diff --git a/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake b/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake
index e6ec9e6..c4620a4 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/3rdParty.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS)
 
     macro(link_against_library NAME LINKAGE REQUIRED)
         # determine whether the library is required or optional
+        # FIXME: improve passing required argument
         if("${REQUIRED}" STREQUAL "OPTIONAL")
             set(${NAME}_REQUIRED "NO")
         elseif("${REQUIRED}" STREQUAL "REQUIRED")
@@ -41,21 +42,25 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS)
         # add library to list of libraries to link against when building dynamic libraries or applications
         if(${NAME}_STATIC_LIB AND (("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "AUTO_LINKAGE" AND ((STATIC_LINKAGE AND "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "application") OR (STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE AND ("${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "" OR "${META_PROJECT_TYPE}" STREQUAL "library")))) OR ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "STATIC")))
             list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
-            message(STATUS "Linking ${META_PROJECT_NAME} statically against external library ${NAME} (${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB}).")
+            set(USE_STATIC_${NAME} ON)
+            message(STATUS "Linking ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} statically against external library ${NAME} (${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB}).")
         elseif(${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB AND ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "AUTO_LINKAGE" OR ("${LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "SHARED")))
             list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB})
-            message(STATUS "Linking ${META_PROJECT_NAME} dynamically against external library ${NAME} (${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB}).")
+            set(USE_STATIC_${NAME} OFF)
+            message(STATUS "Linking ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} dynamically against external library ${NAME} (${${NAME}_DYNAMIC_LIB}).")
         else()
             if(${NAME}_REQUIRED)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "External library ${NAME} required by ${META_PROJECT_NAME} is not available for the specified linkage ${LINKAGE}.")
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "External library ${NAME} required by ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} is not available for the specified linkage ${LINKAGE}.")
             else()
-                message(WARNING "External library ${NAME} required by ${META_PROJECT_NAME} is not available for the specified linkage ${LINKAGE}.")
+                message(WARNING "External library ${NAME} required by ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} is not available for the specified linkage ${LINKAGE}.")
             endif()
         endif()
 
         # add library to list of libraries to be provided as transitive dependencies when building static libraries
-        list(APPEND STATIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
-        message(STATUS "Adding ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB} to static library dependencies of ${META_PROJECT_NAME}.")
+        if(${NAME}_STATIC_LIB)
+            list(APPEND STATIC_LIBRARIES ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB})
+            message(STATUS "Adding ${${NAME}_STATIC_LIB} to static library dependencies of ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}.")
+        endif()
     endmacro()
 
     macro(use_external_library NAME LINKAGE REQUIRED)
@@ -109,7 +114,6 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FIND_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_EXISTS)
             use_external_library_from_package_static(${NAME} ${PKGNAME} ${INCLUDE_VAR} "${LIBRARY_VAR}" "${${NAME}_COMPATIBLE_VERSION}")
         endif()
 
-
         link_against_library(${NAME} ${LINKAGE} ${REQUIRED})
 
         restore_default_library_suffixes()
diff --git a/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in
index 2e13b35..a31e7d7 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/Config.cmake.in
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@ macro(use_@META_PROJECT_VARNAME@)
     # make CMake modules of the project available
     list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${@META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_MODULE_DIRS})
 endmacro()
+
+# FIXME: provide an imported target