diff --git a/docs/markdown/Dependencies.md b/docs/markdown/Dependencies.md
index 356b181df..29894ac56 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Dependencies.md
@@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ your own risk.
 ## SDL2
 
 SDL2 can be located using `pkg-confg`, the `sdl2-config` config tool,
-or as an OSX framework.
+as an OSX framework, or `cmake`.
 
-`method` may be `auto`, `config-tool`, `extraframework` or
-`pkg-config`.
+`method` may be `auto`, `config-tool`, `extraframework`,
+`pkg-config` or `cmake`.
 
 ## Shaderc
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/ui.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/ui.py
index 71ea1d1d2..f3879bec0 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/ui.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/ui.py
@@ -252,8 +252,9 @@ gl_factory = DependencyFactory(
 
 sdl2_factory = DependencyFactory(
     'sdl2',
-    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.CONFIG_TOOL, DependencyMethods.EXTRAFRAMEWORK],
+    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.CONFIG_TOOL, DependencyMethods.EXTRAFRAMEWORK, DependencyMethods.CMAKE],
     configtool_class=SDL2DependencyConfigTool,
+    cmake_name='SDL2',
 )
 
 vulkan_factory = DependencyFactory(
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/meson_options.txt b/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/meson_options.txt
index 176af1775..039a3f52c 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/meson_options.txt	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/meson_options.txt	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 option(
     'method',
     type : 'combo',
-    choices : ['auto', 'pkg-config', 'config-tool', 'sdlconfig', 'extraframework'],
+    choices : ['auto', 'pkg-config', 'config-tool', 'sdlconfig', 'extraframework', 'cmake'],
     value : 'auto',
 )
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/test.json b/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/test.json
index 57a3f21b6..ee4112ae3 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/test.json	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/16 sdl2/test.json	
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
         { "val": "pkg-config" },
         { "val": "config-tool" },
         { "val": "sdlconfig" },
-        { "val": "extraframework", "skip_on_os": ["!darwin"], "skip_on_jobname": ["macos"] }
+        { "val": "extraframework", "skip_on_os": ["!darwin"], "skip_on_jobname": ["macos"] },
+        { "val": "cmake", "skip_on_jobname": ["bionic"] }
       ]
     }
   },