diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd0b5ecac..de8bffe76 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ if(ZLIB_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	check_include_file("zlib.h" HAVE_ZLIB_H)
+	set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} ZLIB")
+else(ZLIB_FOUND)
+	set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} ZLIB")
 endif(ZLIB_FOUND)
 
 # jpeg
@@ -122,6 +125,9 @@ if(OPENSSL_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	check_include_file("openssl/md5.h" HAVE_OPENSSL_MD5_H)
+	set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} OPENSSL")
+else(OPENSSL_FOUND)
+	set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} OPENSSL")
 endif(OPENSSL_FOUND)
 
 # pthread (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -155,6 +161,9 @@ if(PCRE_LIBRARIES)
 	endif(PCRE_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	mark_as_advanced(FORCE PCRE_LIBRARIES PCRE_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	check_include_file("pcre.h" HAVE_PCRE_H)
+	set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} PCRE")
+else(PCRE_LIBRARIES)
+	set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} PCRE")
 endif(PCRE_LIBRARIES)
 
 # gcrypt (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -169,6 +178,9 @@ if(GCRYPT_LIBRARIES)
 	endif(GCRYPT_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	mark_as_advanced(FORCE GCRYPT_LIBRARIES GCRYPT_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	check_include_file("gcrypt.h" HAVE_GCRYPT_H)
+	set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} GCRYPT")
+else(GCRYPT_LIBRARIES)
+	set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} GCRYPT")
 endif(GCRYPT_LIBRARIES)
 
 # gnutls (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -184,6 +196,9 @@ if(GNUTLS_LIBRARIES)
 	mark_as_advanced(FORCE GNUTLS_LIBRARIES GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	check_include_file("gnutls/openssl.h" HAVE_GNUTLS_OPENSSL_H)
 	check_include_file("gnutls/gnutls.h" HAVE_GNUTLS_GNUTLS_H)
+	set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} GNUTLS")
+else(GNUTLS_LIBRARIES)
+	set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} GNUTLS")
 endif(GNUTLS_LIBRARIES)
 
 # mysqlclient (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -219,6 +234,9 @@ if(NOT ZM_NO_FFMPEG)
 		endif(AVFORMAT_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		mark_as_advanced(FORCE AVFORMAT_LIBRARIES AVFORMAT_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		check_include_file("libavformat/avformat.h" HAVE_LIBAVFORMAT_AVFORMAT_H)
+		set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} AVFORMAT")
+	else(AVFORMAT_LIBRARIES)
+		set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} AVFORMAT")
 	endif(AVFORMAT_LIBRARIES)
 
 	# avcodec (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -233,6 +251,9 @@ if(NOT ZM_NO_FFMPEG)
 		endif(AVCODEC_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		mark_as_advanced(FORCE AVCODEC_LIBRARIES AVCODEC_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		check_include_file("libavcodec/avcodec.h" HAVE_LIBAVCODEC_AVCODEC_H)
+		set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} AVCODEC")
+	else(AVCODEC_LIBRARIES)
+		set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} AVCODEC")
 	endif(AVCODEC_LIBRARIES)
 
 	# avdevice (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -247,6 +268,9 @@ if(NOT ZM_NO_FFMPEG)
 		endif(AVDEVICE_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		mark_as_advanced(FORCE AVDEVICE_LIBRARIES AVDEVICE_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		check_include_file("libavdevice/avdevice.h" HAVE_LIBAVDEVICE_AVDEVICE_H)
+		set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} AVDEVICE")
+	else(AVDEVICE_LIBRARIES)
+		set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} AVDEVICE")
 	endif(AVDEVICE_LIBRARIES)
 
 	# avutil (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -262,6 +286,9 @@ if(NOT ZM_NO_FFMPEG)
 		mark_as_advanced(FORCE AVUTIL_LIBRARIES AVUTIL_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		check_include_file("libavutil/avutil.h" HAVE_LIBAVUTIL_AVUTIL_H)
 		check_include_file("libavutil/mathematics.h" HAVE_LIBAVUTIL_MATHEMATICS_H)
+		set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} AVUTIL")
+	else(AVUTIL_LIBRARIES)
+		set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} AVUTIL")
 	endif(AVUTIL_LIBRARIES)
 
 	# swscale (using find_library and find_path)
@@ -276,6 +303,9 @@ if(NOT ZM_NO_FFMPEG)
 		endif(SWSCALE_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		mark_as_advanced(FORCE SWSCALE_LIBRARIES SWSCALE_INCLUDE_DIR)
 		check_include_file("libswscale/swscale.h" HAVE_LIBSWSCALE_SWSCALE_H)
+		set(optlibsfound "${optlibsfound} SWSCALE")
+	else(SWSCALE_LIBRARIES)
+		set(optlibsnotfound "${optlibsnotfound} SWSCALE")
 	endif(SWSCALE_LIBRARIES)
 endif(NOT ZM_NO_FFMPEG)
 
@@ -406,6 +436,10 @@ add_subdirectory(db)
 add_subdirectory(misc)
 add_subdirectory(web)
 
+# Print optional libraries detection status
+message(STATUS "Optional libraries found:${optlibsfound}")
+message(STATUS "Optional libraries not found:${optlibsnotfound}")
+
 # Run ZM configuration generator
 message(STATUS "Running ZoneMinder configuration generator")
 execute_process(COMMAND perl ./zmconfgen.pl RESULT_VARIABLE zmconfgen_result)