diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/LyXMacros.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/LyXMacros.cmake
index 6df513654b..bb26e6687b 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/LyXMacros.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/LyXMacros.cmake
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ endmacro()
 
 
 macro(LYX_OPTION_LIST_ALL)
+	if(UNIX)
+		set(run_cmake ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/run_cmake.sh)
+		file(WRITE ${run_cmake} "#!/bin/bash\n")
+		file(APPEND ${run_cmake} "cmake ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} \\\n")
+		execute_process(COMMAND chmod 755 ${run_cmake})
+	endif()
 	foreach(_option ${LYX_OPTIONS})
 		if(${_option}_show_message OR ${ARGV0} STREQUAL "help")
 			string(SUBSTRING "${_option}                            " 0 25 _var)
@@ -273,7 +279,16 @@ macro(LYX_OPTION_LIST_ALL)
 			string(SUBSTRING "${_isset}     " 0 4 _val)
 			message(STATUS "${_var}= ${_val}   : ${${_option}_description}")
 		endif()
+		if(UNIX)
+			file(APPEND ${run_cmake} "    -D${_option}=${${_option}}             \\\n")
+		endif()
 	endforeach()
+	if(UNIX)
+		file(APPEND ${run_cmake} "\n")
+		message(STATUS)
+		message(STATUS "CMake command with options is available in shell script")
+		message(STATUS "    '${run_cmake}'")
+	endif()
 endmacro()
 
 macro(lyx_add_info_files group)