diff --git a/3rdparty/winpixeventruntime/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/winpixeventruntime/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..785f83370c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/winpixeventruntime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+add_library(WinPixEventRuntime::WinPixEventRuntime UNKNOWN IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+set_target_properties(WinPixEventRuntime::WinPixEventRuntime PROPERTIES
+	IMPORTED_LOCATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/WinPixEventRuntime.lib"
+	INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include"
+)
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index 986a68bc1a..b9d1dee61d 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if (WIN32)
 	add_subdirectory(3rdparty/libjpeg EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 	add_subdirectory(3rdparty/xz EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 	add_subdirectory(3rdparty/D3D12MemAlloc EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+	add_subdirectory(3rdparty/winpixeventruntime EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 	set(FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/ffmpeg/include")
 	find_package(Vtune)