--- Waterfox-56.2.4/config/Makefile.in
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/config/Makefile.in
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 	$(PYTHON) -m mozbuild.action.preprocessor $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) \
 		-DMOZ_TREE_CAIRO=$(MOZ_TREE_CAIRO) \
 		-DMOZ_TREE_PIXMAN=$(MOZ_TREE_PIXMAN) \
+		-DMOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2=$(MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2) \
 		-DMOZ_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ=$(MOZ_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ) \
 		-DMOZ_SYSTEM_HUNSPELL=$(MOZ_SYSTEM_HUNSPELL) \
 		-DMOZ_SYSTEM_BZ2=$(MOZ_SYSTEM_BZ2) \
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/config/system-headers
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/config/system-headers
@@ -1274,6 +1274,10 @@
 libsn/sn-monitor.h
 libsn/sn-util.h
 #endif
+#if MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2==1
+graphite2/Font.h
+graphite2/Segment.h
+#endif
 #if MOZ_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ==1
 harfbuzz/hb-glib.h
 harfbuzz/hb-ot.h
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/gfx/graphite2/moz-gr-update.sh
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/gfx/graphite2/moz-gr-update.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Script used to update the Graphite2 library in the mozilla source tree
+# and bump version for --with-system-graphite2
 
 # This script lives in gfx/graphite2, along with the library source,
 # but must be run from the top level of the mozilla-central tree.
@@ -37,12 +38,16 @@
 #find gfx/graphite2/ -name "*.cpp" -exec perl -p -i -e "s/<cstdio>/<stdio.h>/;s/Windows.h/windows.h/;" {} \;
 #find gfx/graphite2/ -name "*.h" -exec perl -p -i -e "s/<cstdio>/<stdio.h>/;s/Windows.h/windows.h/;" {} \;
 
+# chase version for --with-system-graphite2
+perl -p -i -e "s/[0-9]+\,[0-9]+\,[0-9]+/$RELEASE/ and tr/./,/ \
+  if /GR2_VERSION_REQUIRE/" old-configure.in
+
 # summarize what's been touched
 echo Updated to $RELEASE.
 echo Here is what changed in the gfx/graphite2 directory:
 echo
 
-hg stat gfx/graphite2
+hg stat old-configure.in gfx/graphite2
 
 echo
 echo If gfx/graphite2/src/files.mk has changed, please make corresponding
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/gfx/moz.build
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/gfx/moz.build
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 if CONFIG['MOZ_TREE_CAIRO']:
     DIRS += ['cairo']
 
+if not CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2']:
+    DIRS += ['graphite2/src' ]
+
 if not CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ']:
     DIRS += ['harfbuzz/src']
 
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@
     'qcms',
     'gl',
     'layers',
-    'graphite2/src',
     'ots/src',
     'thebes',
     'ipc',
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/gfx/thebes/moz.build
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/gfx/thebes/moz.build
@@ -271,7 +271,10 @@
 
 LOCAL_INCLUDES += CONFIG['SKIA_INCLUDES']
 
-DEFINES['GRAPHITE2_STATIC'] = True
+if CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2']:
+    CXXFLAGS += CONFIG['MOZ_GRAPHITE2_CFLAGS']
+else:
+    DEFINES['GRAPHITE2_STATIC'] = True
 
 if CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ']:
     CXXFLAGS += CONFIG['MOZ_HARFBUZZ_CFLAGS']
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/old-configure.in
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/old-configure.in
@@ -4376,6 +4376,27 @@
 fi
 
 dnl ========================================================
+dnl Check for graphite2
+dnl ========================================================
+if test -n "$MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2"; then
+    dnl graphite2.pc has bogus version, check manually
+    _SAVE_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $MOZ_GRAPHITE2_CFLAGS"
+    AC_TRY_COMPILE([ #include <graphite2/Font.h>
+                     #define GR2_VERSION_REQUIRE(major,minor,bugfix)  \
+                             ( GR2_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 + GR2_VERSION_MINOR \
+                               * 100 + GR2_VERSION_BUGFIX >= \
+                               (major) * 10000 + (minor) * 100 + (bugfix) )
+                   ], [
+                     #if !GR2_VERSION_REQUIRE(1,3,8)
+                     #error "Insufficient graphite2 version."
+                     #endif
+                   ], [],
+                   [AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-system-graphite2 requested but no working libgraphite2 found])])
+    CFLAGS=$_SAVE_CFLAGS
+fi
+
+dnl ========================================================
 dnl Check if we need the 32-bit Linux SSE2 error dialog
 dnl ========================================================
 
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/toolkit/library/moz.build
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/toolkit/library/moz.build
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@
 if CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_PNG']:
     OS_LIBS += CONFIG['MOZ_PNG_LIBS']
 
+if CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2']:
+    OS_LIBS += CONFIG['MOZ_GRAPHITE2_LIBS']
+
 if CONFIG['MOZ_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ']:
     OS_LIBS += CONFIG['MOZ_HARFBUZZ_LIBS']
 
--- Waterfox-56.2.4/toolkit/moz.configure
+++ Waterfox-56.2.4/toolkit/moz.configure
@@ -314,6 +314,20 @@
 add_old_configure_assignment('_HAVE_FREETYPE2',
                              depends_if(freetype2_info)(lambda _: True))
 
+# Graphite2
+# ==============================================================
+option('--with-system-graphite2',
+       help="Use system graphite2 (located with pkgconfig)")
+
+@depends('--with-system-graphite2')
+def check_for_graphite2(value):
+    return bool(value)
+
+system_graphite2 = pkg_check_modules('MOZ_GRAPHITE2', 'graphite2',
+                                     when=check_for_graphite2)
+
+set_config('MOZ_SYSTEM_GRAPHITE2', depends_if(system_graphite2)(lambda _: True))
+
 # HarfBuzz
 # ==============================================================
 option('--with-system-harfbuzz',