diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 074f744..3d8f071 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ option(ENABLE_BENCHMARK "Build benchmarks" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_TUTORIAL "Build tutorial" OFF)
 option(USE_PERF "Use Google Profiler" OFF)
 
+option(ENABLE_SHARED "Build as shared libraries" OFF)
+
 if(USE_RANDEN)
   add_compile_definitions(USE_RANDEN)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a1d006b..2845c90 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 file(GLOB tfhe++_sources "*.cpp")
 
-add_library(tfhe++ ${tfhe++_sources})
+if(ENABLE_SHARED)
+  add_library(tfhe++ SHARED ${tfhe++_sources})
+else()
+  add_library(tfhe++ STATIC ${tfhe++_sources})
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(
   tfhe++
   PUBLIC
diff --git a/thirdparties/spqlios/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparties/spqlios/CMakeLists.txt
index 52621f2..d493dbf 100644
--- a/thirdparties/spqlios/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparties/spqlios/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ endif()
 
 set(SPQLIOS_HEADERS fft_processor_spqlios.h)
 
-add_library(spqlios STATIC ${SRCS_FMA} ${SPQLIOS_HEADERS})
+if(ENABLE_SHARED)
+  add_library(spqlios SHARED ${SRCS_FMA} ${SPQLIOS_HEADERS})
+else()
+  add_library(spqlios STATIC ${SRCS_FMA} ${SPQLIOS_HEADERS})
+endif()
 
 target_include_directories(spqlios PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)