diff --git a/CMLibCommon.cmake b/CMLibCommon.cmake
index d7b2910..79dae59 100644
--- a/CMLibCommon.cmake
+++ b/CMLibCommon.cmake
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ include(CMLibGlobalVariables)
 include(CMLibLSBInfo)
 include(CMLibCompiler)
 include(CMLibCompilerFlags)
+include(CMLibDistCC)
 include(CMLibCompilerFeaturesHPPGenerate)
 include(CMLibFlagRemove)
 include(CMLibCommonTargetProperties)
diff --git a/CMLibDistCC.cmake b/CMLibDistCC.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbce913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMLibDistCC.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+find_program(DISTCC_EXECUTABLE distcc)
+mark_as_advanced(DISTCC_EXECUTABLE)
+if(DISTCC_EXECUTABLE)
+  foreach(LANG C CXX)
+    if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_${LANG}_COMPILER_LAUNCHER AND NOT CMAKE_${LANG}_COMPILER MATCHES ".*/distcc$")
+      message(STATUS "Enabling distcc for ${LANG}")
+      set(CMAKE_${LANG}_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${DISTCC_EXECUTABLE} CACHE STRING "")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endif()