diff --git a/python-matplotlib.changes b/python-matplotlib.changes
index 416dcb8..d4b3876 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.changes
+++ b/python-matplotlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 27 13:01:27 UTC 2019 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Disable Qt4 support on Tumbleweed by default
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 12 05:54:05 UTC 2018 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index 87dd081..490c75f 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-matplotlib
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
 # The tests also pull in dependencies of all backends done in pure python
 %bcond_with tests
 
+# No Qt4 plugin on > Leap 15
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_with qt4
+%else
+%bcond_without qt4
+%endif
+
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define         oldpython python
 %define         skip_python2 1
@@ -79,8 +86,10 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module cairocffi}
 # GTK3 dependencies
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module gobject}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0)
+%if %{with qt4}
 # Qt4 dependencies
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module qt4}
+%endif
 # Qt5 dependencies
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module qt5}
 # Wx dependencies
@@ -362,6 +371,7 @@ trap "kill $! || true" EXIT
 %pycache_only %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/__pycache__/backend_qt5agg.*.py*
 %pycache_only %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/__pycache__/qt_compat.*.py*
 
+%if %{with qt4}
 %files %{python_files qt4}
 %license LICENSE/
 %license doc/users/license.rst
@@ -369,6 +379,7 @@ trap "kill $! || true" EXIT
 %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt4agg.py*
 %pycache_only %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/__pycache__/backend_qt4.*.py*
 %pycache_only %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/__pycache__/backend_qt4agg.*.py*
+%endif
 
 %files %{python_files qt5}
 %license LICENSE/