diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+# CMake configuration for linuxdeployqt
+# Not meant to replace the qmake build system, but for use with CMake based IDEs.
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+
+project(linuxdeployqt)
+
+add_subdirectory(tools/linuxdeployqt)
diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/linuxdeployqt/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+
+find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
+
+add_executable(linuxdeployqt main.cpp shared.cpp)
+target_include_directories(linuxdeployqt PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(linuxdeployqt Qt5::Core)