diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca03b9be0b..de31c508bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ megamol_feature_option(VR_INTEROP "Enable MegaMol-Unity VR Interop via Spout2."
 set(CMAKE_DISABLE_SOURCE_CHANGES ON)
 set(CMAKE_DISABLE_IN_SOURCE_BUILD ON)
 
+# NVPerf option
+option(MEGAMOL_USE_NVPERF "Enable NVPerf support" OFF)
+
 # Catch deprecated options before project()
 include(cmake/deprecation_warning.cmake)
 
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 5089921b22..1fcedf3e07 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ if (MEGAMOL_USE_TRACY)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC Tracy::TracyClient)
 endif ()
 
+# NVPerf
+if (MEGAMOL_USE_NVPERF)
+  find_package(NvPerf REQUIRED)
+  find_package(NvPerfUtility REQUIRED)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC NvPerf-shared NvPerfUtility NvPerfUtilityImportsRyml)
+  target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC MEGAMOL_USE_NVPERF)
+endif()
+
 # Install resources
 install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/ DESTINATION "share/resources")