diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d9c622..bc2ab47 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
+option(OpenDDWStatic "OpenDDWStatic" OFF) #Build openddw to be compatible with a static build of opendds
 project(OpenDDW VERSION 0.0.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 find_package(OpenDDS REQUIRED)
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
   )
 endif()
 
+if(OpenDDWStatic)
+  add_compile_definitions(OPENDDW_STATIC)
+endif(OpenDDWStatic)
+
 target_compile_options(OpenDDW PRIVATE $<$<OR:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:AppleClang>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>>: -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-unused> $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>: /W4>)
 
 set(OPENDDS_TARGETS
diff --git a/src/dds_manager.cpp b/src/dds_manager.cpp
index aaf6171..c21de75 100644
--- a/src/dds_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/dds_manager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 #include "platformIndependent.h"
 #include "std_qosC.h"
 
+//For using static open dds these files need to be in some cpp file
+#if defined (OPENDDW_STATIC)
+    #include <dds/DCPS/RTPS/RtpsDiscovery.h>
+    #include <dds/DCPS/transport/rtps_udp/RtpsUdp.h>
+#endif
+
 std::map<int, int> g_transportInstances;
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------