diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a90840c26cc3ceb8a7973678b0a95cf4204509f8..49e686152dcceb9de8e4adb3fabd34a5667edeaf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ find_package(glib REQUIRED)
 set(event_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(event)
 
+set(Swiften_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
+find_package(Swiften REQUIRED)
+
 find_package(Doxygen)
 
 message("Supported features")
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ include_directories(include)
 include_directories(${PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR})
 include_directories(${EVENT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+include_directories(${SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(src)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(include)