--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1159,8 +1159,6 @@ ENDIF()
 MYSQL_CHECK_SSL()
 MYSQL_CHECK_SSL_DLLS()
 
-# Add system/bundled editline.
-MYSQL_CHECK_EDITLINE()
 # Add libevent
 IF(NOT WITHOUT_SERVER)
   MYSQL_CHECK_LIBEVENT()
@@ -1252,7 +1250,9 @@ IF(WITH_UNIT_TESTS)
  ENABLE_TESTING()
 ENDIF()
 
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(include)
+IF(NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(include)
+ENDIF(NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(dbug)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(strings)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(vio)
@@ -1295,11 +1295,16 @@ IF(WITH_UNIT_TESTS)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(unittest/mytap/t)
 ENDIF()
 
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(utilities)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(share)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(libservices)
 
+IF(NOT WITHOUT_TOOLS)
+  # Add system/bundled editline
+  MYSQL_CHECK_EDITLINE()
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client)
+ENDIF(NOT WITHOUT_TOOLS)
+
 IF(NOT WITHOUT_SERVER)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(testclients)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(sql)
--- a/libmysql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmysql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -240,12 +240,17 @@ IF(WIN32)
   LIST(APPEND LIBS_TO_MERGE auth_win_client)
 ENDIF()
 
-# LDAP authentication SASL client plugin
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Creating LDAP authentication SASL client library.")
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(authentication_ldap)
-  
-# Merge several convenience libraries into one big perconaserverclient
-MERGE_CONVENIENCE_LIBRARIES(perconaserverclient ${LIBS_TO_MERGE} COMPONENT Development)
+IF(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  # Merge several convenience libraries into one big perconaserverclient
+  MERGE_CONVENIENCE_LIBRARIES(perconaserverclient ${LIBS_TO_MERGE} COMPONENT Development SKIP_INSTALL)
+ELSE(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  # LDAP authentication SASL client plugin
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Creating LDAP authentication SASL client library.")
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(authentication_ldap)
+
+  # Merge several convenience libraries into one big perconaserverclient
+  MERGE_CONVENIENCE_LIBRARIES(perconaserverclient ${LIBS_TO_MERGE} COMPONENT Development)
+ENDIF(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(perconaserverclient PRIVATE ${LIBS_TO_LINK})
 
 # Visual Studio users need debug  static library for debug projects
@@ -283,9 +288,15 @@ ENDIF()
 IF(NOT DISABLE_SHARED)
   # Merge several convenience libraries into one big perconaserverclient
   # and link them together into shared library.
+IF(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  MERGE_LIBRARIES_SHARED(libmysql ${LIBS_TO_MERGE}
+    EXPORTS ${CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS} ${CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS_UNDOCUMENTED} ${CLIENT_API_NONBLOCKING_FUNCTIONS}
+    COMPONENT SharedLibraries SKIP_INSTALL)
+ELSE(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
   MERGE_LIBRARIES_SHARED(libmysql ${LIBS_TO_MERGE}
     EXPORTS ${CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS} ${CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS_UNDOCUMENTED} ${CLIENT_API_NONBLOCKING_FUNCTIONS}
     COMPONENT SharedLibraries)
+ENDIF(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(libmysql PRIVATE ${LIBS_TO_LINK})
 
   IF(WIN32)
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -459,14 +459,12 @@ ELSE()
 
   IF(WITH_SYSTEMD)
     SET(BIN_SCRIPTS
-      mysql_config
       mysqldumpslow
       ps_mysqld_helper
       ps-admin
       )
   ELSE()
     SET(BIN_SCRIPTS
-      mysql_config
       mysqldumpslow
       mysqld_multi
       mysqld_safe
@@ -475,6 +473,13 @@ ELSE()
       )
   ENDIF()
 
+  IF(NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+    SET(BIN_SCRIPTS
+      ${BIN_SCRIPTS}
+      mysql_config
+    )
+  ENDIF(NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+
   SET(PKGCONFIG_FILE ${LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME}.pc)
   STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/mysql$" "" PKGCONFIG_DIR "${INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
   SET(PKGCONFIG_DIR "${PKGCONFIG_DIR}/pkgconfig")
@@ -489,7 +494,7 @@ ELSE()
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PKGCONFIG_FILE}
     ESCAPE_QUOTES @ONLY)
 
-  IF(INSTALL_PKGCONFIGDIR)
+  IF(INSTALL_PKGCONFIGDIR AND NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "INSTALL ${PKGCONFIG_FILE} ${INSTALL_PKGCONFIGDIR}")
     INSTALL(FILES
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PKGCONFIG_FILE}
--- a/support-files/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/support-files/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ IF(NOT UNIX)
   RETURN()
 ENDIF()
 
-INSTALL(FILES mysql.m4
-  DESTINATION ${INSTALL_SHAREDIR}/aclocal COMPONENT Development)
+IF(NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  INSTALL(FILES mysql.m4 DESTINATION ${INSTALL_SHAREDIR}/aclocal COMPONENT Development)
+ENDIF(NOT WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
 
 SET(localstatedir "${MYSQL_DATADIR}")
 
--- a/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,22 +94,35 @@ IF(APPLE AND HAVE_CRYPTO_DYLIB AND HAVE_OPENSSL_DYLIB)
   ADD_DEPENDENCIES(comp_err copy_openssl_dlls)
 ENDIF()
 
-MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(my_print_defaults my_print_defaults.cc)
+IF(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(my_print_defaults my_print_defaults.cc SKIP_INSTALL)
+  MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(perror perror.cc SKIP_INSTALL)
+  IF(BUILD_BUNDLED_LZ4)
+    MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(lz4_decompress lz4_decompress.cc SKIP_INSTALL)
+  ENDIF()
+ELSE(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(my_print_defaults my_print_defaults.cc)
+  MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(perror perror.cc)
+  IF (BUILD_BUNDLED_LZ4)
+    MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(lz4_decompress lz4_decompress.cc)
+  ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
+
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(my_print_defaults  mysys)
 
-MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(perror perror.cc)
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(perror GenError)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(perror mysys)
 
 IF (BUILD_BUNDLED_LZ4)
-  MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(lz4_decompress lz4_decompress.cc)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(lz4_decompress ${LZ4_LIBRARY} mysys)
 ENDIF()
 
-IF (BUILD_BUNDLED_ZLIB OR NOT OPENSSL_EXECUTABLE_HAS_ZLIB)
+IF(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
+  MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(zlib_decompress zlib_decompress.cc SKIP_INSTALL)
+ELSE(WITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS)
   MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(zlib_decompress zlib_decompress.cc)
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(zlib_decompress ${ZLIB_LIBRARY} mysys)
 ENDIF()
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(zlib_decompress ${ZLIB_LIBRARY} mysys)
 
 IF(WITH_INNOBASE_STORAGE_ENGINE)