diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindFBX.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindFBX.cmake
index c70ed70ed..a5f4135bc 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/FindFBX.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindFBX.cmake
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ IF(APPLE)
 ELSEIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     SET(FBX_LIBNAME "fbxsdk")
 ELSE()
-    SET(FBX_LIBNAME "libfbxsdk-md")
+    OPTION(FBX_SHARED OFF)
+    IF(FBX_SHARED)
+        SET(FBX_LIBNAME "libfbxsdk")
+    ELSE()
+        SET(FBX_LIBNAME "libfbxsdk-md")
+    ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
 SET(FBX_LIBNAME_DEBUG ${FBX_LIBNAME}d)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/fbx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/fbx/CMakeLists.txt
index e6569fbfe..8741dfb01 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/fbx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/fbx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
 ENDIF()
 
 IF(WIN32)
+    OPTION(FBX_SHARED OFF)
+    IF(FBX_SHARED)
+        ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DFBXSDK_SHARED)
+    ENDIF(FBX_SHARED)
+
     SET(TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES wininet)
 ENDIF(WIN32)