diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 9d179101..e21b97b3 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -109,20 +109,22 @@ endif
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
+static = get_option('static')
+
 dependencies = [
-    dependency('libavformat', version: '>= 57.33'),
-    dependency('libavcodec', version: '>= 57.37'),
-    dependency('libavutil'),
-    dependency('libswresample'),
-    dependency('sdl2', version: '>= 2.0.5'),
+    dependency('libavformat', version: '>= 57.33', static: static),
+    dependency('libavcodec', version: '>= 57.37', static: static),
+    dependency('libavutil', static: static),
+    dependency('libswresample', static: static),
+    dependency('sdl2', version: '>= 2.0.5', static: static),
 ]
 
 if v4l2_support
-    dependencies += dependency('libavdevice')
+    dependencies += dependency('libavdevice', static: static)
 endif
 
 if usb_support
-    dependencies += dependency('libusb-1.0')
+    dependencies += dependency('libusb-1.0', static: static)
 endif
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index d1030694..635f1d14 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ option('compile_app', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build the clie
 option('compile_server', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build the server')
 option('prebuilt_server', type: 'string', description: 'Path of the prebuilt server')
 option('portable', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Use scrcpy-server from the same directory as the scrcpy executable')
+option('static', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Use static dependencies')
 option('server_debugger', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Run a server debugger and wait for a client to be attached')
 option('server_debugger_method', type: 'combo', choices: ['old', 'new'], value: 'new', description: 'Select the debugger method (Android < 9: "old", Android >= 9: "new")')
 option('v4l2', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Enable V4L2 feature when supported')