diff --git a/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
index f091a99..2b73dc9 100644
--- a/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 project(${bare_name}-backend CXX)
 
 set(BACKEND_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+set(DINDEXER_ENABLED_BACKENDS "postgresql" CACHE STRING "Comma separated list of enabled backends. See directories in backends source directory for a list of known backends.")
+
 function(ln_backend backend_name)
 	add_custom_command(TARGET "${backend_name}" POST_BUILD
 		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE:${backend_name}> ${BACKEND_BINARY_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${backend_name}>
@@ -27,13 +29,9 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
 	INTERFACE ${bare_name}-machinery
 )
 
-#install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
-#	LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-#	RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-#	ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/static
-#)
-
-add_subdirectory(postgresql)
-add_subdirectory(redis)
-add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${bare_name}-backend-postgresql)
-add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${bare_name}-backend-redis)
+string(REPLACE "," ";" backend_list "${DINDEXER_ENABLED_BACKENDS}")
+foreach(backend ${backend_list})
+	add_subdirectory(${backend})
+	add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} ${bare_name}-backend-${backend})
+endforeach()
+unset(backend)