diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index 30681c54..a5160053 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -303,30 +303,74 @@ macro(install_cmake_package)
   )
 endmacro()
 
+#
+# find_package2(PRIVATE|PUBLIC|INTERFACE <pkgname>
+#               [VERSION <version>]
+#               [COMPONENTS <list of components>]
+#               [ADD_REQUIREMENTS_OF <list of dep_pgkname>]
+#               [any other option the native find_package supports]...)
+#
+# Wrapper around CMake's native find_package command to add some features and bookkeeping.
+#
+# The qualifier (PRIVATE|PUBLIC|INTERFACE) to the package to populate
+# the variables PROJECT_[INTERFACE]_<pkgname>_([VERSION]|[COMPONENTS]|PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES)
+# accordingly. This bookkeeping information is used to print our dependency found summary
+# table and to generate a part of our CMake package.
+#
+# When a dependending package is listed with ADD_REQUIREMENTS_OF the variables
+# <dep_pkgname>_<pkgname>_VERSION|COMPONENTS are looked up to and added to the native
+# VERSION (selected highest version) and COMPONENTS (deduplicated) args.
+#
+# COMPONENTS and VERSION args are then just passed to the native find_package.
+#
 macro(find_package2 qualifier pkgname)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(ARGS "" "" "VERSION;COMPONENTS" ${ARGN})
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ARGS "" "" "VERSION;COMPONENTS;ADD_REQUIREMENTS_OF" ${ARGN})
 
   string(TOUPPER ${pkgname} pkgname_upper)
-  set(old_CPP ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+  set(__old_cpp__ ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
   set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${${pkgname_upper}_ROOT} $ENV{${pkgname_upper}_ROOT} ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
-  unset(__version__)
+
+  # build lists of required versions and components
+  unset(__required_versions__)
+  unset(__components__)
   if(ARGS_VERSION)
-    list(GET ARGS_VERSION 0 __version__)
-    list(LENGTH ARGS_VERSION __length__)
-    foreach(v IN LISTS ARGS_VERSION)
+    list(APPEND __required_versions__ ${ARGS_VERSION})
+  endif()
+  if(ARGS_COMPONENTS)
+    list(APPEND __components__ ${ARGS_COMPONENTS})
+  endif()
+  if(ARGS_ADD_REQUIREMENTS_OF)
+    foreach(dep_pkgname IN LISTS ARGS_ADD_REQUIREMENTS_OF)
+      if(${dep_pkgname}_${pkgname}_VERSION)
+        list(APPEND __required_versions__ ${${dep_pkgname}_${pkgname}_VERSION})
+      endif()
+      if(${dep_pkgname}_${pkgname}_COMPONENTS)
+        list(APPEND __components__ ${${dep_pkgname}_${pkgname}_COMPONENTS})
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+
+  # select highest required version
+  unset(__version__)
+  if(__required_versions__)
+    list(GET __required_versions__ 0 __version__)
+    foreach(v IN LISTS __required_versions__)
       if(${v} VERSION_GREATER ${__version__})
         set(__version__ ${v})
       endif()
     endforeach()
   endif()
-  if(ARGS_COMPONENTS)
+  # deduplicate required component list
+  if(__components__)
     list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES ARGS_COMPONENTS)
-    find_package(${pkgname} ${__version__} QUIET COMPONENTS ${ARGS_COMPONENTS} ${ARGS_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+  endif()
+
+  # call native find_package
+  if(__components__)
+    find_package(${pkgname} ${__version__} QUIET COMPONENTS ${__components__} ${ARGS_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   else()
     find_package(${pkgname} ${__version__} QUIET ${ARGS_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   endif()
-  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${old_CPP})
-  unset(old_CPP)
 
   if(${pkgname}_FOUND)
     if(${qualifier} STREQUAL PRIVATE)
@@ -348,4 +392,8 @@ macro(find_package2 qualifier pkgname)
   endif()
 
   unset(__version__)
+  unset(__components__)
+  unset(__required_versions__)
+  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${__old_cpp__})
+  unset(__old_cpp__)
 endmacro()