diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 08b837fb7..fa54df974 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ task:
   install_script:
     - apt-get update
     - apt-get -y install libsecp256k1-dev
+    # qml test reqs:
+    - apt-get -y install libgl1 libegl1 libxkbcommon0 libdbus-1-3
     - pip install -r $ELECTRUM_REQUIREMENTS_CI
   tox_script:
     - export PYTHONASYNCIODEBUG
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f0f82711f..223177287 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extras_require = {
     'gui': ['pyqt5'],
     'crypto': ['cryptography>=2.6'],
     'tests': ['pycryptodomex>=3.7', 'cryptography>=2.6', 'pyaes>=0.1a1'],
+    'qml_gui': ['pyqt6', 'Pillow==8.4.0']
 }
 # 'full' extra that tries to grab everything an enduser would need (except for libsecp256k1...)
 extras_require['full'] = [pkg for sublist in
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 58e09e963..3e1aaafb6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ commands=
     coverage report
 extras=
     tests
+    qml_gui