diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 455d8979a..a663d369c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1049,9 +1049,13 @@ if test -n "$CHICKEN_CONFIG" ; then
 
   AC_ARG_WITH(chickhme,[  --with-chickenhome=path   Set location of CHICKEN home directory],[
 	CHICKENHOME="$withval"], [CHICKENHOME=])
-  AC_ARG_WITH(chickopt,[  --with-chickenopts=path   Set compiler options for CHICKEN generated code],[
+  AC_ARG_WITH(chickops,[  --with-chickensharedopts=path   Set compiler options for shared CHICKEN generated code],[
+	CHICKENSHAREDOPTS="$withval"], [CHICKENSHAREDOPTS=])
+  AC_ARG_WITH(chickopt,[  --with-chickenopts=path   Set compiler options for static CHICKEN generated code],[
 	CHICKENOPTS="$withval"], [CHICKENOPTS=])
-  AC_ARG_WITH(chicklib,[  --with-chickenlib=path    Set linker options for CHICKEN generated code],[
+  AC_ARG_WITH(chicklis,[  --with-chickensharedlib=path    Set linker options for shared CHICKEN generated code],[
+	CHICKENSHAREDLIB="$withval"], [CHICKENSHAREDLIB=])
+  AC_ARG_WITH(chicklib,[  --with-chickenlib=path    Set linker options for static CHICKEN generated code],[
 	CHICKENLIB="$withval"], [CHICKENLIB=])
 
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(for CHICKEN home directory)
@@ -1067,7 +1071,19 @@ if test -n "$CHICKEN_CONFIG" ; then
       	AC_MSG_RESULT(not found)
   fi
 
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for compiler options for CHICKEN generated code)
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for compiler options for shared CHICKEN generated code)
+  if test -z "$CHICKENSHAREDOPTS"; then
+        CHICKENSHAREDOPTS="`chicken-config -shared -cflags`"
+  else
+        CHICKENSHAREDOPTS="`chicken-config -shared -cflags` $CHICKENSHAREDOPTS"
+  fi
+  if test -z "$CHICKENSHAREDOPTS"; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(not found)
+  else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($CHICKENSHAREDOPTS)
+  fi
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for compiler options for static CHICKEN generated code)
   if test -z "$CHICKENOPTS"; then
         CHICKENOPTS="`chicken-config -cflags`"
   else
@@ -1079,13 +1095,27 @@ if test -n "$CHICKEN_CONFIG" ; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT($CHICKENOPTS)
   fi
 
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for linker options for CHICKEN generated code)
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for linker options for shared CHICKEN generated code)
+  dirs="$CHICKENSHAREDLIB `chicken-config -shared -libs -extra-libs | sed s/-L//g`"
+  for i in $dirs ; do
+  	if test -r $i/libchicken.a; then
+  	    AC_MSG_RESULT(libraries found in $i)
+  	    CHICKENSHAREDLIB="$CHICKENSHAREDLIB `chicken-config -shared -extra-libs`"
+  	    CHICKENSHAREDLIB="$CHICKENSHAREDLIB `chicken-config -shared -libs`"
+  	    break
+  	fi
+  done
+  if test -z "$CHICKENSHAREDLIB"; then
+  	AC_MSG_RESULT(not found)
+  fi
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for linker options for static CHICKEN generated code)
   dirs="$CHICKENLIB `chicken-config -libs -extra-libs | sed s/-L//g`"
   for i in $dirs ; do
   	if test -r $i/libchicken.a; then
   	    AC_MSG_RESULT(libraries found in $i)
-  	    CHICKENLIB="$CHICKENLIB `chicken-config -libs`"
   	    CHICKENLIB="$CHICKENLIB `chicken-config -extra-libs`"
+  	    CHICKENLIB="$CHICKENLIB `chicken-config -libs`"
   	    break
   	fi
   done
@@ -1099,7 +1129,9 @@ AC_SUBST(CHICKEN)
 AC_SUBST(CHICKEN_CONFIG)
 AC_SUBST(CHICKENHOME)
 AC_SUBST(CHICKENOPTS)
+AC_SUBST(CHICKENSHAREDOPTS)
 AC_SUBST(CHICKENLIB)
+AC_SUBST(CHICKENSHAREDLIB)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Look for csharp