diff --git a/CMake/FindWlroots.cmake b/CMake/FindWlroots.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e349d3ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMake/FindWlroots.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# - Find wlroots
+# Find the wlroots libraries
+#
+#  This module defines the following variables:
+#     WLR_FOUND        - True if wlroots is found
+#     WLR_LIBRARIES    - wlroots libraries
+#     WLR_INCLUDE_DIRS - wlroots include directories
+#     WLR_DEFINITIONS  - Compiler switches required for using wlroots
+#
+
+find_package(PkgConfig)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_WLR QUIET wlroots)
+find_path(WLR_INCLUDE_DIRS NAMES wlr/config.h HINTS ${PC_WLR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+find_library(WLR_LIBRARIES NAMES wlroots HINTS ${PC_WLR_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
+set(WLR_DEFINITIONS ${PC_WLR_CFLAGS_OTHER})
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(wlr DEFAULT_MSG WLR_LIBRARIES WLR_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+mark_as_advanced(WLR_LIBRARIES WLR_INCLUDE_DIRS)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc52157080..34098eb36b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ endif()
 find_package(JsonC 0.12.1 REQUIRED)
 find_package(PCRE REQUIRED)
 find_package(WLC REQUIRED)
+find_package(Wlroots REQUIRED)
 find_package(Wayland REQUIRED)
 find_package(XKBCommon REQUIRED)
 find_package(Cairo REQUIRED)
diff --git a/sway/CMakeLists.txt b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
index 48f7a7a820..67af0f70fc 100644
--- a/sway/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include_directories(
 	${PROTOCOLS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${WLC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${WLR_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${PCRE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${JSONC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${XKBCOMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ target_link_libraries(sway
 	sway-protocols
 	sway-wayland
 	${WLC_LIBRARIES}
+	${WLR_LIBRARIES}
 	${XKBCOMMON_LIBRARIES}
 	${PCRE_LIBRARIES}
 	${JSONC_LIBRARIES}