diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20eb1c6..e32fdd9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 SET(SDL2_ALL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 SET(SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES ${SDL2_LIBRARY})
 SET(SDL2_ALL_PKGCONFIG_MODULES sdl2)
+SET(SDL2PP_EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${SDL2MAIN_LIBRARY})
 
 IF(SDL2PP_WITH_IMAGE)
 	FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2_image REQUIRED)
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ IF(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES})
 	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(SDL2pp PROPERTIES VERSION 7.0.0 SOVERSION 7)
 
+	SET(SDL2PP_LIBRARIES ${SDL2PP_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES})
+
 	# examples and tests
 	OPTION(SDL2PP_WITH_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
 	OPTION(SDL2PP_WITH_TESTS "Build tests" ON)
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ ELSE(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 
 	# provide variables to parent
 	SET(SDL2PP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${SDL2_ALL_INCLUDE_DIRS} PARENT_SCOPE)
-	SET(SDL2PP_LIBRARIES SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES} PARENT_SCOPE)
+	SET(SDL2PP_LIBRARIES ${SDL2PP_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} SDL2pp ${SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "libSDL2pp ${SDL2PP_VERSION} bundled build")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
diff --git a/FindSDL2PP.cmake.in b/FindSDL2PP.cmake.in
index 2fda34d..8baa353 100644
--- a/FindSDL2PP.cmake.in
+++ b/FindSDL2PP.cmake.in
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(SDL2PP
 
 IF(SDL2PP_FOUND)
 	SET(SDL2PP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SDL2PP_INCLUDE_DIR} @SDL2_ALL_INCLUDE_DIRS@)
-	SET(SDL2PP_LIBRARIES ${SDL2PP_LIBRARY} @SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES@)
+	SET(SDL2PP_LIBRARIES @SDL2PP_EXTRA_LIBRARIES@ ${SDL2PP_LIBRARY} @SDL2_ALL_LIBRARIES@)
 ENDIF(SDL2PP_FOUND)
diff --git a/cmake/FindSDL2.cmake b/cmake/FindSDL2.cmake
index 58456fe..7514f34 100644
--- a/cmake/FindSDL2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindSDL2.cmake
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ FIND_PATH(SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES SDL2/SDL.h)
 FIND_LIBRARY(SDL2_LIBRARY NAMES SDL2)
 FIND_LIBRARY(SDL2MAIN_LIBRARY NAMES SDL2main)
 
-SET(SDL2_LIBRARY ${SDL2MAIN_LIBRARY} ${SDL2_LIBRARY})
-
 INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 
 FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(SDL2 REQUIRED_VARS SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR SDL2_LIBRARY)
 
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR SDL2_LIBRARY)
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR SDL2_LIBRARY SDL2MAIN_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 12b1dfb..824e2de 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DTESTDATA_DIR="${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testdata")
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(sprites sprites.cc)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(sprites SDL2pp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(sprites ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(lines lines.cc)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(lines SDL2pp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(lines ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(rendertarget rendertarget.cc)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(rendertarget SDL2pp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(rendertarget ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(audio_sine audio_sine.cc)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(audio_sine SDL2pp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(audio_sine ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(audio_wav audio_wav.cc)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(audio_wav SDL2pp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(audio_wav ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 IF(SDL2PP_WITH_IMAGE)
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(image image.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(image SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(image ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(fill fill.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(fill SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(fill ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 ENDIF(SDL2PP_WITH_IMAGE)
 
 IF(SDL2PP_WITH_TTF)
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(ttf ttf.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(ttf SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(ttf ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 ENDIF(SDL2PP_WITH_TTF)
 
 IF(SDL2PP_WITH_MIXER)
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(mixer mixer.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(mixer_music mixer_music.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer_music SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer_music ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(mixer_music_sine mixer_music_sine.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer_music_sine SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer_music_sine ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(mixer_effects mixer_effects.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer_effects SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mixer_effects ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 ENDIF(SDL2PP_WITH_MIXER)
diff --git a/sdl2pp.pc.in b/sdl2pp.pc.in
index 1915aa4..02e2e20 100644
--- a/sdl2pp.pc.in
+++ b/sdl2pp.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Description: C++11 bindings/wrappers for SDL2
 Version: @SDL2PP_VERSION@
 Requires: @SDL2_ALL_PKGCONFIG_MODULES@
 Conflicts:
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lSDL2pp
+Libs: @SDL2PP_EXTRA_LIBRARIES@ -L${libdir} -lSDL2pp
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 7424787..e69b257 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ FOREACH(HEADER ${LIBRARY_HEADERS})
 	STRING(REGEX REPLACE [^a-zA-Z0-9] _ HEADER_NORMALIZED ${HEADER})
 	CONFIGURE_FILE(header_test.cc.in ${HEADER_NORMALIZED}_test.cc)
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(${HEADER_NORMALIZED}_test ${HEADER_NORMALIZED}_test.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${HEADER_NORMALIZED}_test SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${HEADER_NORMALIZED}_test ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 ENDFOREACH(HEADER ${TESTS})
 
 FOREACH(TEST ${CLI_TESTS})
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(${TEST} ${TEST}.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${TEST} SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${TEST} ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 	ADD_TEST(${TEST} ${TEST})
 ENDFOREACH(TEST ${TESTS})
 
 FOREACH(TEST ${LIVE_TESTS})
 	ADD_EXECUTABLE(${TEST} ${TEST}.cc)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${TEST} SDL2pp)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${TEST} ${SDL2PP_LIBRARIES})
 	IF(SDL2PP_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS)
 		ADD_TEST(${TEST} ${TEST})
 	ENDIF(SDL2PP_ENABLE_LIVE_TESTS)