diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 7745464d6..2136addd2 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-find_package(SDL 1.2 REQUIRED)
+set(SDL_VERSION "2" CACHE STRING "Version of SDL to use (1.2 or 2)")
+
+if (SDL_VERSION EQUAL "2")
+	include(FindPkgConfig)
+	pkg_search_module(SDL2 sdl2)
+	if (SDL2_FOUND)
+		set(SDL_INCLUDE_DIR ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+		set(SDL_LIBRARY ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
+		set(SDLMAIN_LIBRARY "")
+	endif()
+endif()
+
+if(SDL_VERSION EQUAL "1.2" OR NOT SDL2_FOUND)
+	find_package(SDL 1.2 REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 file(GLOB PLATFORM_SRC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/platform/sdl/sdl-*.c)
 set(PLATFORM_LIBRARY "${SDL_LIBRARY};${SDLMAIN_LIBRARY}")
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/platform/sdl)
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/gl-main.c b/src/platform/sdl/gl-main.c
index 56039614f..813486b5c 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/gl-main.c
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/gl-main.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ struct GLSoftwareRenderer {
 	struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer d;
 	struct GBASDLAudio audio;
 	struct GBASDLEvents events;
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	SDL_Window* window;
+#endif
 
 	int viewportWidth;
 	int viewportHeight;
@@ -105,15 +108,25 @@ static int _GBASDLInit(struct GLSoftwareRenderer* renderer) {
 	GBASDLInitEvents(&renderer->events);
 	GBASDLInitAudio(&renderer->audio);
 
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1);
+#else
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_SWAP_CONTROL, 1);
+#endif
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_RED_SIZE, 8);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_GREEN_SIZE, 8);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_BLUE_SIZE, 8);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, 16);
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	renderer->window = SDL_CreateWindow("GBAc", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, renderer->viewportWidth, renderer->viewportHeight, SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL);
+	SDL_GL_CreateContext(renderer->window);
+	SDL_GetWindowSize(renderer->window, &renderer->viewportWidth, &renderer->viewportHeight);
+#else
 #ifdef COLOR_16_BIT
 	SDL_SetVideoMode(renderer->viewportWidth, renderer->viewportHeight, 16, SDL_OPENGL);
 #else
 	SDL_SetVideoMode(renderer->viewportWidth, renderer->viewportHeight, 32, SDL_OPENGL);
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	renderer->d.outputBuffer = malloc(256 * 256 * 4);
@@ -158,7 +171,11 @@ static void _GBASDLRunloop(struct GBAThread* context, struct GLSoftwareRenderer*
 			}
 		}
 		GBASyncWaitFrameEnd(&context->sync);
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+		SDL_GL_SwapWindow(renderer->window);
+#else
 		SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
+#endif
 
 		while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
 			GBASDLHandleEvent(context, &event);
@@ -171,6 +188,9 @@ static void _GBASDLDeinit(struct GLSoftwareRenderer* renderer) {
 
 	GBASDLDeinitEvents(&renderer->events);
 	GBASDLDeinitAudio(&renderer->audio);
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	SDL_DestroyWindow(renderer->window);
+#endif
 	SDL_Quit();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c b/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c
index 3161629d0..05ba606e1 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ int GBASDLInitEvents(struct GBASDLEvents* context) {
 	}
 	SDL_JoystickEventState(SDL_ENABLE);
 	context->joystick = SDL_JoystickOpen(0);
+#if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
 	SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
+#endif
 	return 1;
 }