4 files changed, 34 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/data/skip.qrc b/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/data/skip.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..391e4f7508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/data/skip.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/not/">
+        <file alias="Skip.qml">Retain.qml</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/qmlcachegen.pro b/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/qmlcachegen.pro
index 452bd7d04a..dc1c4dc4dc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/qmlcachegen.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/qmlcachegen.pro
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ workerscripts_test.prefix = /workerscripts
 RESOURCES += \
     workerscripts_test \
     trickypaths.qrc \
-    data/retain.qrc
+    data/retain.qrc \
+    data/skip.qrc
 
 # QTBUG-46375
 !win32: RESOURCES += trickypaths_umlaut.qrc
 
-QTQUICK_COMPILER_RETAINED_RESOURCES += retain.qrc
+QTQUICK_COMPILER_SKIPPED_RESOURCES += data/skip.qrc
 
 QT += core-private qml-private testlib
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/tst_qmlcachegen.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/tst_qmlcachegen.cpp
index c6ec2eb780..652942b243 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/tst_qmlcachegen.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmlcachegen/tst_qmlcachegen.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ private slots:
     void functionExpressions();
     void versionChecksForAheadOfTimeUnits();
     void retainedResources();
+    void skippedResources();
 
     void workerScripts();
 
@@ -411,6 +412,19 @@ void tst_qmlcachegen::retainedResources()
     QVERIFY(file.readAll().startsWith("import QtQml 2.0"));
 }
 
+void tst_qmlcachegen::skippedResources()
+{
+    QFile file(":/not/Skip.qml");
+    QVERIFY(file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly));
+    QVERIFY(file.readAll().startsWith("import QtQml 2.0"));
+
+    QQmlMetaType::CachedUnitLookupError error = QQmlMetaType::CachedUnitLookupError::NoError;
+    const QQmlPrivate::CachedQmlUnit *unit = QQmlMetaType::findCachedCompilationUnit(
+            QUrl("qrc:/not/Skip.qml"), &error);
+    QCOMPARE(unit, nullptr);
+    QCOMPARE(error, QQmlMetaType::CachedUnitLookupError::NoUnitFound);
+}
+
 void tst_qmlcachegen::workerScripts()
 {
     QVERIFY(QFile::exists(":/workerscripts/data/worker.js"));
diff --git a/tools/qmlcachegen/qtquickcompiler.prf b/tools/qmlcachegen/qtquickcompiler.prf
index 2e8e3f91b4..d1b7a5aad5 100644
--- a/tools/qmlcachegen/qtquickcompiler.prf
+++ b/tools/qmlcachegen/qtquickcompiler.prf
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ defineReplace(qmlCacheResourceFileOutputName) {
     return($${name})
 }
 
+defineTest(qtQuickSkippedResourceFile) {
+    for(skippedRes, QTQUICK_COMPILER_SKIPPED_RESOURCES) {
+        equals(1, $$skippedRes): return(true)
+    }
+    return(false)
+}
+
 # Flatten RESOURCES that may contain individual files or objects
 load(resources_functions)
 qtFlattenResources()
@@ -34,6 +41,11 @@ NEWRESOURCES =
 QMLCACHE_RESOURCE_FILES =
 
 for(res, RESOURCES) {
+    qtQuickSkippedResourceFile($$res) {
+        NEWRESOURCES += $$res
+        next()
+    }
+
     absRes = $$absolute_path($$res, $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_)
     rccContents = $$system($$QMAKE_RCC_DEP -list $$system_quote($$absRes),lines)
     contains(rccContents,.*\\.js$)|contains(rccContents,.*\\.qml$)|contains(rccContents,.*\\.mjs$) {