diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bfc7266e..af09ed229 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ option(USE_SHARED_GIFLIB  "Use your installed copy of giflib" off)
 option(USE_SHARED_JPEGLIB "Use your installed copy of jpeglib" off)
 option(USE_SHARED_ZLIB    "Use your installed copy of zlib" off)
 option(USE_SHARED_LIBPNG  "Use your installed copy of libpng" off)
+option(USE_SHARED_TINYEXIF "Use your installed copy of TinyEXIF" off)
 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)
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ set(PIXMAN_DIR          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/pixman)
 set(FREETYPE_DIR        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/freetype2)
 set(HARFBUZZ_DIR        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/harfbuzz)
 set(SIMPLEINI_DIR       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/simpleini)
+set(TINYEXIF_DIR        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/TinyEXIF)
 set(TINYXML_DIR         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/tinyxml2)
 set(ZLIB_DIR            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/zlib)
 
@@ -264,6 +266,16 @@ else()
 endif()
 include_directories(${TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
+# TinyEXIF
+if(USE_SHARED_TINYEXIF)
+  find_library(TINYEXIF_LIBRARY NAMES TinyEXIF)
+  find_path(TINYEXIF_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES TinyEXIF.h)
+else()
+  set(TINYEXIF_LIBRARY TinyEXIFstatic)
+  set(TINYEXIF_INCLUDE_DIR ${TINYEXIF_DIR})
+endif()
+include_directories(${TINYEXIF_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 # pixman
 if(USE_SHARED_PIXMAN)
   find_library(PIXMAN_LIBRARY NAMES pixman pixman-1)
diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index b95fc9c5a..9c67c0268 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ target_link_libraries(app-lib
   undo
   ${CMARK_LIBRARIES}
   ${TINYXML_LIBRARY}
+  ${TINYEXIF_LIBRARY}
   ${JPEG_LIBRARIES}
   ${GIF_LIBRARIES}
   ${PNG_LIBRARIES}
@@ -755,7 +756,6 @@ target_link_libraries(app-lib
   archive_static
   fmt
   tinyexpr
-  TinyEXIFstatic
   qoi)
 
 if(ENABLE_WEBP AND WEBP_FOUND)
diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index d8b914def..9d09a98c8 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ if(NOT USE_SHARED_TINYXML)
   add_subdirectory(tinyxml2)
 endif()
 
-set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "build as shared library")
-set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "build as static library")
-set(LINK_CRT_STATIC_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "link CRT static library")
-set(BUILD_DEMO OFF CACHE BOOL "build demo binary")
-add_subdirectory(TinyEXIF)
+if(NOT USE_SHARED_TINYEXIF)
+  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "build as shared library")
+  set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "build as static library")
+  set(LINK_CRT_STATIC_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "link CRT static library")
+  set(BUILD_DEMO OFF CACHE BOOL "build demo binary")
+  add_subdirectory(TinyEXIF)
+endif()
 
 if(REQUIRE_CURL AND NOT USE_SHARED_CURL)
   set(BUILD_RELEASE_DEBUG_DIRS ON BOOL)