diff --git a/CMake/FindDAL.cmake b/CMake/FindDAL.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d89855ec7d6e8c7c390fa986af02e123126ddb6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMake/FindDAL.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# - Try to find DAL.
+# Variables used by this module:
+#  DAL_ROOT_DIR     - DAL root directory
+# Variables defined by this module:
+#  DAL_FOUND        - system has DAL
+#  DAL_INCLUDE_DIR  - the DAL include directory (cached)
+#  DAL_INCLUDE_DIRS - the DAL include directories
+#                       (identical to DAL_INCLUDE_DIR)
+#  DAL_LIBRARY      - the DAL library (cached)
+#  DAL_LIBRARIES    - the DAL libraries
+#                       (identical to DAL_LIBRARY)
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009
+# ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy)
+# P.O.Box 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
+#
+# This file is part of the LOFAR software suite.
+# The LOFAR software suite is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# The LOFAR software suite is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with the LOFAR software suite. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# $Id$
+
+if(NOT DAL_FOUND)
+
+  find_path(DAL_INCLUDE_DIR dal/dal.h
+    HINTS ${DAL_ROOT_DIR} PATH_SUFFIXES include)
+  find_library(DAL_LIBRARY dal
+    HINTS ${DAL_ROOT_DIR} PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
+  mark_as_advanced(DAL_INCLUDE_DIR DAL_LIBRARY)
+
+  include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+  find_package_handle_standard_args(DAL DEFAULT_MSG 
+    DAL_LIBRARY DAL_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+  set(DAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${DAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  set(DAL_LIBRARIES ${DAL_LIBRARY})
+
+endif(NOT DAL_FOUND)
diff --git a/lofar_config.h.cmake b/lofar_config.h.cmake
index b656698f3efd7cf68a4ba73288ff9016ff65a6eb..0fa1418d29a4aee3062d1ea3b56de358cf06caac 100644
--- a/lofar_config.h.cmake
+++ b/lofar_config.h.cmake
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
 /* Define if BOOST component date_time is installed */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_BOOST_DATE_TIME 1
 
+/* Define if DAL is installed */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_DAL
+
 /* Define if FFTW2 is installed */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_FFTW2