diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindMiniUPnPc.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindMiniUPnPc.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindMiniUPnPc.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Try to find libminiupnpc
+# MINIUPNPC_FOUND - system has libminiupnpc
+# MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR - the libminiupnpc include directory
+# MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY - Library needed to use libminiupnpc
+
+if (MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY)
+	# Already in cache, be silent
+	set(MINIUPNPC_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
+endif()
+
+find_path(MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR miniupnpc.h
+	HINTS $ENV{MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR}
+	PATH_SUFFIXES miniupnpc
+)
+
+find_library(MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY NAMES miniupnpc libminiupnpc
+	HINTS $ENV{MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY}
+)
+
+message(STATUS "MiniUPnPc lib: " ${MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY})
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(
+	MiniUPnPc DEFAULT_MSG
+	MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR
+	MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY
+)
+
+mark_as_advanced(MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY)
+
+set(MiniUPnPc_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY})
+set(MiniUPnPc_INCLUDE_DIRS ${MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_QT "Build bitcoin-qt" ON)
 option(ENABLE_HARDENING "Harden the executables" ON)
 
+# ENABLE_UPNP is a tristate option:
+#  - AUTO (default): enable if miniupnpc is installed, disable otherwise
+#  - ON: force enable, make miniupnpc a requirement
+#  - OFF: force disable
+set(ENABLE_UPNP AUTO CACHE STRING "Enable UPnP")
+set_property(CACHE ENABLE_UPNP PROPERTY STRINGS AUTO ON OFF)
+
 # Cmake uses the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable to select the build configuration.
 # By default it supports more configurations that needed for Bitcoin ABC, and
 # all the releases types set NDEBUG which is unwanted as it disables the assert
@@ -301,6 +308,33 @@
 	memenv
 )
 
+# Try to find miniupnpc
+find_package(MiniUPnPc)
+
+if(NOT MINIUPNPC_FOUND)
+	# If the user explicitly enabled UPnP through -DENABLE_UPNP=ON, ensure the
+	# miniupnpc library is present.
+	if(ENABLE_UPNP AND NOT ENABLE_UPNP STREQUAL "AUTO")
+		message(FATAL_ERROR
+			"UPnP requested but cannot be built. Use -DENABLE_UPNP=OFF"
+		)
+	endif()
+else()
+	if(ENABLE_UPNP)
+		# UPnP is enabled, whether implicitly (not set) or explicitly by
+		# passing DENABLE_UPNP=ON on the CMake command line.
+		target_link_libraries(server ${MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY})
+
+		target_compile_definitions(server INTERFACE -DUSE_UPNP=1)
+		if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
+			target_compile_definitions(server
+				INTERFACE -DSTATICLIB
+				INTERFACE -DMINIUPNP_STATICLIB
+			)
+		endif()
+	endif()
+endif()
+
 # Test suite.
 add_subdirectory(test)