diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47c3b71fb6..ba2d445af7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ option (ENABLE_STATS
 option (ENABLE_REGEX_URL
     "Enable url regex matching dispatcher" OFF)
 
+option (SHAREDLIB
+    "Generate a shared library" OFF)
+
 set (JSONCPP_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../jsoncpp"
     CACHE STRING "Json C++ directory")
 
@@ -95,11 +98,16 @@ if (WIN32)
 endif (WIN32)
 
 # Compiling library
-add_library (mongoose ${SOURCES})
+if (SHAREDLIB)
+  add_library (mongoose SHARED ${SOURCES})
+else()
+  add_library (mongoose ${SOURCES})
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries (mongoose ${EXTRA_LIBS} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 
 if (HAS_JSONCPP)
-    target_link_libraries (mongoose json)
+    target_link_libraries (mongoose jsoncpp)
 endif (HAS_JSONCPP)
 
 if (EXAMPLES OR MAIN)