diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c752a0f9..91c30a652 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ option(BUILD_TESTS "Build the tests for Chatterino2" OFF)
 option(USE_PACKAGE_MANAGER "Use conan for managing packages" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_PAJLADA_SETTINGS "Use system pajlada settings library" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_LIBCOMMUNI "Use system communi library" OFF)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_QT5KEYCHAIN "Use system Qt5Keychain library" OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
@@ -113,7 +114,19 @@ else (USE_PACKAGE_MANAGER)
 
             add_subdirectory("${LIBCOMMUNI_ROOT_LIB_FOLDER}" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
         endif()
-        find_package(Qt5keychain REQUIRED)
+        if (USE_SYSTEM_QT5KEYCHAIN)
+            find_package(Qt5Keychain REQUIRED)
+        else()
+            set(QT5KEYCHAIN_ROOT_LIB_FOLDER "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/qtkeychain")
+            if (NOT EXISTS "${QT5KEYCHAIN_ROOT_LIB_FOLDER}/CMakeLists.txt")
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "Submodules probably not loaded, unable to find lib/qtkeychain/CMakeLists.txt")
+            endif()
+
+            add_subdirectory("${QT5KEYCHAIN_ROOT_LIB_FOLDER}" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+            if (NOT TARGET qt5keychain)
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "qt5keychain target was not created :@")
+            endif()
+        endif()
         find_package(Rapidjson REQUIRED)
         find_package(Websocketpp REQUIRED)
     endif ()