diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f1edaa5372c99a7f1402d0e11c6e45bf751a92d..2c735e0051b8f445729181f18808cbefad145c14 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ set(OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/" CACHE PATH "Where to c
 add_definitions(-DHAVE_CVCONFIG_H)
 ocv_include_directories(${OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Path for additional modules
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Where to look for additional OpenCV modules")
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Autodetect if we are in a GIT repository
diff --git a/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a6ed6d11e4c773bb1e101d6e29b6d96b464a517..3e1ad708e6a154e9c07e911c3a0c7badc00c1a3e 100644
--- a/modules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ if(NOT OPENCV_MODULES_PATH)
   set(OPENCV_MODULES_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
-ocv_glob_modules(${OPENCV_MODULES_PATH})
+ocv_glob_modules(${OPENCV_MODULES_PATH} ${OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH})