diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a838c26a..fe9fd96e0 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ if("${OpenCV_VERSION_MAJOR}$" EQUAL 2)
 elseif("${OpenCV_VERSION_MAJOR}$" EQUAL 3)
   message(STATUS "OpenCV 3.x detected - including imgcodecs for compatibility")
   find_package(OpenCV 3 REQUIRED core imgproc imgcodecs)
+elseif("${OpenCV_VERSION_MAJOR}$" EQUAL 4)
+  message(STATUS "OpenCV 4.x detected - including imgcodecs for compatibility")
+  find_package(OpenCV 4 REQUIRED core imgproc imgcodecs)
 endif()
 # This allows us to compile in RelWithDebInfo. It'll use the Release-version of OpenCV:
 set_target_properties(${OpenCV_LIBS} PROPERTIES MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO RELEASE)