diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/t-support.cpp b/lang/qt/tests/t-support.cpp
index 7b16ccc3..854dd7bd 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/t-support.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/t-support.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ void QGpgMETest::cleanupTestCase()
     killAgent();
 }
 
+// static
+bool QGpgMETest::doOnlineTests()
+{
+    return !qgetenv("DO_ONLINE_TESTS").isEmpty();
+}
+
 bool QGpgMETest::copyKeyrings(const QString &src, const QString &dest)
 {
     bool is21dir = QFileInfo(src + QDir::separator() + QStringLiteral("pubring.kbx")).exists();
diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/t-support.h b/lang/qt/tests/t-support.h
index 22ba473c..8435de5b 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/t-support.h
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/t-support.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class QGpgMETest : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 protected:
+    static bool doOnlineTests();
+
     bool copyKeyrings(const QString &from, const QString& to);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp b/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp
index 13c70269..0fbe67a2 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp
@@ -75,12 +75,14 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
 
-#ifndef DO_ONLINE_TESTS
     void testWKDLookupAsync()
     {
         if (GpgME::engineInfo(GpgME::GpgEngine).engineVersion() < requiredVersion) {
             QSKIP("dirmngr does not yet support WKD lookup");
         }
+        if (!doOnlineTests()) {
+            QSKIP("Set DO_ONLINE_TESTS environment variable to run this test.");
+        }
         const QString email = QLatin1String{"wk@gnupg.org"};
 
         WKDLookupResult result;
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         if (GpgME::engineInfo(GpgME::GpgEngine).engineVersion() < requiredVersion) {
             QSKIP("dirmngr does not yet support WKD lookup");
         }
+        if (!doOnlineTests()) {
+            QSKIP("Set DO_ONLINE_TESTS environment variable to run this test.");
+        }
         const QString email = QLatin1String{"wk@gnupg.org"};
 
         auto *job = openpgp()->wkdLookupJob();
@@ -123,6 +128,9 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         if (GpgME::engineInfo(GpgME::GpgEngine).engineVersion() < requiredVersion) {
             QSKIP("dirmngr does not yet support WKD lookup");
         }
+        if (!doOnlineTests()) {
+            QSKIP("Set DO_ONLINE_TESTS environment variable to run this test.");
+        }
         const QString email = QLatin1String{"alfa@example.net"};
 
         WKDLookupResult result;
@@ -140,7 +148,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         QCOMPARE(result.source(), "");
         QVERIFY(result.keyData().isNull());
     }
-#endif
 };
 
 QTEST_MAIN(WKDLookupTest)