diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build
index 9856341aa..2640ab29c 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build	
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if not xgettext.found()
   error('MESON_SKIP_TEST xgettext not found.')
 endif
 
-intl = dependency('intl', required: false)
+intl = dependency('intl', required: false, static: get_option('static'))
 if not intl.found()
   error('MESON_SKIP_TEST libintl/gettext functions not found.')
 endif
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson_options.txt b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f41ed254e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson_options.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('static', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'build statically linked binaries')
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/test.json b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/test.json
index 55a475a67..12ce27a89 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/test.json	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/test.json	
@@ -11,5 +11,13 @@
     {"type": "file", "file": "usr/share/applications/test3.desktop"},
     {"type": "file", "file": "usr/share/applications/test4.desktop"}
   ],
+  "matrix": {
+    "options": {
+      "static": [
+        { "val": "true"  },
+        { "val": "false" }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "skip_on_jobname": ["azure", "cygwin"]
 }