diff -Naur a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2024-11-04 17:38:47.000000000 +0600
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2024-11-08 16:45:56.538578162 +0600
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
     remove_definitions(-DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII)
 endif()
 
+if (NOT TARGET Qt6::QWebpPlugin)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "Qt6::QWebpPlugin from QtImageFormats is missing. QWebpPlugin is needed for system tray icons when recording.")
+endif()
+
 find_package(
     KF6 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED
         CoreAddons
diff -Naur a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt	2024-11-04 17:38:47.000000000 +0600
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt	2024-11-08 16:48:41.468400352 +0600
@@ -75,8 +75,13 @@
     target_link_libraries(spectacle PRIVATE Qt6::GuiPrivate) # Gui/private/qtx11extras_p.h
 endif()
 
+if (Qt6_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "6.8.0")
+    set(private_code_option  "PRIVATE_CODE")
+endif()
 qt6_generate_wayland_protocol_client_sources(spectacle FILES
-    ${PLASMA_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}/zkde-screencast-unstable-v1.xml)
+    ${PLASMA_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}/zkde-screencast-unstable-v1.xml
+    ${private_code_option}
+)
 
 
 if(PURPOSE_FOUND)