diff --git a/3rdParty/SheenBidi/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/SheenBidi/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54eba9c54cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdParty/SheenBidi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+include(functions/FetchContent_ExcludeFromAll_backport)
+include(FetchContent)
+
+set(BUILD_TESTING OFF)
+set(ENABLE_INSTALL OFF)
+set(ASAN OFF)
+set(UBSAN OFF)
+
+FetchContent_Declare_ExcludeFromAll(SheenBidi
+  URL https://github.com/glebm/SheenBidi/archive/a1a55a8d6fbb63bab26f4f8ff43bdea5ec30a60a.tar.gz
+  URL_HASH MD5=f652da33c6a437ff8038d25c6fc9a01c
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable_ExcludeFromAll(SheenBidi)
diff --git a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
index 4240de6efd5..d14d00aff93 100644
--- a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -209,6 +209,22 @@ add_subdirectory(3rdParty/tl)
 
 add_subdirectory(3rdParty/hoehrmann_utf8)
 
+if(NOT DEFINED DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SHEENBIDI)
+  find_package(SheenBidi QUIET)
+  if(SheenBidi_FOUND)
+    message("-- Found SheenBidi ${SheenBidi_VERSION}")
+  else()
+    message("-- Suitable system SheenBidi package not found, will use SheenBidi from source")
+    set(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SHEENBIDI OFF)
+  endif()
+endif()
+dependency_options("SheenBidi" DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SHEENBIDI ON DEVILUTIONX_STATIC_SHEENBIDI)
+if(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SHEENBIDI)
+  find_package(SheenBidi REQUIRED)
+else()
+  add_subdirectory(3rdParty/SheenBidi)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT DEFINED DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_UNORDERED_DENSE)
   find_package(unordered_dense CONFIG QUIET)
   if (unordered_dense_FOUND)
diff --git a/tools/make_src_dist.py b/tools/make_src_dist.py
index c1db1fb64c3..0c2051afc1d 100755
--- a/tools/make_src_dist.py
+++ b/tools/make_src_dist.py
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@
 # We only package the dependencies that are:
 # 1. Uncommon in package managers (sdl_audiolib).
 # 2. Require devilutionx forks (all others).
-_DEPS = ['asio', 'libmpq', 'libsmackerdec',
-         'libzt', 'sdl_audiolib', 'unordered_dense']
+_DEPS = [
+    "asio",
+    "libmpq",
+    "libsmackerdec",
+    "libzt",
+    "sdl_audiolib",
+    "sheenbidi",
+    "unordered_dense",
+]
 _ALWAYS_VENDORED_DEPS = ['asio', 'libmpq', 'libsmackerdec', 'libzt']
 
 # These dependencies are not vendored by default.