diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e93a84ac..ca03351ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@ if(NOT SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
       RESOURCE DESTINATION "${SDL_SDL_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR}"
     )
     if(MSVC)
-      install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:SDL3-shared> DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" OPTIONAL)
+      SDL_install_pdb(SDL3-shared "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
     endif()
   endif()
 
@@ -3320,6 +3320,9 @@ if(NOT SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
       FRAMEWORK DESTINATION "."
       RESOURCE DESTINATION "${SDL_SDLstatic_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR}"
     )
+    if(MSVC)
+      SDL_install_pdb(SDL3-static "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   if(SDL_TEST_LIBRARY)
@@ -3328,6 +3331,9 @@ if(NOT SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
       FRAMEWORK DESTINATION "."
       RESOURCE DESTINATION "${SDL_SDLtest_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR}"
     )
+    if(MSVC)
+      SDL_install_pdb(SDL3_test "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   ##### Install CMake Targets #####
diff --git a/cmake/macros.cmake b/cmake/macros.cmake
index f91946425..edc30fcfb 100644
--- a/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -201,3 +201,17 @@ function(SDL_PrintSummary)
     message(STATUS "")
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(SDL_install_pdb TARGET DIRECTORY)
+  get_property(type TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY TYPE)
+  if(type MATCHES "^(SHARED_LIBRARY|EXECUTABLE)$")
+    install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${TARGET}> DESTINATION "${DIRECTORY}" OPTIONAL)
+  elseif(type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+    # FIXME: Use $<TARGET_COMPILE_PDB_FILE:${TARGET} once it becomes available (https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/25244)
+    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Visual Studio.*")
+      install(CODE "file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${DIRECTORY}\" TYPE FILE OPTIONAL FILES \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/\${CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME}/$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${TARGET}>.pdb\")")
+    else()
+      install(CODE "file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${DIRECTORY}\" TYPE FILE OPTIONAL FILES \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${TARGET}.dir/$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${TARGET}>.pdb\")")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ee4251a47..8d7ff5904 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ if(SDL_INSTALL_TESTS)
     endif()
     if(MSVC)
         foreach(test IN LISTS SDL_TEST_EXECUTABLES)
-            install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${test}> DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR}/installed-tests/SDL3" OPTIONAL)
+            SDL_install_pdb(${test} "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR}/installed-tests/SDL3")
         endforeach()
     endif()
     install(