diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b8d9b358e..0a5c3f88ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ message(STATUS "PNG include dirs: ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 find_package(TIFF REQUIRED)
 message(STATUS "TIFF include dirs: ${TIFF_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 
+find_package(WEBSOCKETS REQUIRED)
+message(STATUS "WEBSOCKETS include dirs: ${WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+
 if(NOT MINGW)
 
   include_directories(
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindWEBSOCKETS.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindWEBSOCKETS.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aab748a5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindWEBSOCKETS.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#.rst:
+# FindWEBSOCKETS
+# --------
+#
+# Find websockets library
+#
+# ::
+#
+#   WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIRS, where to find libwebsockets.h.
+#   WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARIES, the libraries needed to use WEBSOCKETS.
+#   WEBSOCKETS_FOUND, If false, do not try to use WEBSOCKETS.
+#
+
+if(USE_PREBUILT_LIBS)
+  find_path(WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIR libwebsockets.h
+    PATH_SUFFIXES include/${PLATFORM_FOLDER} include
+    PATHS ${COCOS_EXTERNAL_DIR}/websockets
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+    )
+  find_library(WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARY NAMES websockets libwebsockets
+    PATH_SUFFIXES
+      prebuilt/${PLATFORM_FOLDER}/${ARCH_DIR}
+      prebuilt/${PLATFORM_FOLDER}
+    PATHS ${COCOS_EXTERNAL_DIR}/websockets
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+    )
+  # cleanup if not found (prevent from mix prebuilt include paths and system installed libraries)
+  if(NOT WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIR OR NOT WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARY)
+    unset(WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIR CACHE)
+    unset(WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARY CACHE)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+find_path(WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIR libwebsockets.h
+  HINTS ENV WEBSOCKETS_DIR
+  PATH_SUFFIXES include/websockets include/libwebsockets include
+  PATHS
+  ~/Library/Frameworks
+  /Library/Frameworks
+  /usr/local
+  /usr
+  /sw # Fink
+  /opt/local # DarwinPorts
+  /opt/csw # Blastwave
+  /opt
+  )
+
+find_library(WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARY NAMES websockets libwebsockets
+  HINTS ENV WEBSOCKETS_DIR
+  PATH_SUFFIXES lib
+  PATHS
+  ~/Library/Frameworks
+  /Library/Frameworks
+  /usr/local
+  /usr
+  /sw
+  /opt/local
+  /opt/csw
+  /opt
+  )
+
+set(WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+set(WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARIES ${WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARY})
+
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(WEBSOCKETS DEFAULT_MSG WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARIES WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+
+mark_as_advanced(WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARIES WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIRS)
diff --git a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b02f0f9d4..eb08750767 100644
--- a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
 endif()
 
 if(MINGW)
-  set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS curl websockets glew32 opengl32 iconv bz2)
+  set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS curl glew32 opengl32 iconv bz2)
 elseif(WINDOWS)
-  set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS libcurl_imp libwebsockets glew32 opengl32 libiconv)
+  set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS libcurl_imp glew32 opengl32 libiconv)
 elseif(LINUX)
-  set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS curl websockets ssl crypto fontconfig pthread GLEW GL X11 rt ${FMOD_LIB})
+  set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS curl ssl crypto fontconfig pthread GLEW GL X11 rt ${FMOD_LIB})
 elseif(MACOSX OR APPLE)
  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ( /System/Library/Frameworks )
 
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ elseif(MACOSX OR APPLE)
 
   set(PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS
     curl
-    websockets
     ${COCOA_LIBRARY}
     ${OPENGL_LIBRARY}
     ${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
@@ -168,6 +167,7 @@ include_directories(
   ${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${TIFF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${TinyXML2_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  ${WEBSOCKETS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   )
 target_link_libraries(cocos2d
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@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ target_link_libraries(cocos2d
   ${PNG_LIBRARIES}
   ${TIFF_LIBRARIES}
   ${TinyXML2_LIBRARIES}
+  ${WEBSOCKETS_LIBRARIES}
   ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES}
   ${PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_LIBS}
   )