diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 26f921c62..bd212b28b 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
   saying only that prefixes "are suitable sequences" for use with the
   variants. What is now verified, though, is that no variant is used multiple
   times within the same language tag. Part of the implementation/fix of #3307.
+* build system & MKVToolNix GUI: fixed detecting the presence of & the
+  compilation with the multimedia module of Qt version 6.2.0 and newer.
 
 ## Build system changes
 
diff --git a/ac/qt6.m4 b/ac/qt6.m4
index d6ae4f407..60c4e31cb 100644
--- a/ac/qt6.m4
+++ b/ac/qt6.m4
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ EOT
     "$QMAKE6" -makefile -nocache configure.pro > /dev/null
     result2=$?
 
-    if test -z $qmake_qt_ui_try; then
+    if test $result2 = 0 -o -z $qmake_qt_ui_try; then
       break
     fi
 
diff --git a/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/util/media_player.cpp b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/util/media_player.cpp
index 0e073d58b..4d710b989 100644
--- a/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/util/media_player.cpp
+++ b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/util/media_player.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <Qt>
 
 #if HAVE_QMEDIAPLAYER
+# if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 2, 0)
+#  include <QAudioOutput>
+# endif
 # include <QMediaPlayer>
 
 #else  // HAVE_QMEDIAPLAYER
@@ -34,10 +37,17 @@ class MediaPlayerPrivate {
 public:
 
   std::unique_ptr<QMediaPlayer> player;
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 2, 0)
+  std::unique_ptr<QAudioOutput> audioOutput;
+#endif
 
   explicit MediaPlayerPrivate()
     : player{new QMediaPlayer}
   {
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 2, 0)
+    audioOutput.reset(new QAudioOutput);
+    player->setAudioOutput(audioOutput.get());
+#endif
   }
 };
 
@@ -53,7 +63,11 @@ MediaPlayer::~MediaPlayer() {
 bool
 MediaPlayer::isPlaying()
   const {
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 2, 0)
+  return p_func()->player->playbackState() == QMediaPlayer::PlayingState;
+#else
   return p_func()->player->state() == QMediaPlayer::PlayingState;
+#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -63,8 +77,13 @@ MediaPlayer::playFile(QString const &fileName,
 
   stopPlayback();
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 2, 0)
+  p->audioOutput->setVolume(volume);
+  p->player->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(fileName));
+#else
   p->player->setVolume(volume);
   p->player->setMedia(QUrl::fromLocalFile(fileName));
+#endif
   p->player->play();
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +92,11 @@ MediaPlayer::stopPlayback() {
   auto p = p_func();
 
   p->player->stop();
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 2, 0)
+  p->player->setSource({});
+#else
   p->player->setMedia({});
+#endif
 }
 
 }