diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0058b52570..75317c917b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1083,6 +1083,23 @@ if(CURL_USE_GSSAPI)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# libuv
+option(CURL_USE_LIBUV "Use libuv for event-based tests" OFF)
+if(CURL_USE_LIBUV)
+  if(NOT ENABLE_DEBUG)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Using libuv without debug support enabled is useless")
+  endif()
+  find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+  pkg_check_modules(LIBUV "libuv")
+  if(LIBUV_FOUND)
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${LIBUV_LINK_LIBRARIES})
+    list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "libuv")
+    include_directories(${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    set(USE_LIBUV ON)
+    set(HAVE_UV_H ON)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 option(USE_LIBRTMP "Enable librtmp from rtmpdump" OFF)
 if(USE_LIBRTMP)
   cmake_push_check_state()
diff --git a/lib/curl_config.h.cmake b/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
index 666a7bae46..bff17bc493 100644
--- a/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
+++ b/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
@@ -722,6 +722,12 @@ ${SIZEOF_TIME_T_CODE}
 /* if GSASL is in use */
 #cmakedefine USE_GSASL 1
 
+/* if libuv is in use */
+#cmakedefine USE_LIBUV 1
+
+/* Define to 1 if you have the <uv.h> header file. */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_UV_H 1
+
 /* Define to 1 if you do not want the OpenSSL configuration to be loaded
    automatically */
 #cmakedefine CURL_DISABLE_OPENSSL_AUTO_LOAD_CONFIG 1
diff --git a/src/tool_operate.c b/src/tool_operate.c
index 48cc6db633..c3bd3f3743 100644
--- a/src/tool_operate.c
+++ b/src/tool_operate.c
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UV_H
+/* Hack for Unity mode */
+#ifdef HEADER_CURL_MEMDEBUG_H
+#undef HEADER_CURL_MEMDEBUG_H
+#undef freeaddrinfo
+#undef getaddrinfo
+#endif
 /* this is for libuv-enabled debug builds only */
 #include <uv.h>
 #endif