diff --git a/cmake/OmimHelpers.cmake b/cmake/OmimHelpers.cmake
index daccd0e3bc..1a0bb0d47e 100644
--- a/cmake/OmimHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OmimHelpers.cmake
@@ -302,3 +302,18 @@ ${include_compiled_header_dir}/${pch_file_name}.${PCH_EXTENSION}"
     endif()
   endforeach()
 endfunction()
+
+
+# Macro for finding a system provided library
+# that fulfills the required minimum version
+# or else including the vendored library
+# from a local git subdirectory
+macro(find_package_or_fallback_to_3party PACKAGE_NAME MIN_REQUIRED_VERSION SUBDIRECTORY)
+  find_package(${PACKAGE_NAME} ${MIN_REQUIRED_VERSION} QUIET)
+  if (NOT ${${PACKAGE_NAME}_FOUND} OR ("${${PACKAGE_NAME}_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${MIN_REQUIRED_VERSION}"))
+    message(STATUS "Using ${PACKAGE_NAME} from submodule: ${SUBDIRECTORY}")
+    add_subdirectory(${SUBDIRECTORY} ${ARGN})
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Found ${PACKAGE_NAME} ${${PACKAGE_NAME}_VERSION} (minimum required version ${MIN_REQUIRED_VERSION})")
+  endif()
+endmacro()
diff --git a/drape/drape_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/drape/drape_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2744456496..5a6473af74 100644
--- a/drape/drape_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drape/drape_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
   PRIVATE GTEST_DONT_DEFINE_TEST WITH_GL_MOCK
 )
 
-add_subdirectory(../../3party/googletest ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest)
+find_package_or_fallback_to_3party(
+  "GTest"
+  "1.12.0"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../3party/googletest"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest"
+)
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
   qt_tstfrm