diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index b5f5cdd11..c93744156 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ env['CC'] = 'gcc'
 for tool in ['gcc','gnulink']:
    env.Tool(tool)
 env['CCFLAGS'] = ''
+env['CXXFLAGS'] = '-std=c++17'
 
 # Add other languages here when you want to add language targets
 # Put 'name_of_language_directory' : 'file_extension'
-languages = {'c': 'c'}
+languages = {'c': 'c', 'cpp': 'cpp'}
 
 env.C = env.Program
+env.CPlusPlus = env.Program
+
 
 Export('env')
 
diff --git a/contents/split-operator_method/code/cpp/SConscript b/contents/split-operator_method/code/cpp/SConscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a25ed8c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contents/split-operator_method/code/cpp/SConscript
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Import('*')
+from pathlib import Path
+
+dirname = Path.cwd().parents[1].stem
+
+env.CPlusPlus(f'#/build/cpp/{dirname}', Glob('*.cpp'), LIBS=['m', 'fftw3'])
diff --git a/sconscripts/cpp_SConscript b/sconscripts/cpp_SConscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a30e08652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sconscripts/cpp_SConscript
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Import('files_to_compile env')
+from pathlib import Path
+
+for file in files_to_compile:
+    chapter_name = file.parent.parent.parent.stem
+    env.CPlusPlus(f'#/build/cpp/{chapter_name}', str(file))