diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 41ab609..5c251eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,23 @@ if ( PLUGIN_STANDARD_QJSONRPC )
 								${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     )
 
+	if (WIN32)
+		# copy Qt's Network abd WebSockets DLLs
+		get_target_property( Qt5_NETWORK_LIB_LOCATION Qt5::Network LOCATION_RELEASE )
+		copy_files(${Qt5_NETWORK_LIB_LOCATION} "${CLOUDCOMPARE_DEST_FOLDER}" 0) #mind the quotes!
+		
+		get_target_property( Qt5_WEBSOCKET_LIB_LOCATION Qt5::WebSockets LOCATION_RELEASE )
+		copy_files(${Qt5_WEBSOCKET_LIB_LOCATION} "${CLOUDCOMPARE_DEST_FOLDER}" 0) #mind the quotes!
+
+		if (CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+			#debug DLLs
+			get_target_property( Qt5_NETWORK_LIB_DEBUG_LOCATION Qt5::Network LOCATION_DEBUG )
+			copy_files(${Qt5_NETWORK_LIB_DEBUG_LOCATION} "${CLOUDCOMPARE_DEST_FOLDER}" 2) #mind the quotes!
+			
+			get_target_property( Qt5_WEBSOCKET_LIB_DEBUG_LOCATION Qt5::WebSockets LOCATION_DEBUG )
+			copy_files(${Qt5_WEBSOCKET_LIB_DEBUG_LOCATION} "${CLOUDCOMPARE_DEST_FOLDER}" 2) #mind the quotes!
+		endif()
+
+	endif()
+
 endif()