diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 61f43296..417c3feb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ find_package(ROOT COMPONENTS RIO Tree)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Load macros and functions for Gaudi-based projects
 find_package(Gaudi)
+get_filename_component(Gaudi_CMakeDir ${GAUDI_TOOLBOX_DIR} DIRECTORY)
+get_filename_component(GAUDI_LIB_DIR ${Gaudi_CMakeDir} DIRECTORY)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
diff --git a/k4FWCore/CMakeLists.txt b/k4FWCore/CMakeLists.txt
index 3142ee14..9dc4d7fe 100644
--- a/k4FWCore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/k4FWCore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ find_package(podio)
 
 gaudi_install(SCRIPTS)
 
+file(COPY ${GAUDI_LIB_DIR}/libGaudiCoreSvc.so DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/)
 
 gaudi_add_library(k4FWCore
 		  SOURCES src/PodioDataSvc.cpp
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt b/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt
index d38d31b5..b620a278 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 find_package(EDM4HEP)
 
-
-
+file(COPY ${GAUDI_LIB_DIR}/libGaudiCoreSvc.so DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/)
 
 file(GLOB k4fwcoretest_plugin_sources src/components/*.cpp)
 gaudi_add_module(k4FWCoreTestPlugins