diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fc27fd88c517c..6a02a0ee5df42 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER "Enable external signer support."
 
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_QRENCODE "Enable QR code support." ON "BUILD_GUI" OFF)
 if(WITH_QRENCODE)
-  find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-  pkg_check_modules(libqrencode REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libqrencode)
+  find_package(QRencode MODULE REQUIRED)
   set(USE_QRCODE TRUE)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index c9d2d1b31fe92..597907b93243f 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
       "toolchainFile": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}\\scripts\\buildsystems\\vcpkg.cmake",
       "cacheVariables": {
         "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-windows",
-        "BUILD_GUI": "ON",
-        "WITH_QRENCODE": "OFF"
+        "BUILD_GUI": "ON"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@
       "toolchainFile": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}\\scripts\\buildsystems\\vcpkg.cmake",
       "cacheVariables": {
         "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-windows-static",
-        "BUILD_GUI": "ON",
-        "WITH_QRENCODE": "OFF"
+        "BUILD_GUI": "ON"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/cmake/module/FindQRencode.cmake b/cmake/module/FindQRencode.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39e3b8b679be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/module/FindQRencode.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024-present The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or https://opensource.org/license/mit/.
+
+#[=======================================================================[
+FindQRencode
+------------
+
+Finds the QRencode header and library.
+
+This is a wrapper around find_package()/pkg_check_modules() commands that:
+ - facilitates searching in various build environments
+ - prints a standard log message
+
+#]=======================================================================]
+
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
+  pkg_check_modules(PC_QRencode QUIET libqrencode)
+endif()
+
+find_path(QRencode_INCLUDE_DIR
+  NAMES qrencode.h
+  PATHS ${PC_QRencode_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
+find_library(QRencode_LIBRARY_RELEASE
+  NAMES qrencode
+  PATHS ${PC_QRencode_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+)
+find_library(QRencode_LIBRARY_DEBUG
+  NAMES qrencoded qrencode
+  PATHS ${PC_QRencode_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+)
+include(SelectLibraryConfigurations)
+select_library_configurations(QRencode)
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(QRencode
+  REQUIRED_VARS QRencode_LIBRARY QRencode_INCLUDE_DIR
+  VERSION_VAR PC_QRencode_VERSION
+)
+
+if(QRencode_FOUND)
+  if(NOT TARGET QRencode::QRencode)
+    add_library(QRencode::QRencode UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+  endif()
+  if(QRencode_LIBRARY_RELEASE)
+    set_property(TARGET QRencode::QRencode APPEND PROPERTY
+      IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS RELEASE
+    )
+    set_target_properties(QRencode::QRencode PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${QRencode_LIBRARY_RELEASE}"
+    )
+  endif()
+  if(QRencode_LIBRARY_DEBUG)
+    set_property(TARGET QRencode::QRencode APPEND PROPERTY
+      IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS DEBUG
+    )
+    set_target_properties(QRencode::QRencode PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${QRencode_LIBRARY_DEBUG}"
+    )
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties(QRencode::QRencode PROPERTIES
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${QRencode_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+  )
+endif()
+
+mark_as_advanced(
+  QRencode_INCLUDE_DIR
+)
diff --git a/doc/build-windows-msvc.md b/doc/build-windows-msvc.md
index 80c2b77f1e83d..482b7a7d1fbb3 100644
--- a/doc/build-windows-msvc.md
+++ b/doc/build-windows-msvc.md
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ Available presets can be listed as follows:
 cmake --list-presets
 ```
 
-By default, all presets:
-- Set `BUILD_GUI` to `ON`.
-- Set `WITH_QRENCODE` to `OFF`, due to known build issues when using vcpkg's `libqrencode` package.
+By default, all presets set `BUILD_GUI` to `ON`.
 
 ## Building
 
diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 71592124f2217..e8e3a146fa220 100644
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ target_link_libraries(bitcoinqt
     bitcoin_cli
     leveldb
     Boost::headers
-    $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:PkgConfig::libqrencode>
+    $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:QRencode::QRencode>
     $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>:-framework\ AppKit>
     $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:shlwapi>
 )
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index f7b15f9c685ba..69cfedeae5deb 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
       "description": "Build GUI, Qt 5",
       "dependencies": [
         "qt5-base",
-        "qt5-tools"
+        "qt5-tools",
+        "libqrencode"
       ]
     },
     "sqlite": {