diff --git a/pythonfmu/builder.py b/pythonfmu/builder.py
index a96d51b..de0186b 100644
--- a/pythonfmu/builder.py
+++ b/pythonfmu/builder.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def build_FMU(
         dest: FilePath = ".",
         project_files: Iterable[FilePath] = set(),
         documentation_folder: Optional[FilePath] = None,
+        binary_files : Optional[FilePath] = None,
         **options,
     ) -> Path:
         script_file = Path(script_file)
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ def build_FMU(
                     src_binaries.rglob("*.so"),
                     src_binaries.rglob("*.dylib"),
                 ):
-                    relative_f = f.relative_to(src_binaries)
+                    relative_f = f.relative_to(src_binaries)         
                     arcname = (
                         binaries
                         / relative_f.parent
@@ -172,6 +173,22 @@ def build_FMU(
                     )
                     zip_fmu.write(f, arcname=arcname)
 
+                if binary_files is not None:
+                    binary_file = Path(binary_files)
+                    if binary_file.is_file():
+                        with open(binary_file,'r') as bf:
+                            bfs = bf.readlines()
+                            bfs = [line.rstrip() for line in bfs]
+                            
+                    for f in bfs:
+                        f = Path(f)
+                        arcname = (
+                            binaries
+                            / get_platform()
+                            / f.name
+                        )
+                        zip_fmu.write(f, arcname=arcname)
+
                 # Add the documentation folder
                 if documentation_folder is not None:
                     documentation = Path("documentation")
@@ -217,6 +234,13 @@ def create_command_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
         default=None
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--binary_file",
+        dest="binary_files",
+        help="will copy the files list in the binary file in binary folder enabling better portability",
+        default=None
+    )
+
     for option in FMI2_MODEL_OPTIONS:
         action = "store_false" if option.value else "store_true"
         parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/pythonfmu/pythonfmu-export/src/CMakeLists.txt b/pythonfmu/pythonfmu-export/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b2314d5..5275926 100644
--- a/pythonfmu/pythonfmu-export/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pythonfmu/pythonfmu-export/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ set(sources
         pythonfmu/PySlaveInstance.cpp
         )
 
+SET (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS
+     "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-rpath,'$ORIGIN'")
+
 add_library(pythonfmu-export ${sources} ${headers})
 target_compile_features(pythonfmu-export PUBLIC "cxx_std_17")