diff --git a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
index 1c458fe6af..d5750049ee 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages popt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pretty-print)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sdl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tex)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
@@ -4121,6 +4122,15 @@ ordered erase operations.")
 on @code{.po} files and doesn't need @code{.mo} files pre-generated.")
       (license license:expat))))
 
+(define-public tinygettext-with-sdl2
+  (package/inherit tinygettext
+    (arguments
+     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments tinygettext)
+       ((#:configure-flags flags)
+        #~(list "-DTINYGETTEXT_WITH_SDL=ON" "-DBUILD_TESTS=ON"))))
+    (native-inputs (list pkg-config tinycmmc))
+    (inputs (list sdl2))))
+
 (define-public tl-optional
   (package
     (name "tl-optional")