diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b7e3f926..b4da47a33 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ option(ODR_CLI "enable command line interface" ON)
 option(ODR_CLANG_TIDY "Run clang-tidy static analysis" OFF)
 option(WITH_PDF2HTMLEX "Build with pdf2htmlEX" ON)
 option(WITH_WVWARE "Build with wvWare" ON)
+option(WITH_CUSTOM_TMPFILE "Build with custom temporary file implementation" OFF)
 
 # TODO defining global compiler flags seems to be bad practice with conan
 # TODO consider using conan profiles
@@ -247,6 +248,17 @@ if (WITH_WVWARE)
             ODR_WITH_WVWARE
     )
 endif ()
+if (WITH_CUSTOM_TMPFILE)
+    find_package(tmpfile REQUIRED CONFIG)
+    target_link_libraries(odr
+            PRIVATE
+            tmpfile::tmpfile
+    )
+    target_compile_definitions(odr
+            PRIVATE
+            ODR_WITH_CUSTOM_TMPFILE
+    )
+endif ()
 
 if (EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
     add_dependencies(odr check_git)
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 738ec7cf6..19c7c326d 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ class OpenDocumentCoreConan(ConanFile):
         "fPIC": [True, False],
         "with_pdf2htmlEX": [True, False],
         "with_wvWare": [True, False],
+        "with_tmpfile_hack": [True, False],
     }
     default_options = {
         "shared": False,
         "fPIC": True,
         "with_pdf2htmlEX": True,
         "with_wvWare": True,
+        "with_tmpfile_hack": True,
     }
 
     exports_sources = ["cli/*", "cmake/*", "resources/dist/*", "src/*", "CMakeLists.txt"]
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ def config_options(self):
             del self.options.with_pdf2htmlEX
             del self.options.with_wvWare
 
+        if self.settings.os != "Android":
+            del self.options.with_tmpfile_hack
+
     def requirements(self):
         self.requires("pugixml/1.14")
         self.requires("cryptopp/8.9.0")
@@ -50,6 +55,9 @@ def requirements(self):
         self.requires("cpp-httplib/0.16.3")
         self.requires("argon2/20190702-odr")
 
+        if self.options.get_safe("with_tmpfile_hack", False):
+            self.requires("tmpfile/3.0.6")
+
     def build_requirements(self):
         self.test_requires("gtest/1.14.0")
 
diff --git a/src/odr/global_params.cpp b/src/odr/global_params.cpp
index cd7f67ebb..f34af2cc9 100644
--- a/src/odr/global_params.cpp
+++ b/src/odr/global_params.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include <poppler/GlobalParams.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ODR_WITH_CUSTOM_TMPFILE
+#include <tmpfile.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace odr {
 
 GlobalParams &GlobalParams::instance() {
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ const std::string &GlobalParams::pdf2htmlex_data_path() {
   return instance().m_pdf2htmlex_data_path;
 }
 
+const std::string &GlobalParams::custom_tmpfile_path() {
+  return instance().m_custom_tmpfile_path;
+}
+
 void GlobalParams::set_odr_core_data_path(const std::string &path) {
   instance().m_odr_core_data_path = path;
 }
@@ -62,6 +70,14 @@ void GlobalParams::set_pdf2htmlex_data_path(const std::string &path) {
   instance().m_pdf2htmlex_data_path = path;
 }
 
+void GlobalParams::set_custom_tmpfile_path(const std::string &path) {
+#ifdef ODR_WITH_CUSTOM_TMPFILE
+  set_tmpfile_directory(path.c_str());
+#endif
+
+  instance().m_custom_tmpfile_path = path;
+}
+
 GlobalParams::GlobalParams()
     : m_odr_core_data_path{internal::project_info::odr_data_path()},
       m_fontconfig_data_path{internal::project_info::fontconfig_data_path()},
diff --git a/src/odr/global_params.hpp b/src/odr/global_params.hpp
index 9888be173..bc9c58a42 100644
--- a/src/odr/global_params.hpp
+++ b/src/odr/global_params.hpp
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ class GlobalParams {
   static const std::string &fontconfig_data_path();
   static const std::string &poppler_data_path();
   static const std::string &pdf2htmlex_data_path();
+  static const std::string &custom_tmpfile_path();
 
   static void set_odr_core_data_path(const std::string &path);
   static void set_fontconfig_data_path(const std::string &path);
   static void set_poppler_data_path(const std::string &path);
   static void set_pdf2htmlex_data_path(const std::string &path);
+  static void set_custom_tmpfile_path(const std::string &path);
 
 private:
   static GlobalParams &instance();
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ class GlobalParams {
   std::string m_fontconfig_data_path;
   std::string m_poppler_data_path;
   std::string m_pdf2htmlex_data_path;
+  std::string m_custom_tmpfile_path;
 };
 
 } // namespace odr