diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e9e418dca..f7b27f9e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ option(USE_SHARED_TINYXML "Use your installed copy of tinyxml" off)
 option(USE_SHARED_PIXMAN  "Use your installed copy of pixman" off)
 option(USE_SHARED_FREETYPE "Use shared FreeType library" off)
 option(USE_SHARED_HARFBUZZ "Use shared HarfBuzz library" off)
+option(ENABLE_ASEPRITE_EXE "Compile main Aseprite executable" on)
 option(ENABLE_MEMLEAK      "Enable memory-leaks detector (only for developers)" off)
 option(ENABLE_NEWS         "Enable the news in Home tab" on)
 option(ENABLE_UPDATER      "Enable automatic check for updates" on)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 177daf507..cb5c7127b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,30 +166,32 @@ add_custom_target(copy_data DEPENDS ${out_data_files})
 ######################################################################
 # Aseprite application
 
-if(WIN32)
-  set(win32_resources
-    main/resources_win32.rc
-    main/settings.manifest)
+if(ENABLE_ASEPRITE_EXE)
+  if(WIN32)
+    set(win32_resources
+      main/resources_win32.rc
+      main/settings.manifest)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(aseprite main/main.cpp ${win32_resources})
+  if(WIN32 AND ENABLE_UI)
+    set_target_properties(aseprite PROPERTIES WIN32_EXECUTABLE true)
+  endif()
+  target_link_libraries(aseprite app-lib)
+  add_dependencies(aseprite copy_data)
+
+  if(LAF_OS_BACKEND_LINK_FLAGS)
+    set_target_properties(aseprite PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS
+      ${LAF_OS_BACKEND_LINK_FLAGS})
+  endif()
+
+  install(TARGETS aseprite
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+
+  install(DIRECTORY ../data
+    DESTINATION share/aseprite)
 endif()
 
-add_executable(aseprite main/main.cpp ${win32_resources})
-if(WIN32 AND ENABLE_UI)
-  set_target_properties(aseprite PROPERTIES WIN32_EXECUTABLE true)
-endif()
-target_link_libraries(aseprite app-lib)
-add_dependencies(aseprite copy_data)
-
-if(LAF_OS_BACKEND_LINK_FLAGS)
-  set_target_properties(aseprite PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS
-    ${LAF_OS_BACKEND_LINK_FLAGS})
-endif()
-
-install(TARGETS aseprite
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
-
-install(DIRECTORY ../data
-  DESTINATION share/aseprite)
-
 ######################################################################
 # Tests