diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindZeroMQ.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindZeroMQ.cmake
--- a/cmake/modules/FindZeroMQ.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindZeroMQ.cmake
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@
 # ZMQ_INCLUDE_DIR - the ZeroMQ include directory
 # ZMQ_LIBRARY - Libraries needed to use ZeroMQ
 
+if (NOT DEFINED ZMQ_ROOT_DIR)
+  set(ZMQ_ROOT_DIR $ENV{ZMQ_ROOT_DIR})
+endif()
+
 if(ZMQ_INCLUDE_DIR AND ZMQ_LIBRARY)
 	# Already in cache, be silent
 	set(ZMQ_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
 endif()
 
-find_path(ZMQ_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zmq.h)
-find_library(ZMQ_LIBRARY NAMES zmq libzmq)
+find_path(ZMQ_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zmq.h
+	HINTS "${ZMQ_ROOT_DIR}/include/"
+)
+find_library(ZMQ_LIBRARY NAMES zmq libzmq
+	HINTS "${ZMQ_ROOT_DIR}/lib/"
+)
 MESSAGE(STATUS "ZeroMQ lib: " ${ZMQ_LIBRARY})
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)