diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
index f329745050..dfb29f1e56 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ macro(InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions)
     option(FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_KDL "Use system installed orocos-kdl instead of the bundled." OFF)
     option(FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_FMT "Use system installed fmt library if available instead of fetching the source." ON)
     option(FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_ONDSELSOLVER "Use system installed OndselSolver instead of git submodule." OFF)
+    option(FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_E57FORMAT "Use system installed libE57Format instead of the bundled." OFF)
     option(FREECAD_USE_FREETYPE "Builds the features using FreeType libs" ON)
     option(FREECAD_BUILD_DEBIAN "Prepare for a build of a Debian package" OFF)
     option(FREECAD_CHECK_PIVY "Check for pivy version using Python at build time" ON)
diff --git a/cMake/UseLibPack3.cmake b/cMake/UseLibPack3.cmake
index e1da9548dc..f8871df5bb 100644
--- a/cMake/UseLibPack3.cmake
+++ b/cMake/UseLibPack3.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ endif()
 find_package(XercesC REQUIRED PATHS ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/cmake NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 message(STATUS "Found LibPack 3 XercesC ${XercesC_VERSION}")
 
+if(FREECAD_LIBPACK_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.1.1")
+    set(FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_E57FORMAT ON)
+    find_package(E57Format REQUIRED PATHS ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/lib/cmake/e57format NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    message(STATUS "Found LibPack 3 e57format ${e57format_VERSION}")
+endif()
+
 find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED PATHS ${FREECAD_LIBPACK_DIR}/lib/cmake NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 message(STATUS "Found LibPack 3 yaml-cpp ${yaml-cpp_VERSION}")
 
diff --git a/src/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt b/src/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
index 71b368b902..86619e8d81 100644
--- a/src/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ if (BUILD_SMESH)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(lazy_loader)
-add_subdirectory(libE57Format)
+
+if(NOT FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_E57FORMAT)
+    add_subdirectory(libE57Format)
+endif()
 
 if (BUILD_ASSEMBLY AND NOT FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_ONDSELSOLVER)
     if( NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/OndselSolver/CMakeLists.txt" )
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt
index fee35a31fa..740b4b3f93 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,18 @@ target_include_directories(
     SYSTEM
     PUBLIC
     ${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR}
-    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format/include
 )
 
+if (NOT FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_E57FORMAT)
+    target_include_directories(
+        Points
+        SYSTEM
+        PUBLIC
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format/include
+    )
+endif()
+
 set(Points_LIBS
     FreeCADApp
 )
@@ -67,7 +75,10 @@ if(FREECAD_USE_PCH)
 endif(FREECAD_USE_PCH)
 
 target_sources(Points PRIVATE ${Points_SRCS} ${Points_Scripts})
-link_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format)
+
+if (NOT FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_E57FORMAT)
+    link_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format)
+endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(Points E57Format ${Points_LIBS})
 if (FREECAD_WARN_ERROR)