diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index cbc7396..65768f8 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ def main(clean):
         generator64 = 'Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64'
 
         build_lib('win32-static', generator32, {})
-        build_lib('win32-dynamic', generator32, {'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': True})
+        build_lib('win32-dynamic', generator32, {'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': True, 'USE_STATIC_CRT': True})
         build_lib('win64-static', generator64, {})
-        build_lib('win64-dynamic', generator64, {'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': True})
+        build_lib('win64-dynamic', generator64, {'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': True, 'USE_STATIC_CRT': True})
 
         # todo: this in some better way
         src_dll = os.path.join(SCRIPT_PATH, 'builds', 'win64-dynamic', 'src', 'Release', 'discord-rpc.dll')
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 34d415d..3fccf6f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
 option(ENABLE_IO_THREAD "Start up a separate I/O thread, otherwise I'd need to call an update function" ON)
+option(USE_STATIC_CRT "Use /MT[d] for dynamic library" OFF)
 
 set(BASE_RPC_SRC
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/discord-rpc.h
@@ -22,11 +23,21 @@ if (${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 endif(${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 if(WIN32)
+    set(CRT_FLAGS)
+    if(USE_STATIC_CRT)
+        if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+            set(CRT_FLAGS /MTd)
+        else()
+            set(CRT_FLAGS /MT)
+        endif()
+    endif(USE_STATIC_CRT)
+
     add_definitions(-DDISCORD_WINDOWS)
     set(BASE_RPC_SRC ${BASE_RPC_SRC} connection_win.cpp discord_register_win.cpp)
     add_library(discord-rpc ${BASE_RPC_SRC})
     if (MSVC)
     target_compile_options(discord-rpc PRIVATE /EHsc
+        ${CRT_FLAGS}
         /Wall
         /wd4100 # unreferenced formal parameter
         /wd4514 # unreferenced inline