diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d193ab768..23f2a1f40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ option(USE_SYSTEM_SDL2 "Use the system SDL2 lib (instead of the bundled one)" OF
 option(USE_SYSTEM_BOOST "Use the system Boost libs (instead of the bundled ones)" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_OPENSSL "Use the system OpenSSL libs (instead of the bundled LibreSSL)" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_LIBUSB "Use the system libusb (instead of the bundled libusb)" OFF)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_CPP_JWT "Use the system cpp-jwt (instead of the bundled one)" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_SOUNDTOUCH "Use the system SoundTouch (instead of the bundled one)" OFF)
 
 if (CITRA_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS)
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index f11cb2996..25f864e0f 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -210,9 +210,15 @@ endif()
 
 # cpp-jwt
 if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
-    add_library(cpp-jwt INTERFACE)
-    target_include_directories(cpp-jwt INTERFACE ./cpp-jwt/include)
-    target_compile_definitions(cpp-jwt INTERFACE CPP_JWT_USE_VENDORED_NLOHMANN_JSON)
+    if (USE_SYSTEM_CPP_JWT)
+        find_package(cpp-jwt REQUIRED)
+        add_library(cpp-jwt INTERFACE)
+        target_link_libraries(cpp-jwt INTERFACE cpp-jwt::cpp-jwt)
+    else()
+        add_library(cpp-jwt INTERFACE)
+        target_include_directories(cpp-jwt INTERFACE ./cpp-jwt/include)
+        target_compile_definitions(cpp-jwt INTERFACE CPP_JWT_USE_VENDORED_NLOHMANN_JSON)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 # lodepng