diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fdc6700..2cfa349c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 - add `ida-plugin.json` for inclusion in the IDA Pro plugin repository @williballenthin
 - ida plugin: add Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support @williballenthin #2707
+- delay import to not load Qt* when running under idalib @mr-tz #2752
 
 ### Development
 
diff --git a/capa/ida/plugin/__init__.py b/capa/ida/plugin/__init__.py
index d511d891..f2703ef7 100644
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import logging
 import idaapi
 import ida_kernwin
 
-from capa.ida.plugin.form import CapaExplorerForm
 from capa.ida.plugin.icon import ICON
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ class CapaExplorerPlugin(idaapi.plugin_t):
           arg (int): bitflag. Setting LSB enables automatic analysis upon
           loading. The other bits are currently undefined. See `form.Options`.
         """
+        # delay import to not trigger load of Qt components when not running in idaq, i.e., in idalib
+        from capa.ida.plugin.form import CapaExplorerForm
+
         if not self.form:
             self.form = CapaExplorerForm(self.PLUGIN_NAME, arg)
         else: