diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea2651591..7ce5bb845 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -302,6 +302,19 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(external)
 include_directories(SYSTEM external/sqlite_orm/include)
 
+option(USE_JEMALLOC "Link to jemalloc for memory allocations, if found" ON)
+if(USE_JEMALLOC AND NOT STATIC_LINK)
+  pkg_check_modules(JEMALLOC jemalloc IMPORTED_TARGET)
+  if(JEMALLOC_FOUND)
+    target_link_libraries(base_libs INTERFACE PkgConfig::JEMALLOC)
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "jemalloc not found, not linking to jemalloc")
+  endif()
+else()
+  message(STATUS "jemalloc support disabled")
+endif()
+
+
 if(ANDROID)
   target_link_libraries(base_libs INTERFACE log)
   target_compile_definitions(base_libs INTERFACE ANDROID)