diff --git a/scripts/admb/admb b/scripts/admb/admb
index d4062441d..a20392286 100755
--- a/scripts/admb/admb
+++ b/scripts/admb/admb
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ shift $((OPTIND-1))
 tpls=
 srcs=
 objs=
+libs=
 nontpls=
 
 for file in $*
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ do
   elif [ "${file: -2}" = ".o" -o "${file: -4}" = ".obj" ]; then
     objs="$objs $file"
     nontpls="$nontpls $file"
+  elif [ "${file: -2}" = ".a" ]; then
+    libs="$libs $file"
   else
     tpls="$tpls $file"
   fi
@@ -524,6 +527,9 @@ do
       fi
     fi
   fi
+  if [ ! -z  "$libs" ]; then
+    CMD="$CMD $libs"
+  fi
   echo -e \*\*\* Linking: $file $objs\\n$CMD\\n
   eval $CMD
   if [[ -z $dll ]]; then
@@ -634,6 +640,9 @@ if [[ "$tplobjs" == "" ]]; then
       fi
     fi
   fi
+  if [ ! -z  "$libs" ]; then
+    CMD="$CMD $libs"
+  fi
   echo -e \*\*\* Linking: $listobjs\\n$CMD\\n
   eval $CMD
   if [ ! -z  "$output" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/admb/admb.bat b/scripts/admb/admb.bat
index 51f954a40..8c418c7d5 100644
--- a/scripts/admb/admb.bat
+++ b/scripts/admb/admb.bat
@@ -128,6 +128,23 @@ for %%a in (%*) do (
         )
       )
     )
+    if "!CXX!"=="cl" (
+       if "%%~xa"==".lib" (
+         if not defined option_libs (
+           set option_libs=!arg!
+         ) else (
+           option_libs=!option_libs! !arg!
+         )
+       )
+    ) else (
+       if "%%~xa"==".a" (
+         if defined option_libs (
+           set option_libs=!arg!
+         ) else (
+           option_libs=!option_libs! !arg!
+         )
+       )
+    )
     if "%%~xa"==".exe" (
       if defined option_o (
         set output=!arg!
@@ -657,7 +674,10 @@ if not defined tpls (
           )
         )
       )
-      echo.&echo *** Linking: !objs!
+      if defined option_libs (
+        CMD=!CMD! !option_libs!
+      )
+      echo.&echo *** Linking: !objs! !option_libs!
       echo !CMD!
       call !CMD! || goto ERROR
       if defined d (
@@ -734,10 +754,13 @@ if not defined tpls (
         )
       )
     )
+    if defined option_libs (
+      CMD=!CMD! !option_libs!
+    )
     if defined objs (
-      echo.&echo *** Linking: !tpl!.obj !objs!
+      echo.&echo *** Linking: !tpl!.obj !objs! !option_libs!
     ) else (
-      echo.&echo *** Linking: !tpl!.obj
+      echo.&echo *** Linking: !tpl!.obj !option_libs!
     )
     echo !CMD!
     call !CMD! || goto ERROR
diff --git a/scripts/admb/admb.sh b/scripts/admb/admb.sh
index 9082bad91..ef9e59ea5 100644
--- a/scripts/admb/admb.sh
+++ b/scripts/admb/admb.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ do
   elif [ "${file: -2}" = ".o" -o "${file: -4}" = ".obj" ]; then
     objs="$objs $file"
     nontpls="$nontpls $file"
+  elif [ "${file: -2}" = ".a" ]; then
+    libs="$libs $file"
   else
     tpls="$tpls $file"
   fi
@@ -526,6 +528,9 @@ do
       fi
     fi
   fi
+  if [ ! -z  "$libs" ]; then
+    CMD="$CMD $libs"
+  fi
   echo -e \*\*\* Linking: $file $objs\\n$CMD\\n
   eval $CMD
   if [[ -z $dll ]]; then
@@ -636,6 +641,9 @@ if [[ "$tplobjs" == "" ]]; then
       fi
     fi
   fi
+  if [ ! -z  "$libs" ]; then
+    CMD="$CMD $libs"
+  fi
   echo -e \*\*\* Linking: $listobjs\\n$CMD\\n
   eval $CMD
   if [ ! -z  "$output" ]; then