diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a01e05b49..3e6bda855 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 include(MapnikFindPackage)
 include(MapnikCopyDependencies)
 
-set(ADDITIONAL_LIBARIES_PATHS "" CACHE STRING "currently only used on windows. Pass directories containing the dlls that are missing. You can ignore this, if the build (verify_app step) runs successfully")
-option(COPY_LIBRARIES_FOR_EXECUTABLES "copies required shared libaries (currently only windows) to the executable directory" ON)
+set(ADDITIONAL_LIBARIES_PATHS "" CACHE STRING "only used on windows. Pass directories containing the dlls that are missing. You can ignore this, if the build (verify_app step) runs successfully")
+option(COPY_LIBRARIES_FOR_EXECUTABLES "copies required shared libaries (only windows) to the executable build directory" ON)
+option(COPY_FONTS_AND_PLUGINS_FOR_EXECUTABLES "copies required plugins and fonts into the executable build directory" ON)
 
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "build mapnik dynamic(ON) or static(OFF)" ON)
 option(BUILD_TEST "builds the tests" ON)
diff --git a/cmake/MapnikCopyDependencies.cmake b/cmake/MapnikCopyDependencies.cmake
index 11736c7e4..4d14174a7 100644
--- a/cmake/MapnikCopyDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MapnikCopyDependencies.cmake
@@ -28,31 +28,34 @@ function(mapnik_copy_dependencies)
 endfunction()
 
 function(mapnik_copy_plugins)
-  set(options)
-  set(oneValueArgs TARGET DESTINATION)
-  set(multiValueArgs PLUGINS)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(MAPNIK_CP_PLG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
-
-  # copy_if_different requires a existing directory.
-  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_DESTINATION})
-  foreach(PLUGIN IN LISTS MAPNIK_CP_PLG_PLUGINS)
-    #message(STATUS "copying plugin ${PLUGIN} to path: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_DESTINATION}")
-    if(TARGET ${PLUGIN})
-      add_custom_command(TARGET ${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_TARGET} POST_BUILD COMMAND 
-        ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different "$<TARGET_FILE:${PLUGIN}>" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_DESTINATION}/)
-    else()
-      message(NOTICE "${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_TARGET} requires plugin ${PLUGIN} but it isn't build. Check USE_PLUGIN_INPUT_ options to enable the plugin.")
-    endif()
-  endforeach()
+  if(COPY_FONTS_AND_PLUGINS_FOR_EXECUTABLES)
+    set(options)
+    set(oneValueArgs TARGET DESTINATION)
+    set(multiValueArgs PLUGINS)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(MAPNIK_CP_PLG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
+    # copy_if_different requires a existing directory.
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_DESTINATION})
+    foreach(PLUGIN IN LISTS MAPNIK_CP_PLG_PLUGINS)
+      #message(STATUS "copying plugin ${PLUGIN} to path: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_DESTINATION}")
+      if(TARGET ${PLUGIN})
+        add_custom_command(TARGET ${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_TARGET} POST_BUILD COMMAND 
+          ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different "$<TARGET_FILE:${PLUGIN}>" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_DESTINATION}/)
+      else()
+        message(NOTICE "${MAPNIK_CP_PLG_TARGET} requires plugin ${PLUGIN} but it isn't build. Check USE_PLUGIN_INPUT_ options to enable the plugin.")
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 function(mapnik_require_fonts)
-  set(options)
-  set(oneValueArgs TARGET DESTINATION)
-  set(multiValueArgs)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(MAPNIK_REQUIRE_FONTS "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+  if(COPY_FONTS_AND_PLUGINS_FOR_EXECUTABLES)
+    set(options)
+    set(oneValueArgs TARGET DESTINATION)
+    set(multiValueArgs)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(MAPNIK_REQUIRE_FONTS "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
-  add_custom_command(TARGET ${MAPNIK_REQUIRE_FONTS_TARGET} POST_BUILD COMMAND 
-      ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${mapnik_SOURCE_DIR}/fonts ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_REQUIRE_FONTS_DESTINATION}/)
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${MAPNIK_REQUIRE_FONTS_TARGET} POST_BUILD COMMAND 
+        ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${mapnik_SOURCE_DIR}/fonts ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${MAPNIK_REQUIRE_FONTS_DESTINATION}/)
+  endif()
 endfunction()