--- a/CMake/CatchConfigOptions.cmake
+++ b/CMake/CatchConfigOptions.cmake
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ set(_OverridableOptions
 foreach(OptionName ${_OverridableOptions})
   AddOverridableConfigOption(${OptionName})
 endforeach()
+set(CATCH_CONFIG_SHARED_LIBRARY ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 set(_OtherConfigOptions
   "DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS"
--- a/src/catch2/catch_tostring.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_tostring.hpp
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ namespace Catch {
     template<>
     struct StringMaker<float> {
         static std::string convert(float value);
-        static int precision;
+        CATCH_EXPORT static int precision;
     };
 
     template<>
     struct StringMaker<double> {
         static std::string convert(double value);
-        static int precision;
+        CATCH_EXPORT static int precision;
     };
 
     template <typename T>
--- a/src/catch2/catch_user_config.hpp.in
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_user_config.hpp.in
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
 #cmakedefine CATCH_CONFIG_PREFIX_ALL
 #cmakedefine CATCH_CONFIG_WINDOWS_CRTDBG
 
+#cmakedefine CATCH_CONFIG_SHARED_LIBRARY
+
 
 // ------
 // "Variable" defines, these have actual values
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp
@@ -364,5 +364,15 @@
 #    define CATCH_CONFIG_COLOUR_WIN32
 #endif
 
+#if defined( CATCH_CONFIG_SHARED_LIBRARY ) && defined( _MSC_VER ) && \
+    !defined( CATCH_CONFIG_STATIC )
+#    ifdef Catch2_EXPORTS
+#        define CATCH_EXPORT //__declspec( dllexport ) // not needed
+#    else
+#        define CATCH_EXPORT __declspec( dllimport )
+#    endif
+#else
+#    define CATCH_EXPORT
+#endif
 
 #endif // CATCH_COMPILER_CAPABILITIES_HPP_INCLUDED
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_context.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_context.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #ifndef CATCH_CONTEXT_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CATCH_CONTEXT_HPP_INCLUDED
 
+#include <catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp>
+
 namespace Catch {
 
     class IResultCapture;
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual void setConfig( IConfig const* config ) = 0;
 
     private:
-        static IMutableContext *currentContext;
+        CATCH_EXPORT static IMutableContext *currentContext;
         friend IMutableContext& getCurrentMutableContext();
         friend void cleanUpContext();
         static void createContext();