diff --git a/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in b/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in
index 080a499968..94e1924a6d 100644
--- a/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in
+++ b/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ if (NOT @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
     # This is required in static library builds, as e.g. PNG::PNG appears among
     # INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES. If the project does not know about PNG target, it will cause
     # configuration error about unknown targets being linked in.
+    # Static libtiff configs may reference this target without importing it.
+    # https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/work_items/871
+    if (NOT TARGET Deflate::Deflate)
+        find_package (libdeflate CONFIG QUIET)
+        if (TARGET libdeflate::libdeflate_static)
+            add_library (Deflate::Deflate ALIAS libdeflate::libdeflate_static)
+        elseif (TARGET libdeflate::libdeflate_shared)
+            add_library (Deflate::Deflate ALIAS libdeflate::libdeflate_shared)
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
     find_dependency(TIFF)
     find_dependency(OpenColorIO)
     if (@JPEG_FOUND@)
diff --git a/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake b/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake
index 107b8ad255..46db62798c 100644
--- a/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ endif ()
 checked_find_package (libuhdr
                       VERSION_MIN 1.3)
 
+# Static libtiff configs may reference this target without importing it.
+# https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/work_items/871
+if (NOT TARGET Deflate::Deflate)
+    find_package (libdeflate CONFIG QUIET)
+    alias_library_if_not_exists (Deflate::Deflate libdeflate::libdeflate_static)
+    alias_library_if_not_exists (Deflate::Deflate libdeflate::libdeflate_shared)
+endif ()
+
 checked_find_package (TIFF REQUIRED
                       VERSION_MIN 4.0
                       RECOMMEND_MIN 4.5