diff --git a/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake b/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
index f81d57c..96d815d 100644
--- a/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
+++ b/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
   set(ABSL_IDE_FOLDER Abseil)
 endif()
 
+if(ABSL_USE_SYSTEM_INCLUDES)
+  set(ABSL_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_WARNING_GUARD SYSTEM)
+else()
+  set(ABSL_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_WARNING_GUARD "")
+endif()
+
 # absl_cc_library()
 #
 # CMake function to imitate Bazel's cc_library rule.
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@
     # unconditionally.
     set_property(TARGET ${_NAME} PROPERTY LINKER_LANGUAGE "CXX")
 
-    target_include_directories(${_NAME}
+    target_include_directories(${_NAME} ${ABSL_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_WARNING_GUARD}
       PUBLIC
         "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${ABSL_COMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
@@ -290,7 +296,7 @@
   else()
     # Generating header-only library
     add_library(${_NAME} INTERFACE)
-    target_include_directories(${_NAME}
+    target_include_directories(${_NAME} ${ABSL_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_WARNING_GUARD}
       INTERFACE
         "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${ABSL_COMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 10acf3b..6f96c28 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
   message(WARNING "A future Abseil release will default ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD to ON for CMake 3.8 and up. We recommend enabling this option to ensure your project still builds correctly.")
 endif()
 
+option(ABSL_USE_SYSTEM_INCLUDES
+  "Mark C++ include directories with `SYSTEM` to prevent warnings from headers when using Abseil with incompatible warning flags"
+  OFF)
+
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMake
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/absl/copts