diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 find_package(GTKEngine)
 find_package(Sass REQUIRED)
+find_package(PythonCairo)
+set_package_properties(PythonCairo PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED PURPOSE "Required to render assets")
 find_package(Breeze)
 set_package_properties(Breeze PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED PURPOSE "Required to build the Breeze GTK+ styles")
 
-if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12.0)
-    find_package(PythonInterp 3 REQUIRED)
-else()
-    find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter REQUIRED)
-endif()
 
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindPythonCairo.cmake b/cmake/FindPythonCairo.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindPythonCairo.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12.0)
+    find_package(PythonInterp 3 REQUIRED)
+    set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+else()
+    find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter REQUIRED)
+    set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+endif()
+
+# Check for python cairo
+execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c "import cairo"
+                RESULT_VARIABLE PYTHON_CAIRO_RESULT)
+if (PYTHON_CAIRO_RESULT EQUAL 0)
+    set(PYTHONCAIRO_FOUND 1)
+endif()