diff --git a/apps/rosbag2rawlog/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/rosbag2rawlog/CMakeLists.txt
index 546afa8b87..1d31182576 100644
--- a/apps/rosbag2rawlog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/rosbag2rawlog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 if(NOT TARGET ros1bridge)
-	return()
+	# Try to find it as an external project (needed for mrpt_ros package)
+	find_package(ros1bridge QUIET)
+	if(NOT TARGET ros1bridge)
+		return()
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 project(rosbag2rawlog)
diff --git a/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md b/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
index 1e15e19cd9..1855145f2f 100644
--- a/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Version 2.14.4: UNRELEASED
 - BUG FIXES:
   - mrpt::nav::CAbstractPTGBasedReactive: Missing heading information in recently-added TP-Space targets as TPose2D.
+  - rosbag2rawlog: Fix detection of mrpt-ros1bridge when built within mrpt_ros ROS packaging.
 
 # Version 2.14.3: Released Oct 12th, 2024
 - Changes in libraries: