diff --git a/CGALimageIO/src/CGALimageIO/CMakeLists.txt b/CGALimageIO/src/CGALimageIO/CMakeLists.txt
index a1f7dcb3a6b..d48a50b929e 100644
--- a/CGALimageIO/src/CGALimageIO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CGALimageIO/src/CGALimageIO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ if(OPENGL_FOUND)
     cache_set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
     cache_set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES    ${CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES} ${ZLIB_LIBRARY} )
     cache_set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS  "-DCGAL_USE_ZLIB")
+    cache_set(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB "ON")
   endif(ZLIB_FOUND)
 
   set( CGAL_ImageIO_BASENAME CGAL_ImageIO )
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
index d9deaaec1c6..3d64e7ce2d7 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS   "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS@
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS    "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS@" )
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS@" )
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES      "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES@" )
+set(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB                 "@CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB@" )
 
 set(CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS   "@CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS@" )
 set(CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS    "@CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS@" )
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.fhs.in b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.fhs.in
index a20baf1216d..4a993539d5d 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.fhs.in
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.fhs.in
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS   "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS@
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS    "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS@" )
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS@" )
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES      "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES@" )
+set(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB                 "@CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB@" )
 
 set(CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS   "@CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS@" )
 set(CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS    "@CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS@" )
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.source.in b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.source.in
index 9772b706633..b642e7e48e5 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.source.in
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.source.in
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS   "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS@
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS    "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS@" )
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS@" )
 set(CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES      "@CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES@" )
+set(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB                 "@CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB@" )
 
 set(CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS   "@CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS@" )
 set(CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS    "@CGAL_PDB_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS@" )
diff --git a/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index 6927e091093..5dc81b48a10 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
 # Compilable examples
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_implicit_sphere.cpp" )
 #  create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_implicit_domains.cpp" "implicit_functions.cpp" )
-  create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_3D_image.cpp" )
+  if( CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB )
+    create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_3D_image.cpp" )
+  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()
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_polyhedral_domain.cpp" )
 #  create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_polyhedral_implicit_function.cpp" )
 #  create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_polyhedral_surface_tolerance_region.cpp" )