diff --git a/CI/freebsd/01_install_dependencies.sh b/CI/freebsd/01_install_dependencies.sh
index 203ebbea5..bfd0252e7 100644
--- a/CI/freebsd/01_install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/CI/freebsd/01_install_dependencies.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ install_obs-deps() {
     status "Install OBS dependencies"
     trap "caught_error 'install_obs-deps'" ERR
 
-    sudo pkg install -U -y $@
+    if [ -z "${DISABLE_PIPEWIRE}" ]; then
+	sudo pkg install -U -y $@ pipewire
+    else
+	sudo pkg install -U -y $@
+    fi
 }
 
 install_qt-deps() {
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ print_usage() {
             "-h, --help                     : Print this help\n" \
             "-q, --quiet                    : Suppress most build process output\n" \
             "-v, --verbose                  : Enable more verbose build process output\n"
+            "--disable-pipewire             : Disable building with PipeWire support (default: off)\n"
 }
 
 install-dependencies-main() {
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ install-dependencies-main() {
                 -h | --help ) print_usage; exit 0 ;;
                 -q | --quiet ) export QUIET=TRUE; shift ;;
                 -v | --verbose ) export VERBOSE=TRUE; shift ;;
+                --disable-pipewire ) DISABLE_PIPEWIRE=TRUE; shift ;;
                 -- ) shift; break ;;
                 * ) break ;;
             esac
diff --git a/CI/freebsd/02_build_obs.sh b/CI/freebsd/02_build_obs.sh
index 162aff8e0..8563cefea 100644
--- a/CI/freebsd/02_build_obs.sh
+++ b/CI/freebsd/02_build_obs.sh
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@ _configure_obs() {
         PORTABLE_BUILD="ON"
     fi
 
+    if [ "${DISABLE_PIPEWIRE}" ]; then
+        PIPEWIRE_OPTION="-DENABLE_PIPEWIRE=OFF"
+    fi
+
     cmake -S . -B ${BUILD_DIR} -G Ninja \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_CONFIG} \
         -DLINUX_PORTABLE=${PORTABLE_BUILD:-OFF} \
-        -DENABLE_PIPEWIRE=OFF \
+        ${PIPEWIRE_OPTION} \
         ${CCACHE_OPTIONS} \
         ${TWITCH_OPTIONS} \
         ${YOUTUBE_OPTIONS} \
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ print_usage() {
             "-q, --quiet                    : Suppress most build process output\n" \
             "-v, --verbose                  : Enable more verbose build process output\n" \
             "-p, --portable                 : Create portable build (default: off)\n" \
+            "--disable-pipewire             : Disable building with PipeWire support (default: off)\n" \
             "--build-dir                    : Specify alternative build directory (default: build)\n"
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ build-obs-main() {
                 -q | --quiet ) export QUIET=TRUE; shift ;;
                 -v | --verbose ) export VERBOSE=TRUE; shift ;;
                 -p | --portable ) export PORTABLE=TRUE; shift ;;
+                --disable-pipewire ) DISABLE_PIPEWIRE=TRUE; shift ;;
                 --build-dir ) BUILD_DIR="${2}"; shift 2 ;;
                 -- ) shift; break ;;
                 * ) break ;;