diff --git a/docs/examples/msvc-static.md b/docs/examples/msvc-static.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9436703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/msvc-static.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+# Automatically generated from tests/msvc-static/cmake.toml - DO NOT EDIT
+layout: default
+title: msvc static
+permalink: /examples/msvc-static
+parent: Examples
+nav_order: 8
+---
+
+# msvc static
+
+A msvc-static `cmake.toml` project:
+
+```toml
+[project]
+name = "msvc-static"
+description = "msvc static"
+
+[target.basic]
+type = "executable"
+sources = ["src/msvc-static.cpp"]
+msvc-static = true
+```
+
+
+
+<sup><sub>This page was automatically generated from [tests/msvc-static/cmake.toml](https://github.com/build-cpp/cmkr/tree/main/tests/msvc-static/cmake.toml).</sub></sup>
diff --git a/include/project_parser.hpp b/include/project_parser.hpp
index a4ce581..53cd214 100644
--- a/include/project_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/project_parser.hpp
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ struct Target {
     Condition<std::string> cmake_after;
     ConditionVector include_before;
     ConditionVector include_after;
+
+    bool allow_msvc_static = false;
 };
 
 struct Template {
diff --git a/src/cmake_generator.cpp b/src/cmake_generator.cpp
index 76bd830..94a8557 100644
--- a/src/cmake_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/cmake_generator.cpp
@@ -1026,6 +1026,10 @@ void generate_cmake(const char *path, const parser::Project *parent_project) {
                 gen.conditional_cmake(tmplate->outline.cmake_after);
             }
 
+            if (target.allow_msvc_static && !target.name.empty()) {
+                cmd("set_property")("TARGET", target.name, "PROPERTY", "MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY", "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>");
+            }
+
             cmd("unset")("CMKR_TARGET");
             cmd("unset")("CMKR_SOURCES");
         }
diff --git a/src/project_parser.cpp b/src/project_parser.cpp
index a117bf6..1f50f7c 100644
--- a/src/project_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/project_parser.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ Project::Project(const Project *parent, const std::string &path, bool build) {
         t.optional("precompile-headers", target.precompile_headers);
         t.optional("private-precompile-headers", target.private_precompile_headers);
 
+        t.optional("msvc-static", target.allow_msvc_static);
+
         if (!target.headers.empty()) {
             auto &sources = target.sources.nth(0).value();
             const auto &headers = target.headers.nth(0)->second;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bc48fde..3693efe 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,3 +88,13 @@ add_test(
 		build
 )
 
+add_test(
+	NAME
+	msvc-static
+	WORKING_DIRECTORY
+		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/msvc-static"
+	COMMAND
+		"$<TARGET_FILE:cmkr>"
+		build
+)
+
diff --git a/tests/msvc-static/cmake.toml b/tests/msvc-static/cmake.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e7af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/msvc-static/cmake.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# A msvc-static `cmake.toml` project:
+
+[project]
+name = "msvc-static"
+description = "msvc static"
+
+[target.basic]
+type = "executable"
+sources = ["src/msvc-static.cpp"]
+msvc-static = true
+
diff --git a/tests/msvc-static/src/msvc-static.cpp b/tests/msvc-static/src/msvc-static.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..684ef1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/msvc-static/src/msvc-static.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <cstdio>
+
+int main() {
+    puts("Hello from cmkr(msvc-static)!");
+}