diff --git a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildApp.cmake b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildApp.cmake
index ef181d2e1b..4a6ff8116d 100644
--- a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildApp.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildApp.cmake
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ macro(ctkMacroBuildApp)
     ${my_library_dirs}
     )
 
-  source_group("Resources" FILES
-    ${MY_RESOURCES}
-    ${MY_UI_FORMS}
-    )
+  if(NOT CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS)
+    source_group("Resources" FILES
+      ${MY_RESOURCES}
+      ${MY_UI_FORMS}
+      )
+  endif()
 
   # Create executable
   ctk_add_executable_utf8(${proj_name}
diff --git a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildLib.cmake b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildLib.cmake
index 76a4392c96..3ee4bff222 100644
--- a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildLib.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildLib.cmake
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ ${${MY_EXPORT_CUSTOM_CONTENT_FROM_VARIABLE}}
   set(dynamicHeaders
     "${dynamicHeaders};${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MY_EXPORT_HEADER_PREFIX}Export.h")
 
-  source_group("Resources" FILES
-    ${MY_RESOURCES}
-    ${MY_UI_FORMS}
-    )
+  if(NOT CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS)
+    source_group("Resources" FILES
+      ${MY_RESOURCES}
+      ${MY_UI_FORMS}
+      )
+  endif()
 
   add_library(${lib_name} ${MY_LIBRARY_TYPE}
     ${MY_SRCS}
diff --git a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildPlugin.cmake b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildPlugin.cmake
index 0ac79b4736..8bafd3f50e 100644
--- a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildPlugin.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildPlugin.cmake
@@ -237,15 +237,17 @@ macro(ctkMacroBuildPlugin)
       )
   endif()
 
-  source_group("Resources" FILES
-    ${MY_RESOURCES}
-    ${MY_UI_FORMS}
-    ${MY_TRANSLATIONS}
-    )
+  if(NOT CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS)
+    source_group("Resources" FILES
+      ${MY_RESOURCES}
+      ${MY_UI_FORMS}
+      ${MY_TRANSLATIONS}
+      )
 
-  source_group("Generated" FILES
-    ${_plugin_qm_files}
-    )
+    source_group("Generated" FILES
+      ${_plugin_qm_files}
+      )
+  endif()
 
   add_library(${lib_name} ${MY_LIBRARY_TYPE}
     ${MY_SRCS}
diff --git a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildQtPlugin.cmake b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildQtPlugin.cmake
index b4dcc973b7..bdd4aadc2a 100644
--- a/CMake/ctkMacroBuildQtPlugin.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ctkMacroBuildQtPlugin.cmake
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ macro(ctkMacroBuildQtPlugin)
   set(dynamicHeaders
     "${dynamicHeaders};${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MY_EXPORT_HEADER_PREFIX}Export.h")
 
-  source_group("Resources" FILES
-    ${MY_RESOURCES}
-    ${MY_UI_FORMS}
-    )
+  if(NOT CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS)
+    source_group("Resources" FILES
+      ${MY_RESOURCES}
+      ${MY_UI_FORMS}
+      )
+  endif()
 
   add_library(${lib_name} ${MY_LIBRARY_TYPE}
     ${MY_SRCS}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be708cfba2..64fdf6952f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -499,6 +499,11 @@ option(CTK_BUILD_QTDESIGNER_PLUGINS "Build Qt Designer plugins" ON)
 mark_as_advanced(CTK_BUILD_QTDESIGNER_PLUGINS)
 mark_as_superbuild(CTK_BUILD_QTDESIGNER_PLUGINS)
 
+# Source groups
+option(CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS "Do not categorize sources into source groups" OFF)
+mark_as_advanced(CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS)
+mark_as_superbuild(CTK_NO_SOURCE_GROUPS)
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CTK Libraries
 #