diff --git a/addons/cmake_project.py b/addons/cmake_project.py
index 17c1aba..0a1b306 100644
--- a/addons/cmake_project.py
+++ b/addons/cmake_project.py
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ def _generate_cmake_cxx_flags(env, dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
 def _get_cmake_cxx_standard(env: Environment) -> str:
     return env['CXX_STANDARD'][3:]  # we use "C++XX", CMake just "XX"
 
+def _get_cmake_prefix_path(dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
+    parts = []
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+        for path in dependency.get('CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH', []):
+            parts.append(path)
+    return cmd_quote(';'.join(parts))
+
 def _generate_cmake_args(env: Environment, dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> 'list[str]':
     args = [f'-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS={_generate_cmake_c_flags(env, dependencies)}',
             f'-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS={_generate_cmake_cxx_flags(env, dependencies)}',
-            f'-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={_get_cmake_cxx_standard(env)}']
+            f'-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={_get_cmake_cxx_standard(env)}',
+            f'-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH={_get_cmake_prefix_path(dependencies)}']
     for dependency in dependencies:
         for name, value in dependency.get('CMAKE_VARS', {}).items():
             args.append(f'-D{name}={cmd_quote(value)}')