diff --git a/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt b/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
index 95bdbd133f..02bd9981e4 100644
--- a/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,40 +1,55 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kdevheaptrack\")
 
+find_package(heaptrack QUIET)
+set_package_properties(heaptrack PROPERTIES
+    DESCRIPTION "A heap memory profiler for Linux"
+    URL "https://cgit.kde.org/heaptrack.git"
+    PURPOSE "Required for the heaptrack plugin"
+    TYPE RUNTIME
+)
+find_package(heaptrack_gui QUIET)
+set_package_properties(heaptrack_gui PROPERTIES
+    DESCRIPTION "Analyzer gui for heaptrack, a heap memory profiler for Linux"
+    URL "https://cgit.kde.org/heaptrack.git"
+    PURPOSE "Required for the heaptrack plugin"
+    TYPE RUNTIME
+)
+
 set(kdevheaptrack_SRCS
     debug.cpp
     job.cpp
     plugin.cpp
     utils.cpp
     visualizer.cpp
 
     config/globalconfigpage.cpp
 )
 ki18n_wrap_ui(kdevheaptrack_SRCS
     config/globalconfigpage.ui
 )
 qt5_add_resources(kdevheaptrack_SRCS
     kdevheaptrack.qrc
 )
 kconfig_add_kcfg_files(kdevheaptrack_CONFIG_SRCS
     config/globalsettings.kcfgc
 )
 add_library(kdevheaptrack_config STATIC
     ${kdevheaptrack_CONFIG_SRCS}
 )
 target_link_libraries(kdevheaptrack_config
     KDev::Shell
 )
 kdevplatform_add_plugin(kdevheaptrack
     JSON kdevheaptrack.json
     SOURCES ${kdevheaptrack_SRCS}
 )
 target_link_libraries(kdevheaptrack
     kdevheaptrack_config
     KDev::Project
 )
 if(KF5SysGuard_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(kdevheaptrack
         kdevdebuggercommon
         KF5::ProcessUi
     )
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Findheaptrack.cmake b/cmake/modules/Findheaptrack.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c882f04d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/Findheaptrack.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Find the heaptrack executable
+#
+# Defines the following variables
+#  heaptrack_EXECUTABLE - path of the heaptrack executable
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2017 Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
+#
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+#
+# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the License for more information.
+#=============================================================================
+
+find_program(heaptrack_EXECUTABLE NAMES heaptrack)
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(heaptrack DEFAULT_MSG heaptrack_EXECUTABLE)
+
+mark_as_advanced(heaptrack_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Findheaptrack_gui.cmake b/cmake/modules/Findheaptrack_gui.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32f55ba454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/Findheaptrack_gui.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Find the heaptrack_gui executable
+#
+# Defines the following variables
+#  heaptrack_gui_EXECUTABLE - path of the heaptrack_gui executable
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2017 Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
+#
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+#
+# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the License for more information.
+#=============================================================================
+
+find_program(heaptrack_gui_EXECUTABLE NAMES heaptrack_gui)
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(heaptrack_gui DEFAULT_MSG heaptrack_gui_EXECUTABLE)
+
+mark_as_advanced(heaptrack_gui_EXECUTABLE)