diff --git a/pango/meson.build b/pango/meson.build
index f2df13e..0d379b7 100644
--- a/pango/meson.build
+++ b/pango/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ pkg_conf_data.set('PANGOMM_MAJOR_VERSION', pangomm_major_version)
 pkg_conf_data.set('PANGOMM_MINOR_VERSION', pangomm_minor_version)
 pkg_conf_data.set('PANGOMM_MICRO_VERSION', pangomm_micro_version)
 
+if get_option('default_library') == 'static'
+  pkg_conf_data.set('PANGOMM_STATIC_LIB', 1)
+endif
+
 configure_file(
   input: 'pangomm.pc.in',
   output: pangomm_pcname + '.pc',
diff --git a/pango/pangommconfig.h.meson b/pango/pangommconfig.h.meson
index 5eb895f..692d58f 100644
--- a/pango/pangommconfig.h.meson
+++ b/pango/pangommconfig.h.meson
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 /* Micro version number of pangomm. */
 #mesondefine PANGOMM_MICRO_VERSION
 
+/* Define if pangomm is built as a static library */
+#mesondefine PANGOMM_STATIC_LIB
+
 /* Enable DLL-specific stuff only when not building a static library */
 #if !defined(__CYGWIN__) && (defined(__MINGW32__) || defined (_MSC_VER)) && !defined(PANGOMM_STATIC_LIB) && !defined (PANGOMM_USE_GENDEF)
 # define PANGOMM_DLL 1