diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
index 543e3f95fe2..8c265048d6e 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ macro(check_cgal_component COMPONENT)
           endif()          
         else()
           if ("${CGAL_LIB}" STREQUAL "CGAL_ImageIO")
-            find_package( OpenGL )
+            find_package( OpenGL QUIET )
+            find_package( ZLIB QUIET )
 
             if(OPENGL_FOUND)
               set( ${CGAL_LIB}_FOUND TRUE )
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake
index 69dd0dad606..a4d721c417a 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Macros.cmake
@@ -284,6 +284,32 @@ if( NOT CGAL_MACROS_FILE_INCLUDED )
       if (${component} STREQUAL "ImageIO")
         find_package( OpenGL QUIET )
         find_package( ZLIB QUIET )
+
+        if (OPENGL_FOUND)
+          add_definitions("${OPENGL_DEFINITIONS}")
+          include_directories( SYSTEM "${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
+          link_directories()
+        endif(OPENGL_FOUND)
+        
+        if(ZLIB_FOUND)
+          cache_set(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB "ON")
+          add_definitions("-DCGAL_USE_ZLIB")
+          include_directories( SYSTEM ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+        endif(ZLIB_FOUND)
+
+        if(WITH_VTK)
+          if( VTK_FOUND )
+            add_definitions("-DCGAL_USE_VTK")
+            include_directories( SYSTEM ${VTK_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+            link_directories(${vtkImagingCore_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkImagingCore_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkIOImage_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkIOImage_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkFiltersImaging_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkFiltersImaging_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+          endif()
+        endif()
+        
+      endif()
+
+      if (${component} STREQUAL "Qt5")
+        find_package(OpenGL QUIET)
+        find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS OpenGL Gui Core Script ScriptTools QUIET)
       endif()
 
     else(WITH_CGAL_${component})
@@ -307,8 +333,29 @@ if( NOT CGAL_MACROS_FILE_INCLUDED )
 
           ####message( STATUS "External library ${component} has not been preconfigured")
           if (${component} STREQUAL "ImageIO")
-            find_package( OpenGL )
-            find_package( ZLIB )
+            find_package( OpenGL QUIET )
+            find_package( ZLIB QUIET )
+
+            if (OPENGL_FOUND)
+              add_definitions("${OPENGL_DEFINITIONS}")
+              include_directories( SYSTEM "${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
+              link_directories()
+            endif(OPENGL_FOUND)
+        
+            if(ZLIB_FOUND)
+              cache_set(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB "ON")
+              add_definitions("-DCGAL_USE_ZLIB")
+              include_directories( SYSTEM ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+            endif(ZLIB_FOUND)
+
+            if(WITH_VTK)
+              if( VTK_FOUND )
+                add_definitions("-DCGAL_USE_VTK")
+                include_directories( SYSTEM ${VTK_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+                link_directories(${vtkImagingCore_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkImagingCore_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkIOImage_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkIOImage_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkFiltersImaging_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${vtkFiltersImaging_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+              endif()
+            endif()
+
           endif()
 
           if (${component} STREQUAL "Qt5")
diff --git a/Mesh_3/applications/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/applications/CMakeLists.txt
index 7324e7ef359..4ee0572a9ec 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/applications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_implicit_domains.cpp" "../examples/Mesh_3/implicit_functions.cpp" )
   if( CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB )
     create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_3D_image.cpp" )
+    target_link_libraries(mesh_3D_image ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
   else()
     message( STATUS "NOTICE: The example mesh_3D_image.cpp needs CGAL_ImageIO to be configured with ZLIB support, and will not be compiled." )
   endif()
diff --git a/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f1baa95d69..99c63f93150 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,10 +81,19 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
  
       if( CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB )
         create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_optimization_example.cpp" )
+        target_link_libraries(mesh_optimization_example ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
+        
         create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_optimization_lloyd_example.cpp" )
+        target_link_libraries(mesh_optimization_lloyd_example ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
+        
         create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_3D_image.cpp" )
+        target_link_libraries(mesh_3D_image ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
+        
         create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_3D_gray_image.cpp" )
+        target_link_libraries(mesh_3D_gray_image ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
+        
         create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_3D_image_variable_size.cpp" )
+        target_link_libraries(mesh_3D_image_variable_size ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})        
       else()
         message( STATUS "NOTICE: The examples mesh_3D_image.cpp, mesh_3D_image_variable_size.cpp, mesh_optimization_example.cpp and mesh_optimization_lloyd_example.cpp need CGAL_ImageIO to be configured with ZLIB support, and will not be compiled." )
       endif()
diff --git a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index 47a766b7d45..e502792e3d7 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_mesh_criteria_creation.cpp" )
   if(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB)
     create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_meshing_3D_image.cpp" )
+    target_link_libraries(test_meshing_3D_image ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
+    
     create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_meshing_3D_gray_image.cpp" )
+    target_link_libraries(test_meshing_3D_gray_image ${ZLIB_LIBRARY})
   else()
     message(STATUS "test_meshing_3D_image requires the ZLIB library, and will not be compiled.")
   endif()