diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index dec1ca1140..b0d9468124 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -132,31 +132,115 @@ template("dawn_generator") {
   }
 }
 
+###############################################################################
+# Template to produce static and shared versions of Dawn's libraries
+###############################################################################
+
+# Template that produces static and shared versions of the same library.
+#  - The shared version exports symbols and has dependent import the symbols
+#    as libname.so with target name libname_shared
+#  - The static library doesn't export symbols nor make dependents import them
+#  - The libname target is an alias for libname_shared. This is mostly to keep
+#    the GN convention that target_type(name) defines a "name" target.
+#
+# The DEFINE_PREFIX must be provided and must match the respective "_export.h"
+# file.
+#
+# Example usage:
+#
+#   dawn_static_and_shared_library("my_library") {
+#     // my_library_export.h must use the MY_LIBRARY_IMPLEMENTATION and
+#     // MY_LIBRARY_SHARED_LIBRARY macros.
+#     DEFINE_PREFIX = "MY_LIBRARY"
+#
+#     sources = [...]
+#     deps = [...]
+#     configs = [...]
+#   }
+#
+#   executable("foo") {
+#     deps = [ ":my_library_shared" ] // or :my_library for the same effect
+#   }
+template("dawn_static_and_shared_library") {
+  # Copy the target_name in the local scope so it doesn't get shadowed in the
+  # definition of targets.
+  libname = target_name
+
+  # The config that will apply to dependents of the shared library so they know
+  # they should "import" the symbols
+  config("${libname}_shared_public_config") {
+    defines = [ "${invoker.DEFINE_PREFIX}_SHARED_LIBRARY" ]
+
+    # Executable needs an rpath to find our shared libraries on OSX and Linux
+    if (is_mac) {
+      ldflags = [
+        "-rpath",
+        "@executable_path/",
+      ]
+    }
+    if (is_linux) {
+      configs = [ "//build/config/gcc:rpath_for_built_shared_libraries" ]
+    }
+  }
+
+  shared_library("${libname}_shared") {
+    output_name = libname
+
+    # Copy all variables except "configs", which has a default value
+    forward_variables_from(invoker, "*", [ "configs" ])
+    if (defined(invoker.configs)) {
+      configs += invoker.configs
+    }
+
+    # Tell dependents where to find this shared library
+    if (is_mac) {
+      ldflags = [
+        "-install_name",
+        "@rpath/${libname}.dylib",
+      ]
+    }
+
+    # Use the config that makes the ${DEFINE_PREFIX}_EXPORT macro do something
+    if (!defined(public_configs)) {
+      public_configs = []
+    }
+    public_configs += [ ":${libname}_shared_public_config" ]
+
+    # Tell sources of this library to export the symbols (and not import)
+    if (!defined(defines)) {
+      defines = []
+    }
+    defines += [ "${invoker.DEFINE_PREFIX}_IMPLEMENTATION" ]
+  }
+
+  static_library("${libname}_static") {
+    output_name = libname
+
+    # Copy all variables except "configs", which has a default value
+    forward_variables_from(invoker, "*", [ "configs" ])
+    if (defined(invoker.configs)) {
+      configs += invoker.configs
+    }
+  }
+
+  group(libname) {
+    public_deps = [
+      ":${libname}_shared",
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
 ###############################################################################
 # Common dawn libraries and configs
 ###############################################################################
 
-config("libdawn_public") {
+config("dawn_public") {
   include_dirs = [
     target_gen_dir,
     "src/include",
   ]
 }
 
-# Executable needs an rpath to find our shared libraries on OSX and Linux
-config("dawn_shared_library_public") {
-  if (is_mac) {
-    ldflags = [
-      "-rpath",
-      "@executable_path/",
-    ]
-  }
-
-  if (is_linux) {
-    configs = [ "//build/config/gcc:rpath_for_built_shared_libraries" ]
-  }
-}
-
 config("dawn_internal") {
   include_dirs = [ "src" ]
 
@@ -181,10 +265,7 @@ config("dawn_internal") {
     defines += [ "DAWN_ENABLE_BACKEND_VULKAN" ]
   }
 
-  configs = [
-    ":libdawn_public",
-    ":dawn_shared_library_public",
-  ]
+  configs = [ ":dawn_public" ]
 
   # Only internal Dawn targets can use this config, this means only targets in
   # this BUILD.gn file.
@@ -220,7 +301,7 @@ static_library("dawn_common") {
 }
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Dawn headers and libdawn.so
+# Dawn headers
 ###############################################################################
 
 dawn_generator("dawn_headers_gen") {
@@ -233,7 +314,7 @@ dawn_generator("dawn_headers_gen") {
 }
 
 source_set("dawn_headers") {
-  public_configs = [ ":libdawn_public" ]
+  public_configs = [ ":dawn_public" ]
   deps = [
     ":dawn_headers_gen",
   ]
@@ -246,6 +327,10 @@ source_set("dawn_headers") {
   ]
 }
 
+###############################################################################
+# libdawn
+###############################################################################
+
 dawn_generator("libdawn_gen") {
   target = "libdawn"
   outputs = [
@@ -254,11 +339,9 @@ dawn_generator("libdawn_gen") {
   ]
 }
 
-config("libdawn_export") {
-  defines = [ "DAWN_IMPLEMENTATION" ]
-}
+dawn_static_and_shared_library("libdawn") {
+  DEFINE_PREFIX = "DAWN"
 
-source_set("libdawn_sources") {
   public_deps = [
     ":dawn_headers",
   ]
@@ -267,31 +350,10 @@ source_set("libdawn_sources") {
     ":libdawn_gen",
   ]
   sources = get_target_outputs(":libdawn_gen")
-
-  # Put the export config public so that dependents use the same declspec.
-  public_configs = [ ":libdawn_export" ]
-}
-
-shared_library("libdawn") {
-  public_deps = [
-    ":dawn_headers",
-  ]
-
-  deps = [
-    ":libdawn_sources",
-  ]
-
-  # Tell dependents where to find this shared library
-  if (is_mac) {
-    ldflags = [
-      "-install_name",
-      "@rpath/${target_name}.dylib",
-    ]
-  }
 }
 
 ###############################################################################
-# libdawn_native.so
+# libdawn_native
 ###############################################################################
 
 config("libdawn_native_internal") {
@@ -303,10 +365,6 @@ config("libdawn_native_internal") {
   }
 }
 
-config("libdawn_native_export") {
-  defines = [ "DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION" ]
-}
-
 dawn_generator("libdawn_native_utils_gen") {
   target = "dawn_native_utils"
   outputs = [
@@ -324,6 +382,7 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_headers") {
   public_deps = [
     ":dawn_headers",
   ]
+  public_configs = [ ":dawn_public" ]
   sources = [
     "src/include/dawn_native/DawnNative.h",
     "src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h",
@@ -339,20 +398,16 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_headers") {
 }
 
 # The meat of the compilation for libdawn_native so that we can cheaply have
-# shared_library / static_library / component versions of it.
+# shared_library / static_library versions of it. It compiles all the files
+# except those that define exported symbols.
 source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
   deps = [
     ":dawn_common",
+    ":libdawn_native_headers",
     ":libdawn_native_utils_gen",
     "${dawn_spirv_tools_dir}:spvtools_val",
     "third_party:spirv_cross",
   ]
-  public_deps = [
-    ":libdawn_native_headers",
-  ]
-
-  # Put the export config public so that dependents use the same declspec.
-  public_configs = [ ":libdawn_native_export" ]
 
   configs += [ ":libdawn_native_internal" ]
   libs = []
@@ -383,7 +438,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
     "src/dawn_native/ComputePassEncoder.h",
     "src/dawn_native/ComputePipeline.cpp",
     "src/dawn_native/ComputePipeline.h",
-    "src/dawn_native/DawnNative.cpp",
     "src/dawn_native/Device.cpp",
     "src/dawn_native/Device.h",
     "src/dawn_native/Error.cpp",
@@ -447,7 +501,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
       "src/dawn_native/d3d12/CommandBufferD3D12.h",
       "src/dawn_native/d3d12/ComputePipelineD3D12.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/d3d12/ComputePipelineD3D12.h",
-      "src/dawn_native/d3d12/D3D12Backend.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.h",
       "src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp",
@@ -505,7 +558,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
       "src/dawn_native/metal/Forward.h",
       "src/dawn_native/metal/InputStateMTL.h",
       "src/dawn_native/metal/InputStateMTL.mm",
-      "src/dawn_native/metal/MetalBackend.mm",
       "src/dawn_native/metal/PipelineLayoutMTL.h",
       "src/dawn_native/metal/PipelineLayoutMTL.mm",
       "src/dawn_native/metal/QueueMTL.h",
@@ -531,7 +583,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
     sources += [
       "src/dawn_native/null/DeviceNull.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/null/DeviceNull.h",
-      "src/dawn_native/null/NullBackend.cpp",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -551,7 +602,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
       "src/dawn_native/opengl/Forward.h",
       "src/dawn_native/opengl/InputStateGL.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/opengl/InputStateGL.h",
-      "src/dawn_native/opengl/OpenGLBackend.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/opengl/PersistentPipelineStateGL.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/opengl/PersistentPipelineStateGL.h",
       "src/dawn_native/opengl/PipelineGL.cpp",
@@ -621,7 +671,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
       "src/dawn_native/vulkan/TextureVk.h",
       "src/dawn_native/vulkan/UtilsVulkan.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/vulkan/UtilsVulkan.h",
-      "src/dawn_native/vulkan/VulkanBackend.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/vulkan/VulkanError.cpp",
       "src/dawn_native/vulkan/VulkanError.h",
       "src/dawn_native/vulkan/VulkanFunctions.cpp",
@@ -632,29 +681,47 @@ source_set("libdawn_native_sources") {
   }
 }
 
-# The shared library for libdawn_native for use by samples, tests, etc.
-shared_library("libdawn_native") {
-  deps = [
-    ":libdawn_native_sources",
-  ]
+# The static and shared libraries for libdawn_native. Most of the files are
+# already compiled in libdawn_native_sources, but we still need to compile
+# files defining exported symbols.
+dawn_static_and_shared_library("libdawn_native") {
+  DEFINE_PREFIX = "DAWN_NATIVE"
 
   #Make headers publically visible
   public_deps = [
     ":libdawn_native_headers",
   ]
-  public_configs = [ ":libdawn_public" ]
 
-  # Tell dependents where to find this shared library
-  if (is_mac) {
-    ldflags = [
-      "-install_name",
-      "@rpath/${target_name}.dylib",
-    ]
+  deps = [
+    ":libdawn_native_sources",
+    ":dawn_common",
+  ]
+  sources = [
+    "src/dawn_native/DawnNative.cpp",
+  ]
+  configs = [ ":libdawn_native_internal" ]
+
+  if (dawn_enable_d3d12) {
+    sources += [ "src/dawn_native/d3d12/D3D12Backend.cpp" ]
+  }
+  if (dawn_enable_metal) {
+    sources += [ "src/dawn_native/metal/MetalBackend.mm" ]
+  }
+  if (dawn_enable_null) {
+    sources += [ "src/dawn_native/null/NullBackend.cpp" ]
+  }
+  if (dawn_enable_opengl) {
+    sources += [ "src/dawn_native/opengl/OpenGLBackend.cpp" ]
+    deps += [ "third_party:glad" ]
+  }
+  if (dawn_enable_vulkan) {
+    sources += [ "src/dawn_native/vulkan/VulkanBackend.cpp" ]
+    deps += [ "third_party:vulkan_headers" ]
   }
 }
 
 ###############################################################################
-# libdawn_wire.so
+# libdawn_wire
 ###############################################################################
 
 # Public libdawn_wire headers so they can be publically visible for
@@ -663,16 +730,13 @@ source_set("libdawn_wire_headers") {
   public_deps = [
     ":dawn_headers",
   ]
+  public_configs = [ ":dawn_public" ]
   sources = [
     "src/include/dawn_wire/Wire.h",
     "src/include/dawn_wire/dawn_wire_export.h",
   ]
 }
 
-config("libdawn_wire_export") {
-  defines = [ "DAWN_WIRE_IMPLEMENTATION" ]
-}
-
 dawn_generator("libdawn_wire_gen") {
   target = "dawn_wire"
   outputs = [
@@ -684,14 +748,16 @@ dawn_generator("libdawn_wire_gen") {
   ]
 }
 
-source_set("libdawn_wire_sources") {
+dawn_static_and_shared_library("libdawn_wire") {
+  DEFINE_PREFIX = "DAWN_WIRE"
+
   deps = [
     ":dawn_common",
     ":libdawn_wire_gen",
     ":libdawn_wire_headers",
   ]
 
-  configs += [ ":dawn_internal" ]
+  configs = [ ":dawn_internal" ]
   sources = get_target_outputs(":libdawn_wire_gen")
   sources += [ "src/dawn_wire/WireCmd.h" ]
 
@@ -699,30 +765,6 @@ source_set("libdawn_wire_sources") {
   public_deps = [
     ":libdawn_wire_headers",
   ]
-  public_configs = [ ":libdawn_public" ]
-
-  # Put the export config public so that dependents use the same declspec.
-  public_configs += [ ":libdawn_wire_export" ]
-}
-
-shared_library("libdawn_wire") {
-  deps = [
-    ":libdawn_wire_sources",
-  ]
-
-  # Make headers publically visible
-  public_deps = [
-    ":libdawn_wire_headers",
-  ]
-  public_configs = [ ":libdawn_public" ]
-
-  # Tell dependents where to find this shared library
-  if (is_mac) {
-    ldflags = [
-      "-install_name",
-      "@rpath/${target_name}.dylib",
-    ]
-  }
 }
 
 ###############################################################################
@@ -806,6 +848,7 @@ test("dawn_unittests") {
     ":dawn_utils",
     ":libdawn",
     ":libdawn_native_sources",
+    ":libdawn_native",
     ":libdawn_wire",
     ":mock_dawn_gen",
     "third_party:gmock_and_gtest",
diff --git a/generator/templates/apicpp.h b/generator/templates/apicpp.h
index f1d732c2cc..133ec5c264 100644
--- a/generator/templates/apicpp.h
+++ b/generator/templates/apicpp.h
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ namespace dawn {
     {% macro render_cpp_method_declaration(type, method) %}
         {% set CppType = as_cppType(type.name) %}
         {% if method.return_type.name.concatcase() == "void" and type.is_builder -%}
-            {{CppType}} const&
+            DAWN_EXPORT {{CppType}} const&
         {%- else -%}
-            {{as_cppType(method.return_type.name)}}
+            DAWN_EXPORT {{as_cppType(method.return_type.name)}}
         {%- endif -%}
         {{" "}}{{method.name.CamelCase()}}(
             {%- for arg in method.arguments -%}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace dawn {
     {% for type in by_category["object"] %}
         {% set CppType = as_cppType(type.name) %}
         {% set CType = as_cType(type.name) %}
-        class DAWN_EXPORT {{CppType}} : public ObjectBase<{{CppType}}, {{CType}}> {
+        class {{CppType}} : public ObjectBase<{{CppType}}, {{CType}}> {
             public:
                 using ObjectBase::ObjectBase;
                 using ObjectBase::operator=;
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ namespace dawn {
 
             private:
                 friend ObjectBase<{{CppType}}, {{CType}}>;
-                static void DawnReference({{CType}} handle);
-                static void DawnRelease({{CType}} handle);
+                static DAWN_EXPORT void DawnReference({{CType}} handle);
+                static DAWN_EXPORT void DawnRelease({{CType}} handle);
         };
 
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/fuzzers/BUILD.gn b/src/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
index 80ecb2f6b9..128cf18f1f 100644
--- a/src/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
@@ -164,10 +164,8 @@ dawn_fuzzer_test("dawn_wire_server_and_frontend_fuzzer") {
   ]
 
   deps = [
-    "${dawn_top_level}:libdawn_sources",
-    "${dawn_top_level}:libdawn_native_sources",
-    "${dawn_top_level}:libdawn_wire_sources",
+    "${dawn_top_level}:libdawn_static",
+    "${dawn_top_level}:libdawn_native_static",
+    "${dawn_top_level}:libdawn_wire_static",
   ]
-
-  additional_configs = [ "${dawn_top_level}:dawn_shared_library_public" ]
 }
diff --git a/src/include/dawn/dawn_export.h b/src/include/dawn/dawn_export.h
index d00c8fdb85..354bcfff0f 100644
--- a/src/include/dawn/dawn_export.h
+++ b/src/include/dawn/dawn_export.h
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@
 #ifndef DAWN_EXPORT_H_
 #define DAWN_EXPORT_H_
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#    if defined(DAWN_IMPLEMENTATION)
-#        define DAWN_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
-#    else
-#        define DAWN_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
-#    endif
-#else
-#    if defined(DAWN_IMPLEMENTATION)
-#        define DAWN_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-#    else
-#        define DAWN_EXPORT
-#    endif
-#endif
+#if defined(DAWN_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+#    if defined(_WIN32)
+#        if defined(DAWN_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#            define DAWN_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#        else
+#            define DAWN_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#        endif
+#    else  // defined(_WIN32)
+#        if defined(DAWN_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#            define DAWN_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#        else
+#            define DAWN_EXPORT
+#        endif
+#    endif  // defined(_WIN32)
+#else       // defined(DAWN_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+#    define DAWN_EXPORT
+#endif  // defined(DAWN_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 #endif  // DAWN_EXPORT_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h b/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h
index f258167954..ffbd9cc369 100644
--- a/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@
 #ifndef DAWNNATIVE_EXPORT_H_
 #define DAWNNATIVE_EXPORT_H_
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#    if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
-#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
-#    else
-#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
-#    endif
-#else
-#    if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
-#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-#    else
-#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT
-#    endif
-#endif
+#if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+#    if defined(_WIN32)
+#        if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#            define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#        else
+#            define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#        endif
+#    else  // defined(_WIN32)
+#        if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#            define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#        else
+#            define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT
+#        endif
+#    endif  // defined(_WIN32)
+#else       // defined(DAWN_NATIVE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+#    define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT
+#endif  // defined(DAWN_NATIVE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 #endif  // DAWNNATIVE_EXPORT_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_wire/dawn_wire_export.h b/src/include/dawn_wire/dawn_wire_export.h
index d22376266d..8043f618c1 100644
--- a/src/include/dawn_wire/dawn_wire_export.h
+++ b/src/include/dawn_wire/dawn_wire_export.h
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@
 #ifndef DAWNWIRE_EXPORT_H_
 #define DAWNWIRE_EXPORT_H_
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#    if defined(DAWN_WIRE_IMPLEMENTATION)
-#        define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
-#    else
-#        define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
-#    endif
-#else
-#    if defined(DAWN_WIRE_IMPLEMENTATION)
-#        define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-#    else
-#        define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT
-#    endif
-#endif
+#if defined(DAWN_WIRE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+#    if defined(_WIN32)
+#        if defined(DAWN_WIRE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#            define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#        else
+#            define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#        endif
+#    else  // defined(_WIN32)
+#        if defined(DAWN_WIRE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#            define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#        else
+#            define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT
+#        endif
+#    endif  // defined(_WIN32)
+#else       // defined(DAWN_WIRE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+#    define DAWN_WIRE_EXPORT
+#endif  // defined(DAWN_WIRE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 #endif  // DAWNWIRE_EXPORT_H_