diff --git a/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index c0b1a093df2b..c8289aac5e65 100644
--- a/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ target_include_directories(
   appslib PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:gdal_vrt,SOURCE_DIR> $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ogrsf_generic,SOURCE_DIR>
                   $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ogr_geojson,SOURCE_DIR> $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ogr_MEM,SOURCE_DIR>)
 
+set(USE_GDALARGUMENTPARSER_H_PRECOMPILED_HEADER ON)
+if (USE_GDALARGUMENTPARSER_H_PRECOMPILED_HEADER)
+  target_precompile_headers(appslib PRIVATE gdalargumentparser.h)
+endif()
+
 gdal_target_link_libraries(appslib PRIVATE PROJ::proj)
 
 set_property(TARGET appslib PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${GDAL_OBJECT_LIBRARIES_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE})
@@ -44,6 +49,13 @@ include(TargetPublicHeader)
 target_public_header(TARGET ${GDAL_LIB_TARGET_NAME} HEADERS gdal_utils.h)
 
 if (BUILD_APPS)
+  if (USE_GDALARGUMENTPARSER_H_PRECOMPILED_HEADER)
+    add_library(binary_precompiled_headers OBJECT gdalargumentparser.cpp)
+    gdal_standard_includes(binary_precompiled_headers)
+    target_compile_options(binary_precompiled_headers PRIVATE ${GDAL_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS} ${WFLAG_OLD_STYLE_CAST})
+    target_precompile_headers(binary_precompiled_headers PRIVATE gdalargumentparser.h)
+  endif()
+
   # Default Apps
   add_executable(gdalinfo gdal_utils_priv.h gdalinfo_bin.cpp)
   add_executable(gdalbuildvrt gdal_utils_priv.h gdalbuildvrt_bin.cpp)
@@ -128,6 +140,9 @@ if (BUILD_APPS)
     target_include_directories(
       ${UTILCMD} PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:gdal_vrt,SOURCE_DIR> $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ogrsf_generic,SOURCE_DIR>
                          $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ogr_geojson,SOURCE_DIR> $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ogr_MEM,SOURCE_DIR>)
+    if (USE_GDALARGUMENTPARSER_H_PRECOMPILED_HEADER)
+      target_precompile_headers(${UTILCMD} REUSE_FROM binary_precompiled_headers)
+    endif ()
     if (MSVC)
       set_target_properties(${UTILCMD} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "wsetargv.obj")
     endif ()