diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 761a41d946..8bb5a96574 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -607,6 +607,58 @@ jobs:
             cd cmake-build;
             ctest --output-on-failure -E "(DataMySQL)|(DataODBC)|(Redis)|(MongoDB)" -C Release
 
+  windows-2022-msvc-cmake-static-mt:
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    env:
+      CPPUNIT_IGNORE: >-
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class PathTest>.testFind,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPSocketTest>.testSendToReceiveFrom,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPClientTest>.testPing,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPClientTest>.testBigPing,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPSocketTest>.testMTU,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class HTTPSClientSessionTest>.testProxy,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class HTTPSStreamFactoryTest>.testProxy,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class FileTest>.testExists,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ProcessRunnerTest>.testProcessRunner
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: cmake -S. -Bcmake-build -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DPOCO_MT=ON -DENABLE_NETSSL_WIN=ON -DENABLE_NETSSL=OFF -DENABLE_CRYPTO=OFF -DENABLE_JWT=OFF -DENABLE_DATA=ON -DENABLE_DATA_ODBC=ON -DENABLE_DATA_MYSQL=OFF -DENABLE_DATA_POSTGRESQL=OFF -DENABLE_TESTS=ON
+      - run: cmake --build cmake-build --config Release
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/retry-action
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 90
+          max_attempts: 3
+          retry_on: any
+          command: >-
+            cd cmake-build;
+            ctest --output-on-failure -E "(DataMySQL)|(DataODBC)|(Redis)|(MongoDB)" -C Release
+
+  windows-2022-msvc-cmake-static:
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    env:
+      CPPUNIT_IGNORE: >-
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class PathTest>.testFind,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPSocketTest>.testSendToReceiveFrom,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPClientTest>.testPing,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPClientTest>.testBigPing,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ICMPSocketTest>.testMTU,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class HTTPSClientSessionTest>.testProxy,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class HTTPSStreamFactoryTest>.testProxy,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class FileTest>.testExists,
+        class CppUnit::TestCaller<class ProcessRunnerTest>.testProcessRunner
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: cmake -S. -Bcmake-build -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DENABLE_NETSSL_WIN=ON -DENABLE_NETSSL=OFF -DENABLE_CRYPTO=OFF -DENABLE_JWT=OFF -DENABLE_DATA=ON -DENABLE_DATA_ODBC=ON -DENABLE_DATA_MYSQL=OFF -DENABLE_DATA_POSTGRESQL=OFF -DENABLE_TESTS=ON
+      - run: cmake --build cmake-build --config Release
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/retry-action
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 90
+          max_attempts: 3
+          retry_on: any
+          command: >-
+            cd cmake-build;
+            ctest --output-on-failure -E "(DataMySQL)|(DataODBC)|(Redis)|(MongoDB)" -C Release
+
   # missing asan dll path
   #  windows-2022-msvc-cmake-asan:
   #    runs-on: windows-2022
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d120e68fb..303d75fc50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build using shared libraries" ON)
 set(POCO_SANITIZEFLAGS CACHE STRING "Compiler-dependent sanitizer flags (like -fsanitize=address or /fsanitize=address")
 
 if(MSVC)
-	option(POCO_MT "Set to OFF|ON (default is OFF) to control build of POCO as /MT instead of /MD" OFF)
+	option(POCO_MT "Set to OFF|ON (default is OFF) to control static build of POCO as /MT instead of /MD" OFF)
 
 	if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND POCO_MT)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot have both BUILD_SHARED_LIBS and POCO_MT")