diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf0fc1993..89114566a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ option(GTSAM_POSE3_EXPMAP 			 	 "Enable/Disable using Pose3::EXPMAP as the defau
 option(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP 			 	 "Ignore if GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS is OFF (Rot3::EXPMAP by default). Otherwise, enable Rot3::EXPMAP, or if disabled, use Rot3::CAYLEY." OFF)
 option(GTSAM_ENABLE_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS   "Enable/Disable expensive consistency checks"       OFF) 
 option(GTSAM_WITH_TBB                    "Use Intel Threaded Building Blocks (TBB) if available" ON)
+option(GTSAM_THROW_CHEIRALITY_EXCEPTION "Throw exception when a triangulated point is behind a camera" ON)
 
 # Options relating to MATLAB wrapper
 # TODO: Check for matlab mex binary before handling building of binaries