diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a57957ed..4fe415e9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_legacy_protocol" != "xno"],
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OPENSSL, test -n "$openssl")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GCRYPT, test -n "$gcrypt")
 
+tinc_MINIUPNPC
+AM_CONDITIONAL(MINIUPNPC, test "x$enable_miniupnpc" = "xyes")
+
 dnl Check if support for jumbograms is requested
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(jumbograms,
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-jumbograms], [enable support for jumbograms (packets up to 9000 bytes)]),
diff --git a/m4/miniupnpc.m4 b/m4/miniupnpc.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2aca29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/miniupnpc.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+dnl Check to find the miniupnpc headers/libraries
+
+AC_DEFUN([tinc_MINIUPNPC],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE([miniupnpc],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-miniupnpc], [enable miniupnpc support]))
+  AS_IF([test "x$enable_miniupnpc" = "xyes"], [
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MINIUPNPC, 1, [have miniupnpc support])
+    AC_ARG_WITH(miniupnpc,
+      AS_HELP_STRING([--with-miniupnpc=DIR], [miniupnpc base directory, or:]),
+      [miniupnpc="$withval"
+       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$withval/include"
+       LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval/lib"]
+    )
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(miniupnpc-include,
+      AS_HELP_STRING([--with-miniupnpc-include=DIR], [miniupnpc headers directory]),
+      [miniupnpc_include="$withval"
+       CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$withval"]
+    )
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(miniupnpc-lib,
+      AS_HELP_STRING([--with-miniupnpc-lib=DIR], [miniupnpc library directory]),
+      [miniupnpc_lib="$withval"
+       LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval"]
+    )
+
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS(miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h,
+      [],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR("miniupnpc header files not found."); break]
+    )
+
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(miniupnpc, upnpDiscover,
+      [MINIUPNPC_LIBS="$LIBS -lminiupnpc"],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR("miniupnpc libraries not found.")]
+    )
+  ])
+
+  AC_SUBST(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
+])