diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 03478ec8f..1be111f48 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ option(CLANG_TIDY "Set to ON to build using the clang-tidy static analyzer" ${CL
 option(ASAN "Set to ON to build with AddressSanitizer" ${ASAN})
 option(TSAN "Set to ON to build with ThreadSanitizer" ${TSAN})
 option(UBSAN "Set to ON to build with UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer" ${UBSAN})
+option(SNAP_BUILD "Set to ON for a Snap package build" ${SNAP_BUILD})
 
 if(CLANG_TIDY)
     find_program(CLANG_TIDY_BINARY NAMES clang-tidy)
@@ -283,7 +284,11 @@ if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
         endif()
     endif()
     message("-- Installation prefix is set to " ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
-    add_definitions(-DES_INSTALL_PREFIX="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+    if(SNAP_BUILD)
+        add_definitions(-DES_INSTALL_PREFIX="/snap/emulationstation/current${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+    else()
+        add_definitions(-DES_INSTALL_PREFIX="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 # For Windows, set the minimum OS version to Windows 7.