ENV{QTDIR}/bin/windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --plugindir ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/qt/plugins --debug ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
 		)
 	else()
 		add_custom_command(TARGET rpcs3 POST_BUILD
-			COMMAND $ENV{QTDIR}/bin/windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
+			COMMAND $ENV{QTDIR}/bin/windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --plugindir ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/qt/plugins ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
 		)
 	endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/rpcs3/qt/etc/qt.conf b/rpcs3/qt/etc/qt.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..220ce33fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/qt/etc/qt.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Paths]
+Prefix = qt/
+Plugins = plugins
diff --git a/rpcs3/resources.qrc b/rpcs3/resources.qrc
index bfc06c2dd9..889db0c063 100644
--- a/rpcs3/resources.qrc
+++ b/rpcs3/resources.qrc
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
         <file>Icons/stop_blue.png</file>
         <file>Icons/cog_black.png</file>
         <file>Icons/cog_gray.png</file>
+        <file>qt/etc/qt.conf</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index d1a5134abd..c53749a3ad 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     </ResourceCompile>
     <PostBuildEvent>
       <Command>
-        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick $(TargetPath)
+        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --plugindir $(TargetDir)\qt\plugins $(TargetPath)
       </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     </ResourceCompile>
     <PostBuildEvent>
       <Command>
-        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick $(TargetPath)
+        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --plugindir $(TargetDir)\qt\plugins $(TargetPath)
       </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
     </ResourceCompile>
     <PostBuildEvent>
       <Command>
-        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --debug $(TargetPath)
+        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --plugindir $(TargetDir)\qt\plugins --debug $(TargetPath)
       </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
     </ResourceCompile>
     <PostBuildEvent>
       <Command>
-        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --debug $(TargetPath)
+        $(QTDIR)\bin\windeployqt --no-angle --no-opengl-sw --no-svg --no-translations --no-quick --plugindir $(TargetDir)\qt\plugins --debug $(TargetPath)
       </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
     <PostBuildEvent>