diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c8b8534..8cb57be7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/openjpeg_mangle.h.in
                @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
 ENDIF(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/openjpeg_mangle.h.in)
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Translate CMake configuration options into #defines that can be queried from
+# the code.
+CONFIGURE_FILE(
+   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/openjpegConfigure.h.in
+   ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/openjpegConfigure.h)
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Always build the library
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(BEFORE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/openjpegConfigure.h.in b/openjpegConfigure.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2912da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openjpegConfigure.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2007, Communications and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2007, Professor Benoit Macq
+ * Copyright (c) 2001-2003, David Janssens
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2003, Yannick Verschueren
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2007, Francois-Olivier Devaux and Antonin Descampe
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, Herve Drolon, FreeImage Team
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Parvatha Elangovan
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS `AS IS'
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef OPENJPEGCONFIGURE_H
+#define OPENJPEGCONFIGURE_H
+
+/* Whether OPENJPEG is using its own utility libraries.  */
+#cmakedefine OPENJPEG_USE_SYSTEM_PNG
+#cmakedefine OPENJPEG_USE_SYSTEM_TIFF
+#cmakedefine OPENJPEG_USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB
+
+#cmakedefine BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
+#if !defined(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+#define OPJ_STATIC
+#endif
+
+#endif