diff --git a/audio/audiofx/Cargo.toml b/audio/audiofx/Cargo.toml
index 85dd5fa9..6a264e0f 100644
--- a/audio/audiofx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio/audiofx/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ nnnoiseless = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrsaudiofx"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/audio/claxon/Cargo.toml b/audio/claxon/Cargo.toml
index 149af82c..2f8101c0 100644
--- a/audio/claxon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio/claxon/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ atomic_refcell = "0.1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstclaxon"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/audio/csound/Cargo.toml b/audio/csound/Cargo.toml
index 034ea4cf..0ef87902 100644
--- a/audio/csound/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio/csound/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ byte-slice-cast = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstcsound"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/audio/lewton/Cargo.toml b/audio/lewton/Cargo.toml
index 1e5cef57..444c9e7d 100644
--- a/audio/lewton/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio/lewton/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstlewton"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/cargo_wrapper.py b/cargo_wrapper.py
index f951c514..23c0dabc 100644
--- a/cargo_wrapper.py
+++ b/cargo_wrapper.py
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ if len(extra_env) > 0:
 if command == 'build':
     # cargo build
     ext = sys.argv[8]
+    # when using --default-library=both 2 extensions are passed
+    try:
+        ext2 = sys.argv[9]
+    except IndexError:
+        ext2 = None
+
     cargo_cmd = ['cargo', 'build', '--all-targets',
                  '--manifest-path', os.path.join(
                      meson_current_source_dir, 'Cargo.toml'),
@@ -56,3 +62,6 @@ if command == 'build':
     # Copy so files to build dir
     for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(cargo_target_dir, target, '*.' + ext)):
         shutil.copy(f, meson_build_dir)
+    if ext2:
+        for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(cargo_target_dir, target, '*.' + ext2)):
+            shutil.copy(f, meson_build_dir)
diff --git a/generic/file/Cargo.toml b/generic/file/Cargo.toml
index ae0f4b24..9493baf6 100644
--- a/generic/file/Cargo.toml
+++ b/generic/file/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrsfile"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/generic/sodium/Cargo.toml b/generic/sodium/Cargo.toml
index ebb68a00..bb811901 100644
--- a/generic/sodium/Cargo.toml
+++ b/generic/sodium/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ package="gstreamer-app"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstsodium"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/generic/threadshare/Cargo.toml b/generic/threadshare/Cargo.toml
index 1c8da3c4..53122568 100644
--- a/generic/threadshare/Cargo.toml
+++ b/generic/threadshare/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ socket2 = { version = "0.3", features = ["reuseport"] }
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstthreadshare"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ba36b173..4ef622fb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ cargo_wrapper = find_program('cargo_wrapper.py')
 
 system = build_machine.system()
 if system == 'windows'
-  ext = 'dll'
+  ext_dynamic = 'dll'
+  ext_static = 'lib'
 elif system == 'darwin'
-  ext = 'dylib'
+  ext_dynamic = 'dylib'
+  ext_static = 'a'
 else
-  ext = 'so'
+  ext_dynamic = 'so'
+  ext_static = 'a'
 endif
 
 plugins_rep = {
@@ -82,10 +85,22 @@ endif
 
 output = []
 
-foreach p, lib : plugins_rep
-  # Add the plugin file as output
-  output += [lib + '.' + ext]
-endforeach
+extensions = []
+
+# Add the plugin file as output
+if get_option('default_library') == 'shared' or get_option('default_library') == 'both'
+  extensions += [ext_dynamic]
+  foreach p, lib : plugins_rep
+    output += [lib + '.' + ext_dynamic]
+  endforeach
+endif
+
+if get_option('default_library') == 'static' or get_option('default_library') == 'both'
+  extensions += [ext_static]
+  foreach p, lib : plugins_rep
+    output += [lib + '.' + ext_static]
+  endforeach
+endif
 
 # Need to depends on all gstreamer-rs deps to ensure they are built
 # before gstreamer-rs when building with gst-build.
@@ -143,7 +158,7 @@ rs_plugins = custom_target('gst-plugins-rs',
     target,
     exclude,
     extra_env_str,
-    ext])
+    extensions])
 
 # FIXME: raises a warning as the target has multiple outputs and meson will use
 # only the first one. All the plugins have the same basedir, hence
diff --git a/net/reqwest/Cargo.toml b/net/reqwest/Cargo.toml
index 367f6fc7..cc9a6b6e 100644
--- a/net/reqwest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/net/reqwest/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ hyper = "0.13"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstreqwest"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/net/rusoto/Cargo.toml b/net/rusoto/Cargo.toml
index 8e898bbc..aecee5e9 100644
--- a/net/rusoto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/net/rusoto/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ serde_json = "1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrusoto"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/text/wrap/Cargo.toml b/text/wrap/Cargo.toml
index 594e1855..20ae8cfb 100644
--- a/text/wrap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/text/wrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package="gstreamer"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrstextwrap"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/tutorial/Cargo.toml b/tutorial/Cargo.toml
index 5c45fa9f..f3f2e70f 100644
--- a/tutorial/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tutorial/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ once_cell = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrstutorial"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml b/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml
index 6f999415..5084d0b2 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gst-check = { package = "gstreamer-check", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstfallbackswitch"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/utils/togglerecord/Cargo.toml b/utils/togglerecord/Cargo.toml
index 44c5ab5d..62728639 100644
--- a/utils/togglerecord/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/togglerecord/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ either = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gsttogglerecord"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/video/cdg/Cargo.toml b/video/cdg/Cargo.toml
index 56a71e87..604a5b03 100644
--- a/video/cdg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/cdg/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstcdg"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/video/closedcaption/Cargo.toml b/video/closedcaption/Cargo.toml
index 1518bdaf..b81088c6 100644
--- a/video/closedcaption/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/closedcaption/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ package="gstreamer-check"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrsclosedcaption"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/video/dav1d/Cargo.toml b/video/dav1d/Cargo.toml
index ee2eaca3..df6582ab 100644
--- a/video/dav1d/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/dav1d/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrsdav1d"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/video/flavors/Cargo.toml b/video/flavors/Cargo.toml
index a383a99d..3636d5ac 100644
--- a/video/flavors/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/flavors/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ smallvec = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrsflv"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/video/gif/Cargo.toml b/video/gif/Cargo.toml
index 6973980a..07995281 100644
--- a/video/gif/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/gif/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ once_cell = "1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstgif"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/video/rav1e/Cargo.toml b/video/rav1e/Cargo.toml
index 758903ed..5ed1db60 100644
--- a/video/rav1e/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/rav1e/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrav1e"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/video/rspng/Cargo.toml b/video/rspng/Cargo.toml
index aa5da4d0..b7d52446 100644
--- a/video/rspng/Cargo.toml
+++ b/video/rspng/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ atomic_refcell = "0.1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstrspng"
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib", "staticlib"]
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]