diff --git a/packaging/3rdParty-devel/CMakeLists.txt b/packaging/3rdParty-devel/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d3a3491..a08f823c 100644
--- a/packaging/3rdParty-devel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packaging/3rdParty-devel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ endif(OPTION_SDL_1x)
 # TODO - need to disable SDL2 static (it is overwritten by dll's SDL2.lib)
 # message(WARNING "TODO - need to disable SDL2 static (it is overwritten by dll's SDL2.lib)")
 
+# TODO remove ExternalProject_Add_Step(${SDL2_PROJECT} sdl2config_fix_cmake ...)
+# when SDL issue #4661 is fixed
+#  SDL2Config.cmake is broken since 2.0.16 #4661 
+#  https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/issues/4661
+
 if(OPTION_SDL_2x)
    set(SDL2_ARGS ${EXTERNALS_CMAKE_ARGS} -DSDL_STATIC=Off -DSDL_CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX=)
    ExternalProject_Add(${SDL2_PROJECT}
@@ -173,6 +178,12 @@ if(OPTION_SDL_2x)
       URL_HASH ${SDL2_HASH}
       CMAKE_ARGS ${SDL2_ARGS}
       DEPENDS OpenGL-headers)
+      ExternalProject_Add_Step(${SDL2_PROJECT} sdl2config_fix_cmake
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+              "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/patches/${SDL2_PROJECT}.SDL2Config.cmake"
+              "<SOURCE_DIR>/SDL2Config.cmake"
+      DEPENDEES update # do after update
+      DEPENDERS patch)  # do before patch
 else(OPTION_SDL_2x)
    set(SDL2_PROJECT )
 endif(OPTION_SDL_2x)
diff --git a/packaging/3rdParty-devel/patches/sdl2-2.0.16.SDL2Config.cmake b/packaging/3rdParty-devel/patches/sdl2-2.0.16.SDL2Config.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a5f6460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/3rdParty-devel/patches/sdl2-2.0.16.SDL2Config.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/SDL2Targets.cmake")
diff --git a/packaging/3rdParty-devel/thirdpartydefinitions.cmake b/packaging/3rdParty-devel/thirdpartydefinitions.cmake
index d68d7106..ca14ec71 100644
--- a/packaging/3rdParty-devel/thirdpartydefinitions.cmake
+++ b/packaging/3rdParty-devel/thirdpartydefinitions.cmake
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ set(SDL1_URL https://www.libsdl.org/release/${SDL1_FILE})
 set(SDL1_HASH SHA256=d6d316a793e5e348155f0dd93b979798933fb98aa1edebcc108829d6474aad00)
 
 # SDL2
-set(SDL2_VERSION 2.0.14)
+set(SDL2_VERSION 2.0.16)
 set(SDL2_PROJECT SDL2-${SDL2_VERSION})
 set(SDL2_FILE ${SDL2_PROJECT}.tar.gz)
 set(SDL2_URL https://www.libsdl.org/release/${SDL2_FILE})
-set(SDL2_HASH SHA256=d8215b571a581be1332d2106f8036fcb03d12a70bae01e20f424976d275432bc)
+set(SDL2_HASH SHA256=65be9ff6004034b5b2ce9927b5a4db1814930f169c4b2dae0a1e4697075f287b)
 
 # SDL2_MIXER
 set(SDL2_MIXER_VERSION 2.0.4)