diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74a5adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Import('qt_env')
+
+env = qt_env.Clone()
+
+modules = [
+    'Core',
+    'Gui'
+]
+
+if env['QT_MAJOR_VERSION'] > 4:
+    modules += [ 'Widgets' ]
+
+env.EnableQt4Modules(['Qt' + n for n in modules],
+                     debug = env['CONFIG'] == 'debug')
+
+env.AppendUnique(CPPDEFINES = [ 'PREVIEWBASE_LIBRARY' ])
+
+env.RequireLibraries('uibase')
+
+lib = env.SharedLibrary('previewBase', env.Glob('*.cpp'))
+env.InstallPlugin(lib)
diff --git a/src/previewBase.pro b/src/previewBase.pro
index c053b31..2cc7801 100644
--- a/src/previewBase.pro
+++ b/src/previewBase.pro
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ HEADERS += previewbase.h
 include(../plugin_template.pri)
 
 OTHER_FILES += \
-    previewbase.json
+    previewbase.json\
+    SConscript