diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b0978b..8114ae9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ cmake_dependent_option(YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT
   "CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Windows" OFF)
 set(YAML_CPP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/yaml-cpp"
   CACHE STRING "Path to install the CMake package to")
- 
+
+if (YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS && CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.10")
+  find_program(CMAKE_CXX_CPPCHECK NAMES cppcheck)
+  if (CMAKE_CXX_CPPCHECK)
+    option(YAML_CPP_CHECK "Run cppcheck static code analysis" ON)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if (YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE)
     find_program(YAML_CPP_CLANG_FORMAT_EXE NAMES clang-format)
 endif()