diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4241abec..cc2565bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ include(platform)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared/static library" ON)
 option(USE_HUNTER "Use Hunter cmake package handler" OFF)
 option(USE_STATIC_FREEIMAGE "Use static version of freeimage" OFF)
+option(USE_STATIC_STDCPP "Use static libstdc++ for generating forge library" OFF)
+option(USE_STATIC_GCC "Use static libgcc for generating forge library" OFF)
+mark_as_advanced(USE_STATIC_STDCPP)
+mark_as_advanced(USE_STATIC_GCC)
 
 if(USE_HUNTER)
     set(HUNTER_TLS_VERIFY OFF)
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
index 4eb42f82..90a094c4 100755
--- a/src/backend/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,11 +103,13 @@ target_link_libraries(${BackendTarget}
     )
 
 if(UNIX)
-    target_link_libraries(${BackendTarget}
-        PRIVATE
-          FontConfig::FontConfig
-          ${X11_X11_LIB}
-	)
+  target_link_libraries(${BackendTarget}
+    PRIVATE
+      FontConfig::FontConfig
+      ${X11_X11_LIB}
+      $<$<AND:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>,$<BOOL:${USE_STATIC_STDCPP}>>:-static-libstdc++>
+      $<$<AND:$<C_COMPILER_ID:GNU>,$<BOOL:${USE_STATIC_GCC}>>:-static-libgcc>
+  )
 endif(UNIX)
 
 add_dependencies(${BackendTarget} ${glsl_shader_targets})