diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4987219..6cf4449c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ if (NOT DEFINED SPDLOG_MASTER_PROJECT)
     endif()
 endif ()
 
+option(SPDLOG_BUILD_ALL "Build all artifacts" OFF)
+
 # build shared option
 option(SPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED "Build shared library" OFF)
 
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ endif()
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build binaries
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE OR SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE_HO)
+if(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE OR SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE_HO OR SPDLOG_BUILD_ALL)
     message(STATUS "Generating example(s)")
     add_subdirectory(example)
     spdlog_enable_warnings(example)
@@ -264,13 +266,13 @@ if(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE OR SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE_HO)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-if(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS OR SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS_HO)
+if(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS OR SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS_HO OR SPDLOG_BUILD_ALL)
     message(STATUS "Generating tests")
     enable_testing()
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
-if(SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH)
+if(SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH OR SPDLOG_BUILD_ALL)
     message(STATUS "Generating benchmarks")
     add_subdirectory(bench)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 1964ae25..7f20d6a9 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ function(spdlog_prepare_test test_target spdlog_lib)
 endfunction()
 
 # The compiled library tests
-if(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS)
+if(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS OR SPDLOG_BUILD_ALL)
     spdlog_prepare_test(spdlog-utests spdlog::spdlog)
 endif()
 
 # The header-only library version tests
-if(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS_HO)
+if(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS_HO OR SPDLOG_BUILD_ALL)
     spdlog_prepare_test(spdlog-utests-ho spdlog::spdlog_header_only)
 endif()