diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d7ad96c..52a7315 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ option( BGFX_AMALGAMATED      "Amalgamated bgfx build for faster compilation" OF
 option( BX_AMALGAMATED        "Amalgamated bx build for faster compilation"   OFF )
 option( BGFX_CONFIG_DEBUG     "Enables debug configuration on all builds"     OFF )
 option( BGFX_CONFIG_RENDERER_WEBGPU     "Enables the webgpu renderer"         OFF )
-set( BGFX_OPENGL_VERSION   "" CACHE STRING "Specify minimum OpenGL version" )
-set( BGFX_OPENGLES_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Specify minimum OpenGL ES version" )
+
+set( BGFX_OPENGL_VERSION   ""       CACHE STRING "Specify minimum opengl version" )
+set( BGFX_OPENGLES_VERSION ""       CACHE STRING "Specify minimum OpenGL ES version" )
+set( BGFX_LIBRARY_TYPE     "STATIC" CACHE STRING "Linking type for library" )
+
+set_property( CACHE BGFX_LIBRARY_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS STATIC SHARED )
 
 if( NOT BX_DIR )
 	set( BX_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bx" CACHE STRING "Location of bx." )
diff --git a/cmake/bgfx.cmake b/cmake/bgfx.cmake
index 0af42eb..3fa2c27 100755
--- a/cmake/bgfx.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bgfx.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Create the bgfx target
-add_library( bgfx ${BGFX_SOURCES} )
+add_library( bgfx ${BGFX_LIBRARY_TYPE} ${BGFX_SOURCES} )
 
 if(BGFX_CONFIG_RENDERER_WEBGPU)
     include(cmake/3rdparty/webgpu.cmake)