diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 option(ENABLE_HARDENING "Harden the executables" ON)
 option(ENABLE_GLIBC_BACK_COMPAT "Enable Glibc compatibility features" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_REDUCE_EXPORTS "Avoid exporting symbols" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBSTDCXX "Statically link libstdc++" OFF)
 
 # Cmake uses the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable to select the build configuration.
 # By default it supports more configurations that needed for Bitcoin ABC, and
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@
 	add_linker_flag(-Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL)
 endif()
 
+# Enable statically linking libstdc++
+if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIBSTDCXX)
+	add_linker_flag(-static-libstdc++)
+endif()
+
 # All windows code is PIC, forcing it on just adds useless compile warnings
 if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
 	add_compiler_flag(-fPIC)