diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 89142561b..b89958e55 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         if (!config.target.result.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
             lib_shared.installHeader(); // Only need one header
             if (config.target.result.os.tag == .windows) {
-                lib_shared.install("ghostty.dll");
-                lib_static.install("ghostty-static.lib");
+                lib_shared.install("ghostty-internal.dll");
+                lib_static.install("ghostty-internal-static.lib");
             } else {
-                lib_shared.install("libghostty.so");
-                lib_static.install("libghostty.a");
+                lib_shared.install("ghostty-internal.so");
+                lib_static.install("ghostty-internal.a");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/build/GhosttyLib.zig b/src/build/GhosttyLib.zig
index 4e15fbbf4..a6667e334 100644
--- a/src/build/GhosttyLib.zig
+++ b/src/build/GhosttyLib.zig
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ step: *std.Build.Step,
 /// The final static library file
 output: std.Build.LazyPath,
 dsym: ?std.Build.LazyPath,
+pkg_config: ?std.Build.LazyPath,
+pkg_config_static: ?std.Build.LazyPath,
 
 pub fn initStatic(
     b: *std.Build,
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ pub fn initStatic(
         .step = &lib.step,
         .output = lib.getEmittedBin(),
         .dsym = null,
+        .pkg_config = null,
+        .pkg_config_static = null,
     };
 
     // Create a static lib that contains all our dependencies.
@@ -70,6 +74,8 @@ pub fn initStatic(
 
         // Static libraries cannot have dSYMs because they aren't linked.
         .dsym = null,
+        .pkg_config = null,
+        .pkg_config_static = null,
     };
 }
 
@@ -146,10 +152,20 @@ pub fn initShared(
         break :dsymutil output;
     };
 
+    // pkg-config
+    //
+    // pkg-config's --static only expands Libs.private / Requires.private;
+    // it doesn't rewrite Libs: into an archive-only reference when both
+    // shared and static libraries are installed. Install a dedicated
+    // static module so consumers can request the archive explicitly.
+    const pcs = pkgConfigFiles(b, deps);
+
     return .{
         .step = &lib.step,
         .output = lib.getEmittedBin(),
         .dsym = dsymutil,
+        .pkg_config = pcs.shared,
+        .pkg_config_static = pcs.static,
     };
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ pub fn initMacOSUniversal(
 
     const universal = LipoStep.create(b, .{
         .name = "ghostty",
-        .out_name = "libghostty.a",
+        .out_name = "ghostty-internal.a",
         .input_a = aarch64.output,
         .input_b = x86_64.output,
     });
@@ -180,13 +196,31 @@ pub fn initMacOSUniversal(
         // You can't run dsymutil on a universal binary, you have to
         // do it on the individual binaries.
         .dsym = null,
+        .pkg_config = null,
+        .pkg_config_static = null,
     };
 }
 
 pub fn install(self: *const GhosttyLib, name: []const u8) void {
     const b = self.step.owner;
+    const step = b.getInstallStep();
     const lib_install = b.addInstallLibFile(self.output, name);
-    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&lib_install.step);
+    step.dependOn(&lib_install.step);
+
+    if (self.pkg_config) |pc| {
+        step.dependOn(&b.addInstallFileWithDir(
+            pc,
+            .prefix,
+            "share/pkgconfig/ghostty-internal.pc",
+        ).step);
+    }
+    if (self.pkg_config_static) |pc| {
+        step.dependOn(&b.addInstallFileWithDir(
+            pc,
+            .prefix,
+            "share/pkgconfig/ghostty-internal-static.pc",
+        ).step);
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn installHeader(self: *const GhosttyLib) void {
@@ -197,3 +231,61 @@ pub fn installHeader(self: *const GhosttyLib) void {
     );
     b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&header_install.step);
 }
+
+const PkgConfigFiles = struct {
+    shared: std.Build.LazyPath,
+    static: std.Build.LazyPath,
+};
+
+fn pkgConfigFiles(
+    b: *std.Build,
+    deps: *const SharedDeps,
+) PkgConfigFiles {
+    const os_tag = deps.config.target.result.os.tag;
+    const wf = b.addWriteFiles();
+
+    return .{
+        .shared = wf.add("ghostty-internal.pc", b.fmt(
+            \\prefix={s}
+            \\includedir=${{prefix}}/include
+            \\libdir=${{prefix}}/lib
+            \\
+            \\Name: ghostty-internal
+            \\URL: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
+            \\Description: Ghostty internal library (not for external use)
+            \\Version: {f}
+            \\Cflags: -I${{includedir}}
+            \\Libs: ${{libdir}}/{s}
+            \\Libs.private:
+            \\Requires.private:
+        , .{ b.install_prefix, deps.config.version, sharedLibraryName(os_tag) })),
+        .static = wf.add("ghostty-internal-static.pc", b.fmt(
+            \\prefix={s}
+            \\includedir=${{prefix}}/include
+            \\libdir=${{prefix}}/lib
+            \\
+            \\Name: ghostty-internal-static
+            \\URL: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
+            \\Description: Ghostty internal library, static (not for external use)
+            \\Version: {f}
+            \\Cflags: -I${{includedir}}
+            \\Libs: ${{libdir}}/{s}
+            \\Libs.private:
+            \\Requires.private:
+        , .{ b.install_prefix, deps.config.version, staticLibraryName(os_tag) })),
+    };
+}
+
+fn sharedLibraryName(os_tag: std.Target.Os.Tag) []const u8 {
+    return if (os_tag == .windows)
+        "ghostty-internal.dll"
+    else
+        "ghostty-internal.so";
+}
+
+fn staticLibraryName(os_tag: std.Target.Os.Tag) []const u8 {
+    return if (os_tag == .windows)
+        "ghostty-internal-static.lib"
+    else
+        "ghostty-internal.a";
+}
diff --git a/test/windows/README.md b/test/windows/README.md
index d9047d841..da2be7521 100644
--- a/test/windows/README.md
+++ b/test/windows/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ Manual test programs for Windows-specific functionality.
 
 ## test_dll_init.c
 
-Regression test for the DLL CRT initialization fix. Loads ghostty.dll
-at runtime and calls ghostty_info + ghostty_init to verify the MSVC C
-runtime is properly initialized.
+Regression test for the DLL CRT initialization fix. Loads
+ghostty-internal.dll at runtime and calls ghostty_info + ghostty_init to
+verify the MSVC C runtime is properly initialized.
 
 ### Build
 
-First build ghostty.dll, then compile the test:
+First build ghostty-internal.dll, then compile the test:
 
 ```
 zig build -Dapp-runtime=none -Demit-exe=false
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ zig cc test_dll_init.c -o test_dll_init.exe -target native-native-msvc
 From this directory:
 
 ```
-copy ..\..\zig-out\lib\ghostty.dll . && test_dll_init.exe
+copy ..\..\zig-out\lib\ghostty-internal.dll . && test_dll_init.exe
 ```
 
 Expected output (after the CRT fix):
diff --git a/test/windows/test_dll_init.c b/test/windows/test_dll_init.c
index 68363304f..7215e2b69 100644
--- a/test/windows/test_dll_init.c
+++ b/test/windows/test_dll_init.c
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 /*
- * Minimal reproducer for the libghostty DLL CRT initialization issue.
+ * Minimal reproducer for the ghostty-internal DLL CRT initialization issue.
  *
  * Before the fix (DllMain calling __vcrt_initialize / __acrt_initialize),
- * loading ghostty.dll and calling any function that touches the C runtime
- * crashed with "access violation writing 0x0000000000000024" because Zig's
- * _DllMainCRTStartup does not initialize the MSVC C runtime for DLL targets.
+ * loading ghostty-internal.dll and calling any function that touches the C
+ * runtime crashed with "access violation writing 0x0000000000000024" because
+ * Zig's _DllMainCRTStartup does not initialize the MSVC C runtime for DLL
+ * targets.
  *
  * This test loads the DLL and calls ghostty_info, which exercises the CRT
  * (string handling, memory). If it returns a version string without
  * crashing, the CRT is properly initialized.
  *
  * Build:  zig cc test_dll_init.c -o test_dll_init.exe -target native-native-msvc
- * Run:    copy ..\..\zig-out\lib\ghostty.dll . && test_dll_init.exe
+ * Run:    copy ..\..\zig-out\lib\ghostty-internal.dll . && test_dll_init.exe
  *
  * Expected output (after fix):
  *   ghostty_info: <version string>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef ghostty_info_s (*ghostty_info_fn)(void);
 
 int main(void) {
-    HMODULE dll = LoadLibraryA("ghostty.dll");
+    HMODULE dll = LoadLibraryA("ghostty-internal.dll");
     if (!dll) {
         fprintf(stderr, "LoadLibrary failed: %lu\n", GetLastError());
         return 1;