diff --git a/extern/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/CMakeLists.txt
index 71bc8b6331..c6498001ff 100644
--- a/extern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include(CMakeProject-hidapi.cmake)
 include(CMakeProject-lua.cmake)
 include(CMakeProject-glew.cmake)
 include(CMakeProject-json.cmake)
diff --git a/extern/CMakeProject-hidapi.cmake b/extern/CMakeProject-hidapi.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fc8f899a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/CMakeProject-hidapi.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+set(HIDAPI_HPP "hidapi/hidapi/hidapi.h")
+
+if(APPLE)
+    set(HIDAPI_SRC "hidapi/mac/hid.c")
+	list(APPEND HIDAPI_HPP 
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_darwin.h")
+endif()
+
+if(WIN32)
+    set(HIDAPI_SRC "hidapi/windows/hid.c" "hidapi/windows/hidapi_descriptor_reconstruct.c")
+	list(APPEND HIDAPI_HPP 
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_cfgmgr32.h"
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_descriptor_reconstruct.h"
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_hidclass.h"
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_hidpi.h"
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_hidsdi.h"
+			"hidapi/windows/hidapi_winapi.h")
+endif()
+
+if(UNIX)
+    set(HIDAPI_SRC "hidapi/linux/hid.c")
+endif()
+
+source_group("" FILES ${HIDAPI_SRC} ${HIDAPI_HPP})
+
+add_library("hidapi" STATIC ${HIDAPI_SRC} ${HIDAPI_HPP})
+
+set_property(TARGET "hidapi" PROPERTY FOLDER "External Libraries")
+
+if(MSVC)
+  target_compile_definitions("hidapi" PRIVATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+endif()
+
+target_include_directories("hidapi" PUBLIC "hidapi/hidapi")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f3db82dfc..50e770fe70 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ list(APPEND SMDATA_LINK_LIB "mad"
                             "vorbisfile"
                             "vorbis"
                             "ogg"
-                            "ixwebsocket")
+                            "ixwebsocket"
+							"hidapi")
 
 if(WIN32)
   list(APPEND SMDATA_LINK_LIB