diff --git a/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake b/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake
index f10b2006cf6..c096920a06b 100644
--- a/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES
-        libminiupnpc-static
+        ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARIES}
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
         enet
         opus
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/common.cmake b/cmake/dependencies/common.cmake
index 316de3f9272..1113832c921 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies/common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies/common.cmake
@@ -9,13 +9,33 @@ add_subdirectory(third-party/moonlight-common-c/enet)
 # web server
 add_subdirectory(third-party/Simple-Web-Server)
 
+# common dependencies
+find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(CURL REQUIRED libcurl)
+
 # miniupnp
-set(UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED OFF CACHE BOOL "No shared libraries")
-set(UPNPC_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build tests for miniupnpc")
-set(UPNPC_BUILD_SAMPLE OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build samples for miniupnpc")
-set(UPNPC_NO_INSTALL ON CACHE BOOL "Don't install any libraries build for miniupnpc")
-add_subdirectory(third-party/miniupnp/miniupnpc)
-include_directories(SYSTEM third-party/miniupnp/miniupnpc/include)
+if(SUNSHINE_SYSTEM_MINIUPNP)
+    pkg_check_modules(MINIUPNP miniupnpc REQUIRED)
+
+    # Use includedir pkg-config variable rather than MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIRS
+    # defined above. The latter may be blank, as pkg-config sometimes omits -I
+    # flags for directories that are searched by default (e.g. /usr/include),
+    # but we need a value to append /miniupnpc to. Normally source files would
+    # prefix their #include directives with miniupnpc/, but this does not align
+    # with the directory structure of the git submodule used below.
+    pkg_get_variable(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR miniupnpc includedir)
+    include_directories(SYSTEM ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}/miniupnpc)
+else()
+    set(UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED OFF CACHE BOOL "No shared libraries")
+    set(UPNPC_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build tests for miniupnpc")
+    set(UPNPC_BUILD_SAMPLE OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build samples for miniupnpc")
+    set(UPNPC_NO_INSTALL ON CACHE BOOL "Don't install any libraries build for miniupnpc")
+    set(MINIUPNP_LIBRARIES libminiupnpc-static)
+    add_subdirectory(third-party/miniupnp/miniupnpc)
+    include_directories(SYSTEM third-party/miniupnp/miniupnpc/include)
+endif()
 
 # ffmpeg pre-compiled binaries
 if(WIN32)
@@ -66,12 +86,6 @@ set(FFMPEG_LIBRARIES
         ${HDR10_PLUS_LIBRARY}
         ${FFMPEG_PLATFORM_LIBRARIES})
 
-# common dependencies
-find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
-find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules(CURL REQUIRED libcurl)
-
 # platform specific dependencies
 if(WIN32)
     include(${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/dependencies/windows.cmake)
@@ -84,4 +98,3 @@ elseif(UNIX)
         include(${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/dependencies/linux.cmake)
     endif()
 endif()
-
diff --git a/cmake/prep/options.cmake b/cmake/prep/options.cmake
index 1a216d263c8..cb2646188e6 100644
--- a/cmake/prep/options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/prep/options.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ option(SUNSHINE_CONFIGURE_ONLY "Configure special files only, then exit." OFF)
 option(SUNSHINE_ENABLE_TRAY "Enable system tray icon. This option will be ignored on macOS." ON)
 option(SUNSHINE_REQUIRE_TRAY "Require system tray icon. Fail the build if tray requirements are not met." ON)
 
+option(SUNSHINE_SYSTEM_MINIUPNP "Use system installation of MiniUPnP rather than the submodule." OFF)
+
 if(APPLE)
     option(SUNSHINE_CONFIGURE_PORTFILE
             "Configure macOS Portfile. Recommended to use with SUNSHINE_CONFIGURE_ONLY" OFF)