diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d722664..e7ff744 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ addons:
 script:
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
-  - cmake .. -DENABLE_CJSON_UTILS=On -DENABLE_VALGRIND="${VALGRIND}" -DENABLE_SANITIZERS="${SANITIZERS}"
+  - cmake .. -DENABLE_CJSON_UTILS=On -DENABLE_VALGRIND="${VALGRIND}" -DENABLE_SAFE_STACK="${VALGRIND}" -DENABLE_SANITIZERS="${SANITIZERS}"
   - make
   - make test CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=On
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a55acac..ec5196b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ if (ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
         )
 endif()
 
+option(ENABLE_SAFE_STACK "Enables the SafeStack instrumentation pass by the Code Pointer Integrity Project" OFF)
+if (ENABLE_SAFE_STACK)
+    if (ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "ENABLE_SAFE_STACK cannot be used in combination with ENABLE_SANITIZERS")
+    endif()
+    list(APPEND custom_compiler_flags
+        -fsanitize=safe-stack
+        )
+endif()
+
 option(ENABLE_PUBLIC_SYMBOLS "Export library symbols." On)
 if (ENABLE_PUBLIC_SYMBOLS)
     list(APPEND custom_compiler_flags -fvisibility=hidden)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a363f52..6ff4e95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ You can change the build process with a list of different options that you can p
 * `-DENABLE_CUSTOM_COMPILER_FLAGS=On`: Enable custom compiler flags (currently for Clang, GCC and MSVC). Turn off if it makes problems. (on by default)
 * `-DENABLE_VALGRIND=On`: Run tests with [valgrind](http://valgrind.org). (off by default)
 * `-DENABLE_SANITIZERS=On`: Compile cJSON with [AddressSanitizer](https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer) and [UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html) enabled (if possible). (off by default)
+* `-DENABLE_SAFE_STACK`: Enable the [SafeStack](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/SafeStack.html) instrumentation pass. Currently only works with the Clang compiler. (off by default)
 * `-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=On`: Build the shared libraries. (on by default)
 * `-DBUILD_SHARED_AND_STATIC_LIBS=On`: Build both shared and static libraries. (off by default)
 * `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr`: Set a prefix for the installation.