diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 958beb633..13e240178 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ macro(CMAKE_HANDLE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
 
   # Allow the user to enable/disable all system utility library options by
   # defining CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES or CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_${util}.
-  set(UTILITIES BZIP2 CURL EXPAT FORM JSONCPP LIBARCHIVE LIBLZMA ZLIB)
+  set(UTILITIES BZIP2 CURL EXPAT FORM JSONCPP LIBARCHIVE LIBLZMA LIBUV ZLIB)
   foreach(util ${UTILITIES})
     if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_${util}
         AND DEFINED CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ macro(CMAKE_HANDLE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
     "${CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_LIBLZMA}" "NOT CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBARCHIVE" ON)
   option(CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_FORM "Use system-installed libform" "${CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_FORM}")
   option(CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP "Use system-installed jsoncpp" "${CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_JSONCPP}")
+  option(CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV "Use system-installed libuv" "${CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_LIBUV}")
 
   # For now use system KWIML only if explicitly requested rather
   # than activating via the general system libs options.
@@ -469,9 +470,22 @@ macro (CMAKE_BUILD_UTILITIES)
     set(CMAKE_USE_LIBUV 1)
   endif()
   if(CMAKE_USE_LIBUV)
-    set(CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES cmlibuv)
-    add_subdirectory(Utilities/cmlibuv)
-    CMAKE_SET_TARGET_FOLDER(cmlibuv "Utilities/3rdParty")
+    if(CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV)
+      if(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0)
+        include(${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Source/Modules/FindLibUV.cmake)
+      else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV requires CMake >= 3.0")
+      endif()
+      if(NOT LIBUV_FOUND)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR
+          "CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV is ON but a libuv is not found!")
+      endif()
+      set(CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES LibUV::LibUV)
+    else()
+      set(CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES cmlibuv)
+      add_subdirectory(Utilities/cmlibuv)
+      CMAKE_SET_TARGET_FOLDER(cmlibuv "Utilities/3rdParty")
+    endif()
   else()
     set(CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES)
   endif()
diff --git a/Utilities/cmThirdParty.h.in b/Utilities/cmThirdParty.h.in
index 4c1177ca8..cb8f0d545 100644
--- a/Utilities/cmThirdParty.h.in
+++ b/Utilities/cmThirdParty.h.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #cmakedefine CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBLZMA
 #cmakedefine CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_FORM
 #cmakedefine CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP
+#cmakedefine CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV
 #cmakedefine CTEST_USE_XMLRPC
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Utilities/cm_uv.h b/Utilities/cm_uv.h
index 63ff59715..baa9bfc95 100644
--- a/Utilities/cm_uv.h
+++ b/Utilities/cm_uv.h
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 #ifndef cm_uv_h
 #define cm_uv_h
 
+/* Use the libuv library configured for CMake.  */
+#include "cmThirdParty.h"
+#ifdef CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV
+#include <uv.h>
+#else
 #include <cmlibuv/include/uv.h>
+#endif
 
 #endif