diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45aa52cb5..ca995fb1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ option(ENABLE_DEVMODE      "Compile vesion for developers" off)
 option(ENABLE_UI           "Compile UI (turn off to compile CLI-only version)" on)
 option(FULLSCREEN_PLATFORM "Enable fullscreen by default" off)
 option(ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY   "Enable static analysis" off)
+option(ENABLE_CCACHE       "Use CCache to improve recompilation speed (optional)" ON)
 set(CUSTOM_WEBSITE_URL "" CACHE STRING "Enable custom local webserver to check updates")
 
 if(ENABLE_NEWS OR ENABLE_UPDATER)
@@ -169,6 +170,14 @@ set(ZLIB_DIR            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/zlib)
 # Search in the "cmake" directory for additional CMake modules.
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
+find_package(CCache)
+
+if (CCache_FOUND AND ENABLE_CCACHE)
+  # Use e.g. "ccache clang++" instead of "clang++"
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "${CCache_EXECUTABLE}")
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK    "${CCache_EXECUTABLE}")
+endif (CCache_FOUND AND ENABLE_CCACHE)
+
 # Put libraries into "lib".
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindCCache.cmake b/cmake/FindCCache.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c71c5464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindCCache.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# To find CCache compiler cache
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+
+find_program(CCache_EXECUTABLE ccache)
+
+if (CCache_EXECUTABLE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND "${CCache_EXECUTABLE}" --version
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE CCache_VERSION_OUTPUT
+    )
+
+    if (CCache_VERSION_OUTPUT MATCHES "version ([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)")
+        set(CCache_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+    endif ()
+endif (CCache_EXECUTABLE)
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(CCache
+    FOUND_VAR     CCache_FOUND
+    REQUIRED_VARS CCache_EXECUTABLE
+    VERSION_VAR   CCache_VERSION
+)
+
+mark_as_advanced(CCache_EXECUTABLE)