diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96dea02..192d026 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ endif()
 
 option(INTERNAL_TEST OFF)
 option(CI_TEST OFF)
+option(JUCE_COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD "Automatically copy built plugins to standard locations after build" ON)
 
 if(APPLE)
     # Add vendored libraries path (for CI/GitHub Actions)
diff --git a/audioelementplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/audioelementplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fd355c..65182b3 100644
--- a/audioelementplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/audioelementplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ juce_add_plugin(AudioElementPlugin
         NEEDS_MIDI_OUTPUT FALSE
         IS_MIDI_EFFECT FALSE
         EDITOR_WANTS_KEYBOARD_FOCUS FALSE
-    COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD TRUE
+        COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD ${JUCE_COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD}
         FORMATS ${PLUGIN_FORMATS}
         PRODUCT_NAME ${AUDIO_ELEMENT_PRODUCT_NAME}
         AAX_CATEGORY "AAX_ePlugInCategory_SoundField")
diff --git a/rendererplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/rendererplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 26f4e47..cee0905 100644
--- a/rendererplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rendererplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ juce_add_plugin(RendererPlugin
         NEEDS_MIDI_OUTPUT FALSE
         IS_MIDI_EFFECT FALSE
         EDITOR_WANTS_KEYBOARD_FOCUS FALSE
-    COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD TRUE
+        COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD ${JUCE_COPY_PLUGIN_AFTER_BUILD}
         FORMATS ${PLUGIN_FORMATS}
         PRODUCT_NAME ${RENDERER_PRODUCT_NAME}
         AAX_CATEGORY "AAX_ePlugInCategory_SWGenerators")