diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index b2653855..ea2b765a 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ add_library(libmosquitto SHARED
 	util_mosq.c util_mosq.h
 	will_mosq.c will_mosq.h)
 
+#target for building static version of library
+add_library(libmosquitto_static STATIC
+	logging_mosq.c logging_mosq.h
+	memory_mosq.c memory_mosq.h
+	messages_mosq.c messages_mosq.h
+	mosquitto.c mosquitto.h
+	mosquitto_internal.h
+	mqtt3_protocol.h
+	net_mosq.c net_mosq.h
+	read_handle.c read_handle.h
+	read_handle_client.c
+	read_handle_shared.c
+	send_client_mosq.c
+	send_mosq.c send_mosq.h
+	socks_mosq.c
+	srv_mosq.c
+	thread_mosq.c
+	time_mosq.c
+	tls_mosq.c
+	util_mosq.c util_mosq.h
+	will_mosq.c will_mosq.h)
+
 set (LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES} ${PTHREAD_LIBRARIES})
 
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
@@ -81,13 +103,22 @@ endif (${WITH_SRV} STREQUAL ON)
 
 target_link_libraries(libmosquitto ${LIBRARIES})
 
+target_link_libraries(libmosquitto_static ${LIBRARIES})
+
 set_target_properties(libmosquitto PROPERTIES
 	OUTPUT_NAME mosquitto
 	VERSION ${VERSION}
 	SOVERSION 1
 )
 
-install(TARGETS libmosquitto RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR})
+set_target_properties(libmosquitto_static PROPERTIES
+	OUTPUT_NAME mosquitto
+	VERSION ${VERSION}
+)
+
+target_compile_definitions(libmosquitto_static PUBLIC "STATIC_LIB")
+
+install(TARGETS libmosquitto libmosquitto_static RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR})
 install(FILES mosquitto.h DESTINATION ${INCLUDEDIR})
 
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)