diff --git a/direct/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f32ebb6b0..904bf6f9ae 100644
--- a/direct/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ add_subdirectory(src/distributed)
 #add_subdirectory(src/http)
 add_subdirectory(src/interval)
 #add_subdirectory(src/motiontrail)
-#add_subdirectory(src/showbase)
+add_subdirectory(src/showbase)
 
-add_python_module(direct p3dcparser p3deadrec p3distributed p3interval)
+add_python_module(direct p3dcparser p3deadrec p3distributed p3interval p3showbase)
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36e4f70b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+add_library(p3showbase showBase.cxx showBase.h)
+target_link_libraries(p3showbase p3directbase p3express p3event p3chan p3display p3dconfig p3prc)
+target_interrogate(p3showbase ALL)