diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f5434c1d..74e556f8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ option(USE_CCACHE "Use ccache when available" ON)
 option(SPELL_CHECK "Enable spell cheching support" ON)
 option(SVGZ_ICON "Compress the SVG icon of qTox" ON)
 option(ASAN "Compile with AddressSanitizer" OFF)
+option(TSAN "Compile with ThreadSanitizer" OFF)
 option(DESKTOP_NOTIFICATIONS "Use snorenotify for desktop notifications" OFF)
 option(STRICT_OPTIONS "Enable strict compile options, used by CI" OFF)
 
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ if(ASAN)
     set (CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address")
 endif()
 
+if(TSAN)
+    set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=thread")
+    set (CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=thread")
+endif()
+
 set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/ffmpeg/lib/pkgconfig:$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})