diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index becf74569..48fa61ed2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ include(cmake/target_link_libraries_system.cmake)
 include(cmake/add_import_library.cmake)
 include(cmake/add_log_tag.cmake)
 
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake")
+
 # Basic definitions
 set(LIB lokinet)
 set(SHARED_LIB ${LIB}-shared)
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ else()
   set(LIBTUNTAP_SRC ${LIBTUNTAP_SRC_BASE})
 endif()
 
-set(LIBS ${MALLOC_LIB} ${FS_LIB} ${UV_LIB})
+set(LIBS ${MALLOC_LIB} ${FS_LIB} ${LIBUV_LIBRARY})
 
 add_subdirectory(crypto)
 add_subdirectory(libutp)
diff --git a/cmake/FindLibUV.cmake b/cmake/FindLibUV.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4187efbe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindLibUV.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Taken from https://github.com/neovim/neovim/blob/master/cmake/FindLibUV.cmake
+# - Try to find libuv
+# Once done, this will define
+#
+#  LIBUV_FOUND - system has libuv
+#  LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS - the libuv include directories
+#  LIBUV_LIBRARIES - link these to use libuv
+#
+# Set the LIBUV_USE_STATIC variable to specify if static libraries should
+# be preferred to shared ones.
+
+find_package(PkgConfig)
+if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
+  pkg_check_modules(PC_LIBUV QUIET libuv)
+endif()
+
+find_path(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR uv.h
+  HINTS ${PC_LIBUV_INCLUDEDIR} ${PC_LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+# If we're asked to use static linkage, add libuv.a as a preferred library name.
+if(LIBUV_USE_STATIC)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_NAMES
+    "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}uv${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+endif(LIBUV_USE_STATIC)
+
+list(APPEND LIBUV_NAMES uv)
+
+find_library(LIBUV_LIBRARY NAMES ${LIBUV_NAMES}
+  HINTS ${PC_LIBUV_LIBDIR} ${PC_LIBUV_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
+mark_as_advanced(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR LIBUV_LIBRARY)
+
+if(PC_LIBUV_LIBRARIES)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM PC_LIBUV_LIBRARIES uv)
+endif()
+
+set(LIBUV_LIBRARIES ${LIBUV_LIBRARY} ${PC_LIBUV_LIBRARIES})
+set(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+# Deal with the fact that libuv.pc is missing important dependency information.
+
+include(CheckLibraryExists)
+
+check_library_exists(dl dlopen "dlfcn.h" HAVE_LIBDL)
+if(HAVE_LIBDL)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES dl)
+endif()
+
+check_library_exists(kstat kstat_lookup "kstat.h" HAVE_LIBKSTAT)
+if(HAVE_LIBKSTAT)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES kstat)
+endif()
+
+check_library_exists(kvm kvm_open "kvm.h" HAVE_LIBKVM)
+if(HAVE_LIBKVM AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "OpenBSD")
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES kvm)
+endif()
+
+check_library_exists(nsl gethostbyname "nsl.h" HAVE_LIBNSL)
+if(HAVE_LIBNSL)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES nsl)
+endif()
+
+check_library_exists(perfstat perfstat_cpu "libperfstat.h" HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT)
+if(HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES perfstat)
+endif()
+
+check_library_exists(rt clock_gettime "time.h" HAVE_LIBRT)
+if(HAVE_LIBRT)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES rt)
+endif()
+
+check_library_exists(sendfile sendfile "" HAVE_LIBSENDFILE)
+if(HAVE_LIBSENDFILE)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES sendfile)
+endif()
+
+if(WIN32)
+  # check_library_exists() does not work for Win32 API calls in X86 due to name
+  # mangling calling conventions
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES iphlpapi)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES psapi)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES userenv)
+  list(APPEND LIBUV_LIBRARIES ws2_32)
+endif()
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set LIBUV_FOUND to TRUE
+# if all listed variables are TRUE
+find_package_handle_standard_args(LibUV DEFAULT_MSG
+                                  LIBUV_LIBRARY LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+mark_as_advanced(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR LIBUV_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/cmake/unix.cmake b/cmake/unix.cmake
index 2467ad8e0..03d6e94d9 100644
--- a/cmake/unix.cmake
+++ b/cmake/unix.cmake
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ add_definitions(-DUNIX)
 add_definitions(-DPOSIX)
 
 if (STATIC_LINK_RUNTIME)
-  find_library(UV_LIB NAMES libuv.a)
-else()
-  find_library(UV_LIB NAMES uv)
+  set(LIBUV_USE_STATIC ON)
 endif()
 
+find_package(LibUV 1.28.0 REQUIRED)
+include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
   set(FS_LIB stdc++fs)
   get_filename_component(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-linux.c ABSOLUTE)
diff --git a/libabyss/CMakeLists.txt b/libabyss/CMakeLists.txt
index 7749fc27b..7a7f71b2f 100644
--- a/libabyss/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libabyss/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ add_library(${ABYSS_LIB} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/md5.cpp"
 
 target_include_directories(${ABYSS_LIB} PUBLIC include)
 if(NOT WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(${ABYSS_LIB} PUBLIC ${PLATFORM_LIB} uv)
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+  target_link_libraries(${ABYSS_LIB} PUBLIC ${PLATFORM_LIB} ${LIBUV_LIBRARY})
+endif()
diff --git a/llarp/ev/ev_libuv.hpp b/llarp/ev/ev_libuv.hpp
index 5681ba931..b9b85d3df 100644
--- a/llarp/ev/ev_libuv.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev/ev_libuv.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef LLARP_EV_LIBUV_HPP
+#define LLARP_EV_LIBUV_HPP
 #include <ev/ev.hpp>
 #include <uv.h>
 #include <vector>