diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 43ad42f65..81c871de6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ if(SRB2_CONFIG_ENABLE_WEBM_MOVIES)
 	target_compile_definitions(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE -DSRB2_CONFIG_ENABLE_WEBM_MOVIES)
 endif()
 
+target_link_libraries(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
+
 set(SRB2_HAVE_THREADS ON)
 target_compile_definitions(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE -DHAVE_THREADS)
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index f36851150..aecb684e1 100644
--- a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ if (SRB2_CONFIG_ENABLE_WEBM_MOVIES)
 	include("cpm-libyuv.cmake")
 endif()
 
+include("cpm-nlohmann-json.cmake")
+
 add_subdirectory(tcbrindle_span)
 add_subdirectory(stb_vorbis)
 add_subdirectory(stb_rect_pack)
diff --git a/thirdparty/cpm-nlohmann-json.cmake b/thirdparty/cpm-nlohmann-json.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7d76ccd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thirdparty/cpm-nlohmann-json.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CPMAddPackage(
+	NAME nlohmann_json
+	VERSION 3.11.2
+	URL "https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases/download/v3.11.2/json.tar.xz"
+	EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ON
+)