diff --git a/epan/prefs-int.h b/epan/prefs-int.h
index 52fc65fa6e..ae2772e600 100644
--- a/epan/prefs-int.h
+++ b/epan/prefs-int.h
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ typedef enum {
     PREF_DIRNAME
 } pref_type_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+	GUI_ALL,
+	GUI_GTK,
+	GUI_QT
+} gui_type_t;
+
 /** Struct to hold preference data */
 struct preference {
     const char *name;                /**< name of preference */
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ struct preference {
     const char *description;         /**< human-readable description of preference */
     int ordinal;                     /**< ordinal number of this preference */
     pref_type_t type;                /**< type of that preference */
+    gui_type_t gui;                  /**< type of the GUI (QT, GTK or both) the preference is registered for */
     union {                          /* The Qt preference code assumes that these will all be pointers (and unique) */
         guint *uint;
         gboolean *boolp;
diff --git a/epan/prefs.c b/epan/prefs.c
index ea4c40b0b2..b3e210df43 100644
--- a/epan/prefs.c
+++ b/epan/prefs.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,23 @@ prefs_register_uat_preference(module_t *module, const char *name,
     preference->varp.uat = uat;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Register a uat 'preference' for QT only. It adds a button that opens the uat's window in the
+ * preferences tab of the module.
+ */
+extern void
+prefs_register_uat_preference_qt(module_t *module, const char *name,
+                              const char *title, const char *description,
+                              uat_t* uat)
+{
+
+    pref_t* preference = register_preference(module, name, title, description, PREF_UAT);
+
+    preference->varp.uat = uat;
+    
+    preference->gui = GUI_QT;
+}
+
 /*
  * Register a color preference.
  */
diff --git a/epan/prefs.h b/epan/prefs.h
index 24445dd4ae..be1ed8d887 100644
--- a/epan/prefs.h
+++ b/epan/prefs.h
@@ -458,6 +458,17 @@ WS_DLL_PUBLIC void prefs_register_uat_preference(module_t *module,
 										  const char *description,
 										  struct epan_uat* uat);
 
+/*
+ * Register a uat 'preference' for QT only. It adds a button that opens the uat's window in the
+ * preferences tab of the module.
+ */
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC void prefs_register_uat_preference_qt(module_t *module,
+										  const char *name,
+										  const char* title,
+										  const char *description,
+										  struct epan_uat* uat);
+
+
 /*
  * Register a color preference.  Currently does not have any "GUI Dialog" support
  * so the color data needs to be managed independently.  Currently used by the