diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 94c6069271..81a81cb204 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ add_library(3rdparty::wolfssl ALIAS wolfssl)
 add_library(3rdparty::libcurl ALIAS 3rdparty_libcurl)
 add_library(3rdparty::soundtouch ALIAS soundtouch)
 add_library(3rdparty::sdl3 ALIAS ${SDL3_TARGET})
-add_library(3rdparty::miniupnpc ALIAS libminiupnpc-static)
+add_library(3rdparty::miniupnpc ALIAS 3rdparty_miniupnpc)
 add_library(3rdparty::rtmidi ALIAS rtmidi)
 add_library(3rdparty::opencv ALIAS ${OPENCV_TARGET})
 add_library(3rdparty::fusion ALIAS Fusion)
diff --git a/3rdparty/miniupnp/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/miniupnp/CMakeLists.txt
index 93c3dc55cd..c40d4a5ebd 100644
--- a/3rdparty/miniupnp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/miniupnp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-option (UPNPC_BUILD_STATIC "Build static library" TRUE)
-option (UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED "Build shared library" FALSE)
-option (UPNPC_BUILD_TESTS "Build test executables" FALSE)
-option (UPNPC_BUILD_SAMPLE "Build sample executables" FALSE)
-option (NO_GETADDRINFO "Define NO_GETADDRINFO" FALSE)
-option (UPNPC_NO_INSTALL "Disable installation" TRUE)
+if(USE_SYSTEM_MINIUPNPC)
+  message(STATUS "RPCS3: using shared MiniUPnPc")
+  pkg_check_modules(MiniUPnPc REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET miniupnpc>=2.3.3)
+  add_library(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE)
+  target_link_libraries(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE PkgConfig::MiniUPnPc)
+  target_include_directories(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE PkgConfig::MiniUPnPc)
+  list(TRANSFORM MiniUPnPc_INCLUDE_DIRS APPEND "/miniupnpc")
+  target_include_directories(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE ${MiniUPnPc_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+else()
+  option (UPNPC_BUILD_STATIC "Build static library" TRUE)
+  option (UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED "Build shared library" FALSE)
+  option (UPNPC_BUILD_TESTS "Build test executables" FALSE)
+  option (UPNPC_BUILD_SAMPLE "Build sample executables" FALSE)
+  option (NO_GETADDRINFO "Define NO_GETADDRINFO" FALSE)
+  option (UPNPC_NO_INSTALL "Disable installation" TRUE)
 
-add_subdirectory(miniupnp/miniupnpc EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+  add_subdirectory(miniupnp/miniupnpc EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+  add_library(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE)
+  target_link_libraries(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE libminiupnpc-static)
+  target_include_directories(3rdparty_miniupnpc INTERFACE libminiupnpc-static)
+endif()
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a3c14bcd87..8f0c1c9443 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ option(USE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG "Prefer system ffmpeg instead of the prebuild one" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_FLATBUFFERS "Prefer system flatbuffers instead of the builtin one" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_LIBPNG "Prefer system libpng instead of the builtin one" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_LIBUSB "Prefer system libusb instead of the builtin one" OFF)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_MINIUPNPC "Prefer system MiniUPnPc instead of the builtin one" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_MVK "Prefer system MoltenVK instead of the builtin one" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL "Prefer system OpenAL instead of the prebuild one" ${USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL_DEFAULT})
 option(USE_SYSTEM_OPENCV "Prefer system OpenCV instead of the builtin one" ON)