diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index ed0eeaacdd..947e29cbd0 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ set(PACKAGES ASPHERE BODY CLASS2 COLLOID COMPRESS CORESHELL DIPOLE GRANULAR
   USER-CGSDK USER-COLVARS USER-DIFFRACTION USER-DPD USER-DRUDE USER-EFF
   USER-FEP USER-H5MD USER-LB USER-MANIFOLD USER-MEAMC USER-MGPT USER-MISC
   USER-MOLFILE USER-NETCDF USER-PHONON USER-QTB USER-REAXC USER-SMD 
-  USER-SMTBQ USER-SPH USER-TALLY)
+  USER-SMTBQ USER-SPH USER-TALLY USER-VTK)
 foreach(PKG ${PACKAGES})
   option(ENABLE_${PKG} "Build ${PKG} Package" ${ENABLE_ALL})
 endforeach()
@@ -249,6 +249,13 @@ if(ENABLE_USER-H5MD)
   include_directories(${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/h5md/include)
 endif()
 
+if(ENABLE_USER-VTK)
+  find_package(VTK REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+  include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
+  add_definitions(-DLAMMPS_VTK)
+  list(APPEND LAMMPS_LINK_LIBS ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if(ENABLE_MSCG)
   find_package(GSL REQUIRED)
   set(LAMMPS_LIB_MSCG_BIN_DIR ${LAMMPS_LIB_BINARY_DIR}/mscg)