diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9568ae52..1e38a1a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ if(WITH_CJSON)
 	endif()
 endif()
 
+option(WITH_LTO "Build with link time optimizations (IPO) / interprocedural optimization (IPO) enabled." ON)
+if(WITH_LTO)
+	include(CheckIPOSupported)
+	check_ipo_supported(RESULT is_ipo_supported OUTPUT output)
+	if(is_ipo_supported)
+		set_property(TARGET common-options PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
+	else()
+		message(WARNING "LTO/IPO is not supported: ${output}")
+	endif()
+endif()
+
 # ========================================
 # Include projects
 # ========================================
diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index bea8562f..a69645ae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ Clients:
 Build:
 - Increased CMake minimal required version to 3.14, which is required for the
   preinstalled SQLite3 find module.
+- Add an CMake option `WITH_LTO` to enable/disable link time optimization.
 
 
 2.0.14 - 2021-11-17