diff --git a/openbr/plugins/cuda/module.cmake b/openbr/plugins/cuda/module.cmake
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+# add WITH_CUDA option
+option(BR_WITH_CUDA "Build CUDA-accelerated plugins." OFF)
+set(BR_CUDA_ARCH "sm_20" CACHE STRING "CUDA Architecture")
+
+# only build this module if explicitly OK'ed
+if(BR_WITH_CUDA)
+  message(STATUS "Building with CUDA Support")
+  find_package(CUDA REQUIRED)
+
+  set(CUDA_SRC_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/openbr/plugins/cuda)
+
+  # configure the compiler, need -fPIC for shared library
+  set(CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS ${CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS} -arch=${BR_CUDA_ARCH} --compiler-options -fPIC)
+  include_directories(${CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+  # glob sources
+  file(GLOB CUDA_CU_SRC ${CUDA_SRC_DIR}/*.cu)
+  file(GLOB CUDA_CPP_SRC ${CUDA_SRC_DIR}/*.cpp)
+
+  # compile each of the object files and append to CUDA_CU_OBJ
+  foreach(FILE ${CUDA_CU_SRC})
+    cuda_compile(FILE_O ${FILE})
+    set(CUDA_CU_OBJ ${CUDA_CU_OBJ} ${FILE_O})
+  endforeach()
+
+  # ensure add_library knows these are external object file
+  set_source_files_properties(${CUDA_CU_OBJ} PROPERTIES EXTERNAL_OBJECT true)
+
+  # add the compiled source and libs into the build system
+  set(BR_THIRDPARTY_SRC ${BR_THIRDPARTY_SRC} ${CUDA_CPP_SRC} ${CUDA_CU_OBJ})
+  set(BR_THIRDPARTY_LIBS ${BR_THIRDPARTY_LIBS} ${CUDA_LIBRARIES})
+
+endif()