diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9c8f236bb22..97cea4de9c4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ AC_PATH_TOOL(STRIP, strip)
 dnl Python 3.5 is specified in .python-version and should be used if available, see doc/dependencies.md
 AC_PATH_PROGS([PYTHON], [python3.5 python3.6 python3.7 python3.8 python3 python])
 AC_PATH_PROG([GIT], [git])
-AC_PATH_PROG(CCACHE,ccache)
+AC_PATH_PROG(CCACHE, ccache)
+AC_PATH_PROG(SCCACHE, sccache)
 AC_PATH_PROG(HEXDUMP, hexdump)
 AC_PATH_TOOL(READELF, readelf)
 AC_PATH_TOOL(CPPFILT, c++filt)
@@ -162,6 +163,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([reduce-exports],
   [use_reduce_exports=$enableval],
   [use_reduce_exports=no])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([sccache],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-sccache],
+  [do not use sccache for building (default is to use if found)])],
+  [use_sccache=$enableval],
+  [use_sccache=auto])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([ccache],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-ccache],
   [do not use ccache for building (default is to use if found)])],
@@ -1214,7 +1221,23 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($build_defi_wallet)
 
 AC_LANG_POP
 
-if test "x$use_ccache" != "xno"; then
+if test "x$use_sccache" != "xno"; then
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(if sccache should be used)
+  if test x$SCCACHE = x; then
+    if test "x$use_sccache" = "xyes"; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([ccache not found.]);
+    else
+      use_sccache=no
+    fi
+  else
+    use_sccache=yes
+    CC="$ac_cv_path_SCCACHE $CC"
+    CXX="$ac_cv_path_SCCACHE $CXX"
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($use_sccache)
+fi
+
+if test "x$use_ccache" != "xno" && test "x$use_sccache" == "xno"; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(if ccache should be used)
   if test x$CCACHE = x; then
     if test "x$use_ccache" = "xyes"; then
@@ -1229,7 +1252,7 @@ if test "x$use_ccache" != "xno"; then
   fi
   AC_MSG_RESULT($use_ccache)
 fi
-if test "x$use_ccache" = "xyes"; then
+if test "x$use_sccache" = "xyes" || test "x$use_ccache" = "xyes"; then
     AX_CHECK_PREPROC_FLAG([-Qunused-arguments],[CPPFLAGS="-Qunused-arguments $CPPFLAGS"])
 fi