diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5032f51..db75d71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(lua LANGUAGES C VERSION 5.4.2)
 
 option(LUA_SUPPORT_DL "Support dynamic loading of compiled modules" OFF)
+option(LUA_BUILD_AS_CXX "Build lua as C++" OFF)
+enable_language(CXX)
 
 if(${PROJECT_NAME} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
     set(TOP_LEVEL TRUE)
diff --git a/lua-5.4.2/CMakeLists.txt b/lua-5.4.2/CMakeLists.txt
index f155311..c9a2477 100644
--- a/lua-5.4.2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lua-5.4.2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ set(LUA_LIB_SRCS
     "src/linit.c"
 )
 
+if(LUA_BUILD_AS_CXX)
+	set_source_files_properties(${LUA_LIB_SRCS} "src/lua.c" "src/luac.c" PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX )
+endif()
+
 add_library(lua_static STATIC ${LUA_LIB_SRCS})
 set_target_properties(lua_static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "lua")
 target_include_directories(lua_static PUBLIC "include")