diff --git a/cmake/cpp.cmake b/cmake/cpp.cmake
index a4f3980d39..e4e5519a05 100644
--- a/cmake/cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cpp.cmake
@@ -720,6 +720,9 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
   ${PDLP_DEPS}
   ${SCIP_DEPS}
   Threads::Threads)
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND USE_HIGHS AND BUILD_HIGHS)
+  target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "LINKER:--exclude-libs,libhighs.a")
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC psapi.lib ws2_32.lib)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fabed5221..828ae4a686 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -321,7 +321,15 @@ if(BUILD_HIGHS)
   )
   set(CI OFF) # disable CI tests
   set(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF)
+  if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    set(_saved_build_shared_libs ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+  endif()
   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(highs)
+  if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ${_saved_build_shared_libs})
+    unset(_saved_build_shared_libs)
+  endif()
   list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)
   message(CHECK_PASS "fetched")
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/dotnet.cmake b/cmake/dotnet.cmake
index 983f5e0948..6618924817 100644
--- a/cmake/dotnet.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dotnet.cmake
@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ set(need_clp_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Clp}>>")
 set(need_cgl_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Cgl}>>")
 set(need_cbc_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Cbc}>>")
 
-set(need_unix_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>>")
-set(need_windows_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>>")
+set(is_highs_shared "$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:highs::highs,TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>")
+set(need_unix_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,${is_highs_shared}>")
+set(need_windows_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,${is_highs_shared}>")
 
 set(need_unix_scip_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_SCIP}>>")
 set(need_windows_scip_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_SCIP}>>")
diff --git a/cmake/java.cmake b/cmake/java.cmake
index 74e30acabb..81c8a56c73 100644
--- a/cmake/java.cmake
+++ b/cmake/java.cmake
@@ -325,8 +325,9 @@ set(need_unix_clp_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Clp}>>")
 set(need_unix_cgl_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Cgl}>>")
 set(need_unix_cbc_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Cbc}>>")
 
-set(need_unix_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>>")
-set(need_windows_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>>")
+set(is_highs_shared "$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:highs::highs,TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>")
+set(need_unix_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,${is_highs_shared}>")
+set(need_windows_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,${is_highs_shared}>")
 
 set(need_unix_scip_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_SCIP}>>")
 set(need_windows_scip_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_SCIP}>>")
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ add_custom_command(
     ${JAVA_RESSOURCES_PATH}/${JAVA_NATIVE_PROJECT}/
 
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-    $<IF:$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,copy,true>
+    $<IF:$<OR:${need_unix_highs_lib},${need_windows_highs_lib}>,copy,true>
     $<${need_unix_highs_lib}:$<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:highs::highs>>
     $<${need_windows_highs_lib}:$<TARGET_FILE:highs::highs>>
     ${JAVA_RESSOURCES_PATH}/${JAVA_NATIVE_PROJECT}/
diff --git a/cmake/python.cmake b/cmake/python.cmake
index c7065ce237..a2c8cda932 100644
--- a/cmake/python.cmake
+++ b/cmake/python.cmake
@@ -483,8 +483,9 @@ set(need_unix_clp_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Clp}>>")
 set(need_unix_cgl_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Cgl}>>")
 set(need_unix_cbc_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_Cbc}>>")
 
-set(need_unix_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>>")
-set(need_windows_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>>")
+set(is_highs_shared "$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:highs::highs,TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>")
+set(need_unix_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,${is_highs_shared}>")
+set(need_windows_highs_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,${is_highs_shared}>")
 
 set(need_unix_scip_lib "$<AND:${is_not_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_SCIP}>>")
 set(need_windows_scip_lib "$<AND:${is_windows},$<BOOL:${BUILD_SCIP}>>")
@@ -638,7 +639,7 @@ add_custom_command(
     ${PYTHON_PROJECT}/.libs
 
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-    $<IF:$<BOOL:${BUILD_HIGHS}>,copy,true>
+    $<IF:$<OR:${need_unix_highs_lib},${need_windows_highs_lib}>,copy,true>
     $<${need_unix_highs_lib}:$<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:highs::highs>>
     $<${need_windows_highs_lib}:$<TARGET_FILE:highs::highs>>
     ${PYTHON_PROJECT}/.libs