diff --git a/README b/README
index 7adaba5..0d39b63 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ licenses/
 Building
 ========
 
-Configure project with qmake:
-    qmake CONFIG+=release
+Configure project with qmake. On Windows by default both debug and release
+versions are built. On other platforms you need to specify the version
+(default is debug):
+    (Windows) qmake
+    (Other platforms) qmake CONFIG+=release
 
 Build poject with make:
     (Linux) make
     (Windows with MinGw) mingw32-make
     (Visual Studio) nmake
-	(OSX) make
+    (OSX) make
 
 If you want to install the libraries to your Qt library directory use:
     make install
@@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ If you want to install the libraries to your Qt library directory use:
 If you want to uninstall the libraries
     make uninstall
 
+Building as a statically linked library
+=======================================
+
+The same as above applies you will just have to add staticlib to the CONFIG:
+    qmake CONFIG+=staticlib
+
 Documentation
 =============
 
diff --git a/config.pri b/config.pri
index 0bd00d1..a790acd 100644
--- a/config.pri
+++ b/config.pri
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ INCLUDEPATH += $$CHART_BUILD_PUBLIC_HEADER_DIR
 
 LIBS += -l$$LIBRARY_NAME
 
+# This will undefine Q_DECL_EXPORT/Q_DECL_IMPORT at qchartglobal.h
+# They should not be used for staticlib builds.
+staticlib:DEFINES+=QTCOMMERCIALCHART_STATICLIB
+
 ##################### UNIT TESTS ##############################################################
 
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
diff --git a/demos/demos.pri b/demos/demos.pri
index 88e4078..2bb792d 100644
--- a/demos/demos.pri
+++ b/demos/demos.pri
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ UI_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/demos/$$TARGET
 RCC_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/demos/$$TARGET
 
 TEMPLATE = app
-QT += core gui
\ No newline at end of file
+QT += core gui
+
+# staticlib config causes problems when building executables
+staticlib: CONFIG-=staticlib
diff --git a/examples/examples.pri b/examples/examples.pri
index 19832d8..5a5c6ce 100644
--- a/examples/examples.pri
+++ b/examples/examples.pri
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ UI_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/examples/$$TARGET
 RCC_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/examples/$$TARGET
 
 TEMPLATE = app
-QT += core gui
\ No newline at end of file
+QT += core gui
+
+# staticlib config causes problems when building executables
+staticlib: CONFIG-=staticlib
diff --git a/plugins/plugins.pri b/plugins/plugins.pri
index 25ce2d7..3124550 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins.pri
+++ b/plugins/plugins.pri
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ OBJECTS_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/plugins/$$TARGET
 MOC_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/plugins/$$TARGET
 UI_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/plugins/$$TARGET
 RCC_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/plugins/$$TARGET
+
+# staticlib config causes problems when building executables
+staticlib: CONFIG-=staticlib
diff --git a/src/qchartglobal.h b/src/qchartglobal.h
index 5187b51..3bf998c 100644
--- a/src/qchartglobal.h
+++ b/src/qchartglobal.h
@@ -31,32 +31,38 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BUILD_PRIVATE_UNIT_TESTS) && defined(QTCOMMERCIALCHART_LIBRARY)
-#    define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
 #elif defined(BUILD_PRIVATE_UNIT_TESTS) && !defined(QTCOMMERCIALCHART_LIBRARY)
-#    define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
 #else
-#    define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT
+#endif
+
+#ifdef QTCOMMERCIALCHART_STATICLIB
+#  undef QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT
+#  undef QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_AUTOTEST_EXPORT
 #endif
 
 #define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_NAMESPACE QtCommercialChart
 
 #ifdef QTCOMMERCIALCHART_NAMESPACE
-# define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE namespace QTCOMMERCIALCHART_NAMESPACE {
-# define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE }
-# define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_USE_NAMESPACE using namespace QTCOMMERCIALCHART_NAMESPACE;
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE namespace QTCOMMERCIALCHART_NAMESPACE {
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE }
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_USE_NAMESPACE using namespace QTCOMMERCIALCHART_NAMESPACE;
 #else
-# define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-# define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE
-# define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_USE_NAMESPACE
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE
+#  define QTCOMMERCIALCHART_USE_NAMESPACE
 #endif
 
 #if defined(DEVELOPMENT_BUILD) && !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG)
-#define CHART_DEBUG chartDebug(3,__LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__)
-
-
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <QDebug>
 
+#define CHART_DEBUG chartDebug(3,__LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__)
+
 static inline QDebug chartDebug(int numargs,...)
 {
        va_list valist;
@@ -69,4 +75,5 @@ static inline QDebug chartDebug(int numargs,...)
        return qDebug()<<QString().append(function).append("(").append(file).append(":%1)").arg(line);
 }
 #endif
-#endif
+
+#endif // CHARTGLOBAL_H
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index d11795a..fa9ac8c 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += install_build_public_headers \
 
 win32:{
    bintarget.CONFIG += no_check_exist
-   bintarget.files = $$CHART_BUILD_LIB_DIR\\$${TARGET}.dll
+   !staticlib: {
+      bintarget.files += $$CHART_BUILD_LIB_DIR\\$${TARGET}.dll
+   }
    win32-msvc*:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): {
       bintarget.files += $$CHART_BUILD_LIB_DIR\\$${TARGET}.pdb
    }
diff --git a/tests/tests.pri b/tests/tests.pri
index 8baa20f..85e0705 100644
--- a/tests/tests.pri
+++ b/tests/tests.pri
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ OBJECTS_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/tests/$$TARGET
 MOC_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/tests/$$TARGET
 UI_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/tests/$$TARGET
 RCC_DIR = $$CHART_BUILD_DIR/tests/$$TARGET
+
+# staticlib config causes problems when building executables
+staticlib: CONFIG-=staticlib