diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3184383bc4c..9d3e4f337bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/absl/copts
 )
 
+option(ABSL_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME
+  "Link static runtime libraries"
+  OFF)
+if(ABSL_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME)
+  set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL")
+endif()
+
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(AbseilDll)