diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
index 6192d809a3..1065ecd0e3 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
@@ -511,11 +511,13 @@ macro(qt_build_tests)
     if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/auto/CMakeLists.txt")
         add_subdirectory(auto)
     endif()
-    if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt" AND QT_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
-        add_subdirectory(benchmarks)
-    endif()
-    if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manual/CMakeLists.txt" AND QT_BUILD_MANUAL_TESTS)
-        add_subdirectory(manual)
+    if(NOT QT_BUILD_MINIMAL_STATIC_TESTS)
+        if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt" AND QT_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
+            add_subdirectory(benchmarks)
+        endif()
+        if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manual/CMakeLists.txt" AND QT_BUILD_MANUAL_TESTS)
+            add_subdirectory(manual)
+        endif()
     endif()
 endmacro()
 
diff --git a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
index cab1db7f04..330de3e6b3 100644
--- a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ function(check_qt_build_parts type)
         set(buildFlag "FALSE")
     endif()
 
-    list(APPEND knownParts "tests" "examples" "benchmarks")
+    list(APPEND knownParts "tests" "examples" "benchmarks" "manual-tests" "minimal-static-tests")
 
     foreach(part ${${input}})
         if(part IN_LIST knownParts)
diff --git a/cmake/QtSetup.cmake b/cmake/QtSetup.cmake
index bd81da9eb1..83e932da55 100644
--- a/cmake/QtSetup.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtSetup.cmake
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ option(QT_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build Qt examples" OFF)
 option(QT_BUILD_EXAMPLES_BY_DEFAULT "Should examples be built as part of the default 'all' target." ON)
 
 option(QT_BUILD_MANUAL_TESTS "Build Qt manual tests" OFF)
+option(QT_BUILD_MINIMAL_STATIC_TESTS "Build minimal subset of tests for static Qt builds" OFF)
 
 ## Find host tools (if non native):
 set(QT_HOST_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Installed Qt host directory path, used for cross compiling.")
diff --git a/coin/instructions/cmake_build_and_upload_test_artifacts.yaml b/coin/instructions/cmake_build_and_upload_test_artifacts.yaml
index 84077980b8..4b3e3d46bf 100644
--- a/coin/instructions/cmake_build_and_upload_test_artifacts.yaml
+++ b/coin/instructions/cmake_build_and_upload_test_artifacts.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ instructions:
       env_var: COIN_CMAKE_ARGS
       equals_value: null
 
+  # Inform CMake to build just a minimal set of tests for static Qt builds.
+  - type: AppendToEnvironmentVariable
+    variableName: COIN_CMAKE_ARGS
+    variableValue: " -DQT_BUILD_MINIMAL_STATIC_TESTS=ON"
+    enable_if:
+      condition: property
+      property: features
+      contains_value: "MinimalStaticTests"
+
   - !include "{{qt/qtbase}}/call_cmake_for_standalone_tests.yaml"
   - type: ExecuteCommand
     command: "{{.Env.TESTS_ENV_PREFIX}} cmake --build . --parallel -v"
@@ -35,7 +44,3 @@ instructions:
     archiveDirectory: "{{.BuildDir}}"
     maxTimeInSeconds: 1200
     maxTimeBetweenOutput: 1200
-disable_if:
-  condition: property
-  property: configureArgs
-  contains_value: "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF"
diff --git a/coin/instructions/cmake_regular_test_instructions_enforced.yaml b/coin/instructions/cmake_regular_test_instructions_enforced.yaml
index b7308a8f47..197b925c2a 100644
--- a/coin/instructions/cmake_regular_test_instructions_enforced.yaml
+++ b/coin/instructions/cmake_regular_test_instructions_enforced.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,3 @@ type: Group
 instructions:
   - !include "{{qt/qtbase}}/cmake_regular_test_instructions_common.yaml"
   - !include "{{qt/qtbase}}/cmake_run_ctest_enforce_exit_code.yaml"
-disable_if:
-  condition: property
-  property: configureArgs
-  contains_value: "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF"
diff --git a/config_help.txt b/config_help.txt
index b2de3dd33c..f010cccf1a 100644
--- a/config_help.txt
+++ b/config_help.txt
@@ -175,8 +175,10 @@ Component selection:
   -skip <repo> ......... Exclude an entire repository from the build.
   -make <part> ......... Add <part> to the list of parts to be built.
                          Specifying this option clears the default list first.
-                         [libs and examples, also tools if not cross-building,
-                         also tests if -developer-build]
+                         (allowed values: libs, tools, examples, tests,
+                         benchmarks, manual-tests, minimal-static-tests)
+                         [default: libs and examples, also tools if not
+                         cross-building, also tests if -developer-build]
   -nomake <part> ....... Exclude <part> from the list of parts to be built.
   -gui ................. Build the Qt GUI module and dependencies [yes]
   -widgets ............. Build the Qt Widgets module and dependencies [yes]
diff --git a/qt_cmdline.cmake b/qt_cmdline.cmake
index a476d05c35..521d32d975 100644
--- a/qt_cmdline.cmake
+++ b/qt_cmdline.cmake
@@ -74,13 +74,14 @@ qt_commandline_option(linker TYPE optionalString VALUES bfd gold lld)
 qt_commandline_option(ltcg TYPE boolean)
 # special case begin
 qt_commandline_option(make TYPE addString VALUES examples libs tests tools
-                      benchmarks)
+                      benchmarks manual-tests minimal-static-tests)
 # special case end
 qt_commandline_option(make-tool TYPE string)
 qt_commandline_option(mips_dsp TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(mips_dspr2 TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(mp TYPE boolean NAME msvc_mp)
-qt_commandline_option(nomake TYPE addString VALUES examples tests tools benchmarks) # special case
+qt_commandline_option(nomake TYPE addString VALUES examples tests tools benchmarks
+                      manual-tests minimal-static-tests) # special case
 qt_commandline_option(opensource TYPE void NAME commercial VALUE no)
 qt_commandline_option(optimize-debug TYPE boolean NAME optimize_debug)
 qt_commandline_option(optimize-size TYPE boolean NAME optimize_size)
diff --git a/tests/auto/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/CMakeLists.txt
index 2452e1a5d8..c16c8b197b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ if (TARGET Qt::Xml AND TARGET Qt::Sql AND TARGET Qt::Network)
     add_subdirectory(cmake)
 endif()
 # special case end
+
+# Limit set of tests to run for static Qt builds.
+if(QT_BUILD_MINIMAL_STATIC_TESTS)
+    return()
+endif()
+
 if (TARGET Qt::Concurrent)
      add_subdirectory(concurrent)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cae16668e..d874ac561d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,23 +14,15 @@ add_executable(test_interface_exe WIN32 main.cpp mainwindow.cpp)
 # link explicitly to Qt::WinMain.
 target_link_libraries(test_interface_exe Qt::Widgets)
 
-file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/try_compile-test.cpp"
-    "
-#include <QString>
-#include <QWidget>
-
-int main(int,char**) { QWidget w; w.show(); return 0; }
-"
-)
-
 # Fix try_compile to inherit the parent configuration.
 set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 
-# The try_compile works because Qt::Widgets is listed in the LINK_LIBRARIES,
-# which causes the includes, defines and appropriate PIC flag to be used.
-try_compile(_TRY_COMPILE_RES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/try_compile-test"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/try_compile-test.cpp"
-    LINK_LIBRARIES Qt::Widgets
+# Can't use source file based try_compile, because it doesn't handle object libraries
+# referenced in generator expressions properly.
+try_compile(_TRY_COMPILE_RES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/widget_test"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/widget_test"
+    widget_test
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE TC_OV
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/widget_test/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/widget_test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..679d01ef63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/widget_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+
+project(test_interface_try_compile)
+
+find_package(Qt6Widgets)
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+
+add_executable(test_interface_try_compile_exe main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(test_interface_try_compile_exe Qt::Widgets)
+
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/widget_test/main.cpp b/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/widget_test/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6a8ab5fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/test_interface/widget_test/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include <QString>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+int main(int, char**) { QWidget w; w.show(); return 0; }
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qlogging/tst_qlogging.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qlogging/tst_qlogging.cpp
index 7667cb278e..b089381272 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qlogging/tst_qlogging.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qlogging/tst_qlogging.cpp
@@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ void tst_qmessagehandler::qMessagePattern_data()
 #define QT_NAMESPACE_STR ""
 #endif
 
+#if QT_CONFIG(static)
+    QSKIP("These test cases don't work with static Qt builds");
+#else
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG
     QTest::newRow("backtrace") << "[%{backtrace}] %{message}" << true << (QList<QByteArray>()
             // MyClass::qt_static_metacall is explicitly marked as hidden in the Q_OBJECT macro
@@ -755,7 +758,8 @@ void tst_qmessagehandler::qMessagePattern_data()
     QTest::newRow("backtrace depth,separator") << "[%{backtrace depth=2 separator=\"\n\"}] %{message}" << true << (QList<QByteArray>()
             << "[MyClass::myFunction\nMyClass::mySlot1] from_a_function 34"
             << "[T::T\n");
-#endif
+#endif // #if !QT_CONFIG(process)
+#endif // #ifdef __GLIBC__
 
 }