--- a/CMakeLists_Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/CMakeLists_Dependencies.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 ##############################################################################################################
 ########## Find Dependencies                                                                        ##########
 
+#<<HYPHEN for Hyphenation support
+find_package(HYPHEN)
+if(HYPHEN_FOUND)
+	message("System Hyphen Found OK")
+	set(HAVE_HYPHEN ON)
+else()
+	message("Hyphen or its developer libraries NOT found - using bundled Hyphen instead")
+endif()
+#>>HYPHEN for Hyphenation support
+
 #<<PoDoFo for AI PDF import
 option(WITH_PODOFO "Enable support for PDF embedded in AI" ON)
 if (WITH_PODOFO)
--- a/scribus/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scribus/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -585,7 +585,9 @@ set(SCRIBUS_SOURCES
 	${SCRIBUS_GMAGICK_SRC}
 )
 
-if(NOT HAVE_HYPHEN)
+if(HAVE_HYPHEN)
+	include_directories(${HYPHEN_INCLUDE_DIR})
+else()
 	include_directories(third_party/hyphen)
 	set(SCRIBUS_SOURCES
 	${SCRIBUS_SOURCES}
@@ -676,12 +678,6 @@ if(HAVE_PODOFO)
 
 endif()
 
-if(HAVE_HYPHEN)
-	target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE
-	${HYPHEN_LIBRARY}
-	)
-endif()
-
 
 if(GESTURE_FRAME_PREVIEW)
 	 message(STATUS "Enable gesture frame preview [experimental]")
@@ -741,6 +737,12 @@ if(WANT_PCH)
 	target_precompile_headers(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE scribus_pch.h)
 endif()
 
+if(HAVE_HYPHEN)
+	target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE
+	${HYPHEN_LIBRARY}
+	)
+endif()
+
 if(WIN32)
 	set_target_properties(${EXE_NAME}
 		PROPERTIES
--- a/scribus/hyphenator.h
+++ b/scribus/hyphenator.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ for which a new license (GPL+exception) is in place.
 #include <QSet>
 
 #include "scribusapi.h"
-#include "third_party/hyphen/hyphen.h"
+#include <hyphen.h>
 
 class ScribusDoc;
 class ScribusMainWindow;