diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dbda0d9193c9c3ceabc08ac3af69ba9a057ca792..5ba19e0fb68575f93d5ec122afd807096e1cb614 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ set(with_tclpkg AUTO CACHE STRING "Build TCL components")
 set_property(CACHE with_tclpkg PROPERTY STRINGS AUTO ON OFF)
 
 if(WIN32)
-  # Build dynamic-link libraries on Windows, including MinGW. The
-  # CMake build system does not currently support building static
-  # libraries, so the GVDLL symbol can be unconditionally set until
-  # such support is introduced.
-  add_definitions(-DGVDLL)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    # GVDLL definition exports symbols
+    add_definitions(-DGVDLL)
+  endif()
 
   option(install_win_dependency_dlls "Install 3rd party dependencies" ON)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmd/dot/CMakeLists.txt b/cmd/dot/CMakeLists.txt
index 8748e4b4b26aa6e5d8707acb42beb9e048e68f21..1e2982022cf83d8aead42869b1c38c6937a75dfd 100644
--- a/cmd/dot/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmd/dot/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-add_definitions(-DDEMAND_LOADING=1)
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_definitions(-DDEMAND_LOADING=1)
+  set(DOT_TARGET dot)
+else()
+  add_definitions(-DDEMAND_LOADING=0)
+  set(DOT_TARGET dot_static)
+endif()
 
 include_directories(
   ../../lib
@@ -10,28 +16,31 @@ include_directories(
   ../../lib/pathplan
 )
 
-add_executable(dot
+add_executable(${DOT_TARGET}
   # Source files
   dot.c
   no_builtins.c
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(dot PRIVATE
+target_link_libraries(${DOT_TARGET} PRIVATE
   cgraph
   gvc
 )
 
 if(APPLE)
-  set_target_properties(dot PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-stack_size,0x2000000)
+  set_target_properties(${DOT_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-stack_size,0x2000000)
 elseif(MINGW)
-  set_target_properties(dot PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -Wl,--stack,0x2000000)
+  set_target_properties(${DOT_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      LINK_FLAGS -Wl,--stack,0x2000000)
 elseif(WIN32)
-  set_target_properties(dot PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS /STACK:"33554432")
+  set_target_properties(${DOT_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      LINK_FLAGS /STACK:"33554432")
 endif()
 
 # Installation location of executables
 install(
-  TARGETS dot
+  TARGETS ${DOT_TARGET}
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINARY_INSTALL_DIR}
   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR}
   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR}
@@ -111,10 +120,10 @@ foreach(cmd_alias IN LISTS dot_aliases)
   if(WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
     # Copy dot executable to each alias name then install copies to bindir
     add_custom_command(
-      TARGET dot
+      TARGET ${DOT_TARGET}
       POST_BUILD
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:dot> ${DOTCOPY}
-      COMMENT "Copying dot to ${DOTCOPY}"
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:${DOT_TARGET}> ${DOTCOPY}
+      COMMENT "Copying ${DOT_TARGET} to ${DOTCOPY}"
     )
     install(
       PROGRAMS ${DOTCOPY}
@@ -128,12 +137,14 @@ foreach(cmd_alias IN LISTS dot_aliases)
     # ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dot is installed to ${BINARY_INSTALL_DIR}/dot.
     # There is a (small?) risk of dangling symlinks
     add_custom_command(
-      TARGET dot
+      TARGET ${DOT_TARGET}
       POST_BUILD
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:dot>
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+        -E create_symlink
+        $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${DOT_TARGET}>
         ${cmd_alias}
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-      COMMENT "Linking dot as ${cmd_alias}"
+      COMMENT "Linking ${DOT_TARGET} as ${cmd_alias}"
     )
     install(
       FILES ${DOTCOPY}
diff --git a/plugin/dot_layout/CMakeLists.txt b/plugin/dot_layout/CMakeLists.txt
index 21a2d239044ec9ff6e56e7741160395108162a64..e35560f56001e925ecb1667b35b84ab3a703add3 100644
--- a/plugin/dot_layout/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugin/dot_layout/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(gvplugin_dot_layout SHARED
+add_library(gvplugin_dot_layout
   # Source files
   gvplugin_dot_layout.c
   gvlayout_dot_layout.c
diff --git a/plugin/neato_layout/CMakeLists.txt b/plugin/neato_layout/CMakeLists.txt
index 180b7250b48dd4482eb6c80fdba17be6c78bc56d..c92032a5c253c5d90f6b6e7868d98c20269ca674 100644
--- a/plugin/neato_layout/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugin/neato_layout/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(gvplugin_neato_layout SHARED
+add_library(gvplugin_neato_layout
   # Source files
   gvplugin_neato_layout.c
   gvlayout_neato_layout.c
diff --git a/plugin/pango/CMakeLists.txt b/plugin/pango/CMakeLists.txt
index 16c6f8d89c6c250adee79765f26734983ffe9713..1502e264aeb3ddf3716ac91d4007f11cad9b273b 100644
--- a/plugin/pango/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugin/pango/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if(CAIRO_FOUND AND PANGOCAIRO_FOUND)
 
-  add_library(gvplugin_pango SHARED
+  add_library(gvplugin_pango
     # Header files
     gvgetfontlist.h
     gvplugin_pango.h