diff --git a/crates/qt-build-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/qt-build-utils/src/lib.rs
index 33345109b..3a8ecb891 100644
--- a/crates/qt-build-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/qt-build-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mod platform;
 pub use platform::QtPlatformLinker;
 
 mod qml;
-pub use qml::{QmlDirBuilder, QmlPluginCppBuilder, QmlUri};
+pub use qml::{QmlDirBuilder, QmlLsIniBuilder, QmlPluginCppBuilder, QmlUri};
 
 mod qrc;
 pub use qrc::{QResource, QResourceFile, QResources};
diff --git a/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/mod.rs b/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/mod.rs
index 0992522e7..6e972e2e7 100644
--- a/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 mod qmldir;
 pub use qmldir::QmlDirBuilder;
 
+mod qmlls;
+pub use qmlls::QmlLsIniBuilder;
+
 mod qmlplugincpp;
 pub use qmlplugincpp::QmlPluginCppBuilder;
 
diff --git a/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/qmlls.rs b/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/qmlls.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8108c6096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qt-build-utils/src/qml/qmlls.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company <info@kdab.com>
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Andrew Hayzen <andrew.hayzen@kdab.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
+
+use std::{
+    io,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
+
+/// A helper for building QML Language Server configuration files
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct QmlLsIniBuilder {
+    build_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    no_cmake_calls: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+impl QmlLsIniBuilder {
+    /// Construct a [QmlLsIniBuilder]
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Use the given build_dir
+    pub fn build_dir(mut self, build_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Self {
+        self.build_dir = Some(build_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Enable or disable cmake calls
+    pub fn no_cmake_calls(mut self, no_cmake_calls: bool) -> Self {
+        self.no_cmake_calls = Some(no_cmake_calls);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Write the resultant qmlls ini file contents
+    pub fn write(self, writer: &mut impl io::Write) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.build_dir.is_none() && self.no_cmake_calls.is_none() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        writeln!(writer, "[General]")?;
+
+        if let Some(build_dir) = self.build_dir {
+            writeln!(
+                writer,
+                "buildDir=\"{}\"",
+                build_dir.to_string_lossy().escape_default()
+            )?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(no_cmake_calls) = self.no_cmake_calls {
+            writeln!(
+                writer,
+                "no-cmake-calls={}",
+                if no_cmake_calls { "true" } else { "false" }
+            )?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn qmlls() {
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        QmlLsIniBuilder::new()
+            .build_dir("/a/b/c")
+            .no_cmake_calls(true)
+            .write(&mut result)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            String::from_utf8(result).unwrap(),
+            "[General]
+buildDir=\"/a/b/c\"
+no-cmake-calls=true
+"
+        );
+    }
+}