diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md
index 627662e9091..288d814a164 100644
--- a/depends/README.md
+++ b/depends/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ To build dependencies for the current arch+OS:
 
     pkg install bash cmake curl gmake
 
+Skip the following packages if you don't intend to use the GUI and will build with [`NO_QT=1`](#dependency-options):
+
+    pkg install bison ninja pkgconf python3
+
 To build dependencies for the current arch+OS:
 
     gmake
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 7802cd915ee..b6f100f28cd 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ qrencode_darwin_packages = qrencode
 qrencode_mingw32_packages = qrencode
 
 qt_linux_packages:=qt expat libxcb xcb_proto libXau xproto freetype fontconfig libxkbcommon libxcb_util libxcb_util_cursor libxcb_util_render libxcb_util_keysyms libxcb_util_image libxcb_util_wm
+qt_freebsd_packages:=$(qt_linux_packages)
 qt_darwin_packages=qt
 qt_mingw32_packages=qt
 ifneq ($(host),$(build))
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
index bd7d432897b..4daffeb1aa3 100644
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ $(package)_sha256_hash=$(qt_details_qtbase_sha256_hash)
 ifneq ($(host),$(build))
 $(package)_dependencies := native_$(package)
 endif
-$(package)_linux_dependencies=freetype fontconfig libxcb libxkbcommon libxcb_util libxcb_util_cursor libxcb_util_render libxcb_util_keysyms libxcb_util_image libxcb_util_wm
+$(package)_linux_dependencies := freetype fontconfig libxcb libxkbcommon libxcb_util libxcb_util_cursor libxcb_util_render libxcb_util_keysyms libxcb_util_image libxcb_util_wm
+$(package)_freebsd_dependencies := $($(package)_linux_dependencies)
 $(package)_patches_path := $(qt_details_patches_path)
 $(package)_patches := dont_hardcode_pwd.patch
 $(package)_patches += qtbase-moc-ignore-gcc-macro.patch
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts_linux += -xcb
 ifneq ($(LTO),)
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -ltcg
 endif
+$(package)_config_opts_freebsd := $$($(package)_config_opts_linux)
 
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 := -no-dbus
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += -no-freetype
diff --git a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index b2d02214003..34984b85b1d 100644
--- a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin" AND NOT CMAKE_HOST_APPLE)
 endif()
 
 
-if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "^(Linux|FreeBSD)$")
   # Customize pkg-config behavior for finding dependencies
   # of the xcb QPA platform plugin:
   # 1. Restrict search paths to the depends.
diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 405f6281ffe..fa6b2b3918c 100644
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ get_target_property(qt_lib_type Qt6::Core TYPE)
 function(import_plugins target)
   if(qt_lib_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
     set(plugins Qt6::QMinimalIntegrationPlugin)
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "^(Linux|FreeBSD)$")
       list(APPEND plugins Qt6::QXcbIntegrationPlugin)
     elseif(WIN32)
       list(APPEND plugins Qt6::QWindowsIntegrationPlugin Qt6::QModernWindowsStylePlugin)