diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/helpers.py b/echo/qt/tests/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d903a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+__all__ = [
+    "PYQT5_INSTALLED", "PYQT6_INSTALLED",
+    "PYSIDE2_INSTALLED", "PYSIDE6_INSTALLED",
+    "QTPY_INSTALLED", "QT_INSTALLED",
+    "SKIP_QT_TEST"
+]
+
+def package_installed(package):
+    try:
+        __import__(package)
+        return True
+    except ImportError:
+        return False
+
+PYQT5_INSTALLED = package_installed("PyQt5")
+PYQT6_INSTALLED = package_installed("PyQt6")
+PYSIDE2_INSTALLED = package_installed("PySide2")
+PYSIDE6_INSTALLED = package_installed("PySide6")
+QTPY_INSTALLED = package_installed("qtpy")
+QT_INSTALLED = PYQT5_INSTALLED or PYQT6_INSTALLED or PYSIDE2_INSTALLED or PYSIDE6_INSTALLED
+SKIP_QT_TEST = not (QTPY_INSTALLED and QT_INSTALLED)
diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py b/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py
index 69177766..4218d60a 100644
--- a/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
+import pytest
 from numpy import datetime64
+
+from echo import CallbackProperty
+from echo.qt.tests.helpers import SKIP_QT_TEST
+
+if SKIP_QT_TEST:
+    pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
 from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtGui
 from qtpy.QtCore import QDateTime, Qt
-
 from echo.qt.autoconnect import autoconnect_callbacks_to_qt
-from echo import CallbackProperty
 from echo.qt.connect import UserDataWrapper
 
 
diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py
index d1b0f919..ee652267 100644
--- a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 from numpy import datetime64
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+from echo import CallbackProperty
+from echo.qt.tests.helpers import SKIP_QT_TEST
+
+if SKIP_QT_TEST:
+    pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
 from qtpy import QtWidgets
 from qtpy.QtCore import QDateTime, Qt
-
-from echo import CallbackProperty
 from echo.qt.connect import (connect_checkable_button, connect_datetime, connect_text,
                              connect_combo_data, connect_combo_text,
                              connect_float_text, connect_value, connect_button,
@@ -16,6 +20,8 @@
 
 def test_connect_checkable_button():
 
+
+
     class Test(object):
         a = CallbackProperty()
         b = CallbackProperty(True)
diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_combo_selection.py b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_combo_selection.py
index 6233151a..37c7cb11 100644
--- a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_combo_selection.py
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_combo_selection.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import pytest
 import numpy as np
 
-from qtpy import QtWidgets
-
 from echo.core import CallbackProperty
 from echo.selection import SelectionCallbackProperty, ChoiceSeparator
+from echo.qt.tests.helpers import SKIP_QT_TEST
+if SKIP_QT_TEST:
+    pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
+from qtpy import QtWidgets
 from echo.qt.connect import connect_combo_selection
 
 
diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_list_selection.py b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_list_selection.py
index b1caf715..8c6a8f39 100644
--- a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_list_selection.py
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect_list_selection.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
 import numpy as np
 
-from qtpy import QtWidgets
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-
 from echo.core import CallbackProperty
 from echo.selection import SelectionCallbackProperty, ChoiceSeparator
+from echo.qt.tests.helpers import SKIP_QT_TEST
+if SKIP_QT_TEST:
+    pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
+from qtpy import QtWidgets
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from echo.qt.connect import connect_list_selection
 
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 63ec27be..57e4dbae 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ changedir =
     test: .tmp/{envname}
     docs: doc
 deps =
+    pyqt{510,511,512,513,514,515,63},pyside{513,514,515,63}: qtpy>=2.0
     pyqt510: PyQt5==5.10.*
     pyqt511: PyQt5==5.11.*
     pyqt512: PyQt5==5.12.*