diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp b/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
index 0d535e5..1ed71c6 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         qInfo() << "   -no-copy-copyright-files : Skip deployment of copyright files.";
         qInfo() << "   -extra-plugins=<list>    : List of extra plugins which should be deployed,";
         qInfo() << "                              separated by comma.";
+        qInfo() << "   -exclude-libs=<list>     : List of libraries which should be excluded,";
+        qInfo() << "                              separated by comma.";
         qInfo() << "   -version                 : Print version statement and exit.";
         qInfo() << "";
         qInfo() << "linuxdeployqt takes an application as input and makes it";
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     QStringList qmlDirs;
     QString qmakeExecutable;
     extern QStringList extraQtPlugins;
+    extern QStringList excludeLibs;
     extern bool copyCopyrightFiles;
 
     /* FHS-like mode is for an application that has been installed to a $PREFIX which is otherwise empty, e.g., /path/to/usr.
@@ -416,6 +419,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             LogDebug() << "Argument found:" << argument;
             int index = argument.indexOf("=");
             extraQtPlugins = QString(argument.mid(index + 1)).split(",");
+        } else if (argument.startsWith("-exclude-libs=")) {
+            LogDebug() << "Argument found:" << argument;
+            int index = argument.indexOf("=");
+            excludeLibs = QString(argument.mid(index + 1)).split(",");
         } else if (argument.startsWith("--")) {
             LogError() << "Error: arguments must not start with --, only -:" << argument << "\n";
             return 1;
@@ -432,6 +439,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
+    if (!excludeLibs.isEmpty())
+    {
+        qWarning() << "WARNING: Excluding the following libraries might break the AppImage. Please double-check the list:" << excludeLibs;
+    }
+
     DeploymentInfo deploymentInfo = deployQtLibraries(appDirPath, additionalExecutables,
                                                       qmakeExecutable);
 
diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp b/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp
index a358927..1c68b47 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int qtDetected = 0;
 bool qtDetectionComplete = 0; // As long as Qt is not detected yet, ldd may encounter "not found" messages, continue anyway
 bool deployLibrary = false;
 QStringList extraQtPlugins;
+QStringList excludeLibs;
 bool copyCopyrightFiles = true;
 
 using std::cout;
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ LibraryInfo parseLddLibraryLine(const QString &line, const QString &appDirPath,
         #else
             excludelist << EXCLUDELIST;
         #endif
+        excludelist += excludeLibs;
 
         LogDebug() << "excludelist:" << excludelist;
         if (! trimmed.contains("libicu")) {
@@ -671,10 +673,13 @@ QList<LibraryInfo> getQtLibrariesForPaths(const QStringList &paths, const QStrin
     QSet<QString> existing;
 
     foreach (const QString &path, paths) {
-        foreach (const LibraryInfo &info, getQtLibraries(path, appDirPath, rpaths)) {
-            if (!existing.contains(info.libraryPath)) { // avoid duplicates
-                existing.insert(info.libraryPath);
-                result << info;
+        if (!excludeLibs.contains(QFileInfo(path).baseName()))
+        {
+            foreach (const LibraryInfo &info, getQtLibraries(path, appDirPath, rpaths)) {
+                if (!existing.contains(info.libraryPath)) { // avoid duplicates
+                    existing.insert(info.libraryPath);
+                    result << info;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1022,7 +1027,7 @@ DeploymentInfo deployQtLibraries(QList<LibraryInfo> libraries,
             deploymentInfo.qtPath = library.libraryDirectory;
         }
 
-    if(library.libraryName.contains("libQt") and library.libraryName.contains("Widgets.so")) {
+        if(library.libraryName.contains("libQt") and library.libraryName.contains("Widgets.so")) {
             deploymentInfo.requiresQtWidgetsLibrary = true;
         }
 
@@ -1399,23 +1404,26 @@ void deployPlugins(const AppDirInfo &appDirInfo, const QString &pluginSourcePath
     foreach (const QString &plugin, pluginList) {
         sourcePath = pluginSourcePath + "/" + plugin;
         destinationPath = pluginDestinationPath + "/" + plugin;
-        QDir dir;
-        dir.mkpath(QFileInfo(destinationPath).path());
-        QList<LibraryInfo> libraries = getQtLibraries(sourcePath, appDirInfo.path, deploymentInfo.rpathsUsed);
-        LogDebug() << "Deploying plugin" << sourcePath;
-        if (copyFilePrintStatus(sourcePath, destinationPath)) {
-            runStrip(destinationPath);
-            deployQtLibraries(libraries, appDirInfo.path, QStringList() << destinationPath, deploymentInfo.useLoaderPath);
-            /* See whether this makes any difference */
-            // Find out the relative path to the lib/ directory and set it as the rpath
-            QDir dir(destinationPath);
-            QString relativePath = dir.relativeFilePath(appDirInfo.path + "/" + libraries[0].libraryDestinationDirectory);
-            relativePath.remove(0, 3); // remove initial '../'
-            changeIdentification("$ORIGIN/" + relativePath, QFileInfo(destinationPath).canonicalFilePath());
+        if(!excludeLibs.contains(QFileInfo(sourcePath).baseName()))
+        {
+            QDir dir;
+            dir.mkpath(QFileInfo(destinationPath).path());
+            QList<LibraryInfo> libraries = getQtLibraries(sourcePath, appDirInfo.path, deploymentInfo.rpathsUsed);
+            LogDebug() << "Deploying plugin" << sourcePath;
+            if (copyFilePrintStatus(sourcePath, destinationPath)) {
+                runStrip(destinationPath);
+                deployQtLibraries(libraries, appDirInfo.path, QStringList() << destinationPath, deploymentInfo.useLoaderPath);
+                /* See whether this makes any difference */
+                // Find out the relative path to the lib/ directory and set it as the rpath
+                QDir dir(destinationPath);
+                QString relativePath = dir.relativeFilePath(appDirInfo.path + "/" + libraries[0].libraryDestinationDirectory);
+                relativePath.remove(0, 3); // remove initial '../'
+                changeIdentification("$ORIGIN/" + relativePath, QFileInfo(destinationPath).canonicalFilePath());
 
+            }
+            LogDebug() << "copyCopyrightFile:" << sourcePath;
+            copyCopyrightFile(sourcePath);
         }
-        LogDebug() << "copyCopyrightFile:" << sourcePath;
-        copyCopyrightFile(sourcePath);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.h b/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.h
index 3317521..5c07bcb 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.h
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/shared.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ extern bool bundleAllButCoreLibs;
 extern bool fhsLikeMode;
 extern QString fhsPrefix;
 extern QStringList extraQtPlugins;
+extern QStringList excludeLibs;
 
 class LibraryInfo
 {