diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62b7850..ff4b589 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ ifeq ($(GPAC_ENST), yes)
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTFLAGS) -m 644 $(SRC_PATH)/include/gpac/enst/*.h "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/include/gpac/enst"
 endif
 	mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/$(libdir)"
+ifeq ($(STATICLIBS),yes)
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTFLAGS) -m 644 "./bin/gcc/libgpac_static.a" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/$(libdir)"
+endif
 	$(MAKE) installdylib
 
 uninstall-lib:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df00dff..561bcd3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ has_xmlrpc="no"
 has_openjpeg="no"
 gprof_build="no"
 static_build="no"
+static_libs="no"
 want_pic="no"
 want_gcov="no"
 has_joystick="no"
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ GPAC configuration options:
   --enable-amr-wb          enable AMR WB library
   --enable-amr             enable both AMR NB and WB libraries
   --enable-static-bin      link statically against libgpac
+  --enable-static-lib      GPAC static libraries build
   --static-mp4box          configure for static linking of MP4Box only.
   --enable-depth           enables depth handling in the compositor
 
@@ -1849,6 +1851,8 @@ for opt do
             ;;
         --enable-static-bin) static_build="yes";
             ;;
+        --enable-static-lib) static_libs="yes";
+            ;;
         --disable-ipv6) has_ipv6="no"
             ;;
         --disable-wx) has_wx="no"
@@ -2525,6 +2529,7 @@ echo "** GPAC $version rev$revision Core Configuration **"
 echo "debug version: $debuginfo"
 echo "GProf enabled: $gprof_build"
 echo "Static build enabled: $static_build"
+echo "Static libs build enabled: $static_libs"
 echo "Memory tracking enabled: $use_memory_tracking"
 echo "Fixed-Point Version: $use_fixed_point"
 echo "IPV6 Support: $has_ipv6"
@@ -3133,6 +3138,7 @@ echo "DEBUGBUILD=$debuginfo" >> config.mak
 echo "GPROFBUILD=$gprof_build" >> config.mak
 echo "MP4BOX_STATIC=$static_mp4box" >> config.mak
 echo "STATICBUILD=$static_build" >> config.mak
+echo "STATICLIBS=$static_libs" >> config.mak
 
 echo "CONFIG_IPV6=$has_ipv6" >> config.mak
 if test "$has_ipv6" = "yes" ; then
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index ba9d9ab..89ea67f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -610,17 +610,20 @@ compositor: $(LIBGPAC_COMPOSITOR)
 	@echo "LIBS $(EXTRALIBS)"
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DARWIN),yes)
-
+ifeq ($(STATICLIBS),yes)
 	$(LIBTOOL) -s -o ../bin/gcc/libgpac_static.a $(OBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) ../bin/gcc/libgpac_static.a
+endif
 ifneq ($(STATICBUILD),yes)
 	$(CC) $(SHFLAGS) $(LD_SONAME) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(EXTRALIBS) 
 endif
 
 else
 
+ifeq ($(STATICLIBS),yes)
 	$(AR) cr ../bin/gcc/libgpac_static.a $(OBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) ../bin/gcc/libgpac_static.a
+endif
 ifneq ($(STATICBUILD),yes)
 	$(CC) $(SHFLAGS) $(LD_SONAME) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(EXTRALIBS)	
 	mv $@ $@.$(VERSION_SONAME)