diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0421337..cd15d87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Options can be provided via (in order of precedence) the programmatic API, the C
 | `--node-gyp`         | `PREBUILD_NODE_GYP`  | `'node-gyp(.cmd)'`             | Custom `node-gyp` binary\*\*\*\*
 | `--quiet`            | -                    | `false`                        | Suppress `node-gyp` output
 | `--cwd`              | -                    | `process.cwd()`                | Working directory
+| `--backend`          | -                    | `node-gyp`                     | The build backend to use, e.g. `cmake-js`
 
 \* A target takes the form of `(runtime@)?version`, where `runtime` defaults to `'node'`. For example: `-t 8.14.0 -t electron@3.0.0`. At least one of `--target`, `--all` or `--napi` must be specified.
 
@@ -112,6 +113,12 @@ Options can be provided via (in order of precedence) the programmatic API, the C
 
 \*\*\*\* To enable the use of forks like [`nodejs-mobile-gyp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-mobile-gyp).
 
+When using the `cmake-js` backend additional parameters can be passed through.
+
+```
+prebuildify --backend cmake-js -- --prefer-clang --CDUV_INCLUDE_DIR=...
+```
+
 ## License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index dc185d7..9083660 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var mkdirp = require('mkdirp-classic')
 var tar = require('tar-fs')
 var pump = require('pump')
 var npmRunPath = require('npm-run-path')
+var which = require('npm-which')(process.cwd())
 
 module.exports = prebuildify
 
@@ -175,6 +176,58 @@ function run (cmd, opts, cb) {
 }
 
 function build (target, runtime, opts, cb) {
+  if (opts.backend === 'cmake-js') {
+    runCmake(target, runtime, opts, cb)
+  } else {
+    runGyp(target, runtime, opts, cb)
+  }
+}
+
+function runCmake (target, runtime, opts, cb) {
+  which('cmake-js', function (err, cmakeJsPath) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+
+    var args = [
+      'rebuild',
+      '--out=' + opts.output
+    ]
+
+    if (runtime !== 'napi') args.push('--runtime-version=' + target)
+    args.push('--arch=' + opts.arch)
+    if (runtime !== 'napi') args.push('--runtime=' + runtime)
+    if (runtime === 'napi' && target) {
+      args.push('--CDnapi_build_version=' + target)
+    }
+
+    if (opts.debug) args.push('--debug')
+
+    for (var arg of opts._) {
+      args.push(arg)
+    }
+
+    console.log(args);
+    var child = proc.spawn(cmakeJsPath, args, {
+      cwd: opts.cwd,
+      env: opts.env,
+      stdio: opts.quiet ? 'ignore' : 'inherit'
+    })
+
+    child.on('exit', function (code) {
+      if (code) return cb(spawnError('cmake-js', code))
+
+      findBuild(opts.output, function (err, output) {
+        if (err) return cb(err)
+
+        strip(output, opts, function (err) {
+          if (err) return cb(err)
+          cb(null, output)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+function runGyp (target, runtime, opts, cb) {
   var args = [
     'rebuild',
     '--target=' + target
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a77a5aa..8d8fbca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
   "description": "Create and package prebuilds for native modules",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "cmake-js": "^7.2.1",
     "execspawn": "^1.0.1",
     "mkdirp-classic": "^0.5.3",
     "node-abi": "^3.3.0",
     "npm-run-path": "^3.1.0",
+    "npm-which": "^3.0.1",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "pump": "^3.0.0",
     "tar-fs": "^2.1.0"