diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 593a8cf12..7f4fbab0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         - { name: Intel Compiler (Ubuntu 20.04),  os: ubuntu-20.04,   shell: bash, artifact: 'SDL-ubuntu20.04-icc', intel: true, cmake: '-DSDL_CLANG_TIDY=OFF',
             source_cmd: 'source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; export CC=icc; export CXX=icpc; export CFLAGS=-diag-disable=10441; export CXXFLAGS=-diag-disable=10441; '}
         - { name: Ubuntu 22.04,                   os: ubuntu-22.04,   shell: sh, artifact: 'SDL-ubuntu22.04' }
-        - { name: MacOS (Framework),              os: macos-latest,   shell: sh,    cmake: '-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" -DSDL_FRAMEWORK=ON -DSDL_CLANG_TIDY=OFF', skip_test_pkgconfig: true, artifact: 'SDL-macos-framework' }
+        - { name: MacOS (Framework),              os: macos-latest,   shell: sh,    cmake: '-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" -DSDL_FRAMEWORK=ON -DSDL_CLANG_TIDY=OFF', skip_test_pkgconfig: true, artifact: 'SDL-macos-framework', no-static: true }
         - { name: MacOS (GNU prefix),             os: macos-latest,   shell: sh,    cmake: '-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64" -DCLANG_TIDY_BINARY="$(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang-tidy"', artifact: 'SDL-macos-gnu' }
 
     steps:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.platform.source_cmd }}
         cmake -S cmake/test -B cmake_config_build -G Ninja \
           -DTEST_SHARED=ON \
-          -DTEST_STATIC=ON \
+          -DTEST_STATIC=${{ !matrix.platform.no-static }} \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
           -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$(echo "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake_prefix" | sed  -e 's#\\#/#g')
         cmake --build cmake_config_build --verbose
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e5a28b55..eb9d1b718 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ set(SDL_SHARED_DEFAULT ON)
 set(SDL_STATIC_DEFAULT ON)
 
 set(SDL_SHARED_AVAILABLE ON)
+set(SDL_STATIC_AVAILABLE ON)
 
 # All these *_DEFAULT vars will default to ON if not specified,
 # so you only need to override them if they need to be disabled.
@@ -263,6 +264,11 @@ foreach(_SUB IN LISTS SDL_SUBSYSTEMS)
   option(SDL_${_OPT} "Enable the ${_SUB} subsystem" ${SDL_${_OPT}_DEFAULT})
 endforeach()
 
+cmake_dependent_option(SDL_FRAMEWORK "Build SDL libraries as Apple Framework" OFF "APPLE" OFF)
+if(SDL_FRAMEWORK)
+  set(SDL_STATIC_AVAILABLE FALSE)
+endif()
+
 # Allow some projects to be built conditionally.
 set_option(SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL    "Disable installation of SDL3" ${SDL3_SUBPROJECT})
 cmake_dependent_option(SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL_CPACK "Create binary SDL3 archive using CPack" ${SDL3_SUBPROJECT} "NOT SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL" ON)
@@ -354,12 +360,9 @@ set_option(SDL_CLANG_TIDY          "Run clang-tidy static analysis" OFF)
 set(SDL_VENDOR_INFO "" CACHE STRING "Vendor name and/or version to add to SDL_REVISION")
 
 cmake_dependent_option(SDL_SHARED "Build a shared version of the library" ${SDL_SHARED_DEFAULT} ${SDL_SHARED_AVAILABLE} OFF)
-option(SDL_STATIC "Build a static version of the library" ${SDL_STATIC_DEFAULT})
+cmake_dependent_option(SDL_STATIC "Build a static version of the library" ${SDL_STATIC_DEFAULT} ${SDL_STATIC_AVAILABLE} OFF)
 option(SDL_TEST_LIBRARY   "Build the SDL3_test library" ON)
 
-# Apple Frameworks NEED a (shared) SDL3.framework for `#include <SDL3/xxx.h>` to work
-cmake_dependent_option(SDL_FRAMEWORK "Build SDL libraries as Apple Framework" OFF "SDL_SHARED;APPLE" OFF)
-
 dep_option(SDL_STATIC_PIC      "Static version of the library should be built with Position Independent Code" "${CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE}" "SDL_STATIC" OFF)
 dep_option(SDL_TESTS           "Build the test directory" OFF SDL_TEST_LIBRARY OFF)
 dep_option(SDL_INSTALL_TESTS   "Install test-cases" OFF "NOT SDL_DISABLE_INSTALL;NOT SDL_FRAMEWORK" OFF)
@@ -3097,18 +3100,6 @@ if(SDL_STATIC)
     OUTPUT_NAME "${sdl_static_libname}"
     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE "${SDL_STATIC_PIC}"
   )
-  if(APPLE)
-    set_target_properties(SDL3-static PROPERTIES
-      FRAMEWORK "${SDL_FRAMEWORK}"
-    )
-    if(SDL_FRAMEWORK)
-      set_target_properties(SDL3-static PROPERTIES
-        FRAMEWORK_VERSION "${SDL_FRAMEWORK_VERSION}"
-        MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER "org.libsdl.SDL3-static"
-        RESOURCE "${SDL_FRAMEWORK_RESOURCES}"
-      )
-    endif()
-  endif()
   target_compile_definitions(SDL3-static PRIVATE SDL_STATIC_LIB)
   target_link_libraries(SDL3-static PRIVATE ${SDL_CMAKE_DEPENDS})
   target_include_directories(SDL3-static
@@ -3196,12 +3187,6 @@ if(SDL_FRAMEWORK)
   set(SDL_SDL_INSTALL_REAL_RESOURCEDIR "SDL3.framework/Versions/${SDL_FRAMEWORK_VERSION}/Resources")
   set(SDL_SDL_INSTALL_REAL_CMAKEDIR "${SDL_SDL_INSTALL_REAL_RESOURCEDIR}/CMake")
 
-  # - Install other SDL3*Config.cmake files in SDL3*.framework/Resources/CMake
-  # - The *_RELATIVE_CMAKEDIR variables are the symlinked folders visible from outside
-  set(SDL_SDLstatic_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR "SDL3-static.framework/Resources")
-  set(SDL_SDLstatic_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "${SDL_SDLstatic_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR}/CMake")
-  set(SDL_SDLstatic_INSTALL_CMAKEFILENAME "SDL3-staticConfig.cmake")
-
   set(SDL_SDLtest_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR "SDL3_test.framework/Resources")
   set(SDL_SDLtest_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "${SDL_SDLtest_INSTALL_RESOURCEDIR}/CMake")
   set(SDL_SDLtest_INSTALL_CMAKEFILENAME "SDL3_testConfig.cmake")