diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6fb54ada..2fdfd731 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ if (WIN32)
   )
 endif ()
 
+
+# ========================================================================
+# Windows build style control
+# ========================================================================
+
+if ( WIN32 )
+  if ( NOT DEFINED OPENMESH_BUILD_SHARED )
+    set( OPENMESH_BUILD_SHARED false CACHE BOOL "Build as shared library? (!!!Experimental Feature!!!) " )
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # ========================================================================
 # Add bundle targets here
 # ========================================================================
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a1a83da..637ba8e8 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,15 @@ endif()
 
 
 if (WIN32)
-  # OpenMesh has no dll exports so we have to build a static library on windows
-  acg_add_library (OpenMeshCore STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
+
+  if ( OPENMESH_BUILD_SHARED )
+    # Experimental Feature!!!!
+    acg_add_library (OpenMeshCore SHARED ${sources} ${headers})
+  else()
+    # OpenMesh has no dll exports so we have to build a static library on windows
+    acg_add_library (OpenMeshCore STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
+  endif()
+
 else ()
   acg_add_library (OpenMeshCore SHAREDANDSTATIC ${sources} ${headers})
   set_target_properties (OpenMeshCore PROPERTIES VERSION ${OPENMESH_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENMESH_VERSION_MINOR}
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d2241ae..0f125c8e 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,15 @@ endif()
 
 
 if (WIN32)
-  # OpenMesh has no dll exports so we have to build a static library on windows
-  acg_add_library (OpenMeshTools STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
+
+  if ( OPENMESH_BUILD_SHARED )
+    # Experimental Feature!!!!
+    acg_add_library (OpenMeshTools SHARED ${sources} ${headers})
+  else()
+    # OpenMesh has no dll exports so we have to build a static library on windows
+    acg_add_library (OpenMeshCore STATIC ${sources} ${headers})
+  endif()
+
 else ()
   acg_add_library (OpenMeshTools SHAREDANDSTATIC ${sources} ${headers})
   set_target_properties (OpenMeshTools PROPERTIES VERSION ${OPENMESH_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENMESH_VERSION_MINOR}