diff --git a/RepositoryExternal.mk b/RepositoryExternal.mk
index 616498bc02c5..963e230685b7 100644
--- a/RepositoryExternal.mk
+++ b/RepositoryExternal.mk
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ endef
 
 else # !SYSTEM_CAIRO
 
-ifneq ($(filter-out MACOSX WNT,$(OS)),)
+ifneq ($(filter-out MACOSX$(ENABLE_HEADLESS) WNT,$(OS)),)
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Helper_register_packages_for_install,ooo,\
 	cairo \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1aab2af4b946..78c66e6b8151 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1077,7 +1077,11 @@ cygwin*|wsl*)
     ;;
 
 darwin*) # macOS
-    using_freetype_fontconfig=no
+    if test "$enable_headless" != "yes"; then
+        using_freetype_fontconfig=no
+    else
+        using_freetype_fontconfig=yes
+    fi
     using_x11=no
     build_skia=yes
     enable_pagein=no
@@ -1934,6 +1938,11 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(gen,
          Per default auto-enabled when X11 is used.]),
 ,test "${test_gen}" = no -o "${enable_gen+set}" = set || enable_gen=yes)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(headless,
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-headless],
+        [Enable headless plugin (svp) even on macOS.]),
+,using_headless_plugin=yes)
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gui,
     AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-gui],
         [Disable use of X11 or Wayland to reduce dependencies (e.g. for building LibreOfficeKit).]),