diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/factory.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/factory.py
index 9346abe8e..2844cf427 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/factory.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/factory.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
         T.List[DependencyGenerator]
     ]
 
+    # This should be str, Environment, T.Dict[str, T.Any], T.Optional[str]
+    # But if you try that, you get error: Cannot infer type of lambda
+    CmakeDependencyFunc = T.Callable[..., CMakeDependency]
+
 class DependencyFactory:
 
     """Factory to get dependencies from multiple sources.
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ class DependencyFactory:
                  pkgconfig_name: T.Optional[str] = None,
                  pkgconfig_class: 'T.Type[PkgConfigDependency]' = PkgConfigDependency,
                  cmake_name: T.Optional[str] = None,
-                 cmake_class: 'T.Type[CMakeDependency]' = CMakeDependency,
+                 cmake_class: 'T.Union[T.Type[CMakeDependency], CmakeDependencyFunc]' = CMakeDependency,
                  configtool_class: 'T.Optional[T.Type[ConfigToolDependency]]' = None,
                  framework_name: T.Optional[str] = None,
                  framework_class: 'T.Type[ExtraFrameworkDependency]' = ExtraFrameworkDependency,
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
index 5441b3460..c76907769 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
@@ -693,18 +693,21 @@ intl_factory = DependencyFactory(
 
 openssl_factory = DependencyFactory(
     'openssl',
-    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.SYSTEM],
+    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.SYSTEM, DependencyMethods.CMAKE],
     system_class=OpensslSystemDependency,
+    cmake_class=lambda name, env, kwargs: CMakeDependency('OpenSSL', env, dict(kwargs, modules=['OpenSSL::Crypto', 'OpenSSL::SSL'])),
 )
 
 libcrypto_factory = DependencyFactory(
     'libcrypto',
-    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.SYSTEM],
+    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.SYSTEM, DependencyMethods.CMAKE],
     system_class=OpensslSystemDependency,
+    cmake_class=lambda name, env, kwargs: CMakeDependency('OpenSSL', env, dict(kwargs, modules=['OpenSSL::Crypto'])),
 )
 
 libssl_factory = DependencyFactory(
     'libssl',
-    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.SYSTEM],
+    [DependencyMethods.PKGCONFIG, DependencyMethods.SYSTEM, DependencyMethods.CMAKE],
     system_class=OpensslSystemDependency,
+    cmake_class=lambda name, env, kwargs: CMakeDependency('OpenSSL', env, dict(kwargs, modules=['OpenSSL::SSL'])),
 )