diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6c2329a3f8616..16ce75c1f46a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -49,18 +49,20 @@ jobs:
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug                                                                                 \
           -DIMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS=ON                                                                             \
           -DIMHEX_ENABLE_PLUGIN_TESTS=ON                                                                           \
+          -DIMHEX_PATTERNS_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS=OFF                                                                   \
+          -DLIBPL_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF                                                                                 \
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                                       \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                                     \
           -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld -fsanitize=address,leak,undefined -fno-sanitize-recover=all --coverage"    \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld -fsanitize=address,leak,undefined -fno-sanitize-recover=all --coverage"  \
           -DIMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD=ON                                                                                 \
           ..
-        make -j4 unit_tests
+        make -j4 unit_tests main
 
     - name: 🧪 Perform plcli Integration Tests
       run: |
         cd lib/external/pattern_language
-        python tests/integration/integration.py ../../../build/imhex --pl
+        python tests/integration/integration.py ../../../build/bin/imhex --pl
 
     - name: 🧪 Perform Unit Tests
       run: |
@@ -82,6 +84,64 @@ jobs:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         file: coverage_report.xml
 
+  tests-win:
+    name: 🧪 Unit Tests (windows)
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+    env:
+      CCACHE_DIR:      "${{ github.workspace }}/.ccache"
+    steps:
+    - name: 🧰 Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - name: 📜 Setup ccache
+      uses:  hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
+      id:    cache-ccache
+      with:
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-${{ github.run_id }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache
+        max-size: 1G
+
+    - name: 🟦 Install msys2
+      uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      with:
+        msystem: mingw64
+
+    - name: ⬇️ Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        set -x
+        dist/get_deps_msys2.sh
+
+    # Windows cmake build
+    - name: 🛠️ Build
+      run: |
+        set -x
+        mkdir -p build
+        cd build
+
+        cmake -G "Ninja"                                            \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug                                  \
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PWD/install"                     \
+          -DIMHEX_USE_DEFAULT_BUILD_SETTINGS=ON                     \
+          -DIMHEX_PATTERNS_PULL_MASTER=ON                           \
+          -DUSE_SYSTEM_CAPSTONE=ON                                  \
+          -DIMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS=ON                              \
+          -DIMHEX_ENABLE_PLUGIN_TESTS=ON                            \
+          -DIMHEX_PATTERNS_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS=OFF                    \
+          -DLIBPL_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF                                  \
+          -DIMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD=ON                                  \
+          ..
+        ninja -j4 unit_tests
+
+    - name: 🧪 Perform Unit Tests
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        ctest --output-on-failure
+
   langs:
     name: 🧪 Langs
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97ec6d6869e39..0bf523a7ecb29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 .vscode/
+.devcontainer/
+.cache/
 .idea/
 .kdev4/
 
@@ -14,3 +16,4 @@ imgui.ini
 .DS_Store
 CMakeUserPresets.json
 Brewfile.lock.json
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3ad66f234536..90b027898a5fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ option(IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS          "Enable building unit tests"
 option(IMHEX_ENABLE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS "Enable precompiled headers"                                                            OFF)
 option(IMHEX_COMPRESS_DEBUG_INFO        "Compress debug information"                                                            ON )
 
+# if enabled, add a unit_test custom target for all the unit tests to be registered against
+if (IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS)
+    # should be first instance, but check anyway for consistency
+    if(NOT TARGET unit_tests)
+        enable_testing()
+        add_custom_target(unit_tests)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 set(IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/cmake/modules")
 
@@ -69,14 +78,16 @@ addBundledLibraries()
 
 add_subdirectory(lib/libimhex)
 add_subdirectory(main)
-addPluginDirectories()
 
 # Add unit tests
 if (IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS)
-    enable_testing()
     add_subdirectory(tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 endif ()
 
+# Do this after adding the tests, so that the plugins_test runner binary has
+# a chance of being created before being referenced by plugin tests
+addPluginDirectories()
+
 # Configure more resources that will be added to the install package
 generatePDBs()
 generateSDKDirectory()
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 83c9e53429b95..d10fafbbf7e2e 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@
         "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug",
         "CMAKE_C_COMPILER": "gcc",
         "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER": "g++",
+        "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": "ON",
         "IMHEX_PATTERNS_PULL_MASTER": "ON",
         "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "./install",
         "USE_SYSTEM_CAPSTONE": "ON",
+        "IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS": "ON",
+        "IMHEX_ENABLE_PLUGIN_TESTS": "ON",
+        "LIBPL_ENABLE_TESTS": "ON",
+        "IMHEX_PATTERNS_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS": "ON",
         "IMHEX_USE_DEFAULT_BUILD_SETTINGS": "ON"
       }
     },
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@
         "name": "x86_64",
         "description": "x86_64 build",
         "configurePreset": "x86_64",
-        "targets": [ "imhex_all" ]
+        "targets": [ "imhex_all", "unit_tests" ]
     }
   ],
   "testPresets": [
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 0136c120e5ad2..b4502e29aea72 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -387,8 +387,10 @@ function(configureProject)
     if (XCODE)
         # Support Xcode's multi configuration paradigm by placing built artifacts into separate directories
         set(IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Configs/$<CONFIG>" PARENT_SCOPE)
-    else()
+    elseif(EMSCRIPTEN OR APPLE)
         set(IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    else()
+        set(IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin" PARENT_SCOPE)
     endif()
 endfunction()
 
@@ -500,16 +502,16 @@ function(downloadImHexPatternsFiles dest)
 
         # Maybe patterns are cloned to a subdirectory
         if (NOT EXISTS ${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR})
-            set(imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImHex-Patterns")        
+            set(imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImHex-Patterns")
         endif()
 
         # Or a sibling directory
         if (NOT EXISTS ${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR})
-            set(imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../ImHex-Patterns")        
+            set(imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../ImHex-Patterns")
         endif()
     endif ()
 
-    if (NOT EXISTS ${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR}) 
+    if (NOT EXISTS ${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR})
         message(WARNING "Failed to locate ImHex-Patterns repository, some resources will be missing during install!")
     elseif(XCODE)
         # The Xcode build has multiple configurations, which each need a copy of these files
@@ -527,10 +529,24 @@ function(downloadImHexPatternsFiles dest)
             file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${dest}/${relativePath}" INPUT "${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR}/${relativePath}")
         endforeach()
     else()
+        # Make sure the IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY exists, as CREATE_LINK doesn't create missing intermediate directories
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
         set(PATTERNS_FOLDERS_TO_INSTALL constants encodings includes patterns magic nodes)
         foreach (FOLDER ${PATTERNS_FOLDERS_TO_INSTALL})
+            # Make the pattern files available to ImHex binaries started from the build directory
+            if (NOT IMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD)
+                file(COPY "${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR}/${FOLDER}" DESTINATION "${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}" PATTERN "**/_schema.json" EXCLUDE)
+            else()
+                # If it is an offline build, the imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR location is likely a git clone
+                # Create the directories as symbolic links, so that any changes get mirrored both ways
+                file(CREATE_LINK "${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR}/${FOLDER}" "${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${FOLDER}" COPY_ON_ERROR SYMBOLIC)
+            endif()
             install(DIRECTORY "${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR}/${FOLDER}" DESTINATION "${dest}" PATTERN "**/_schema.json" EXCLUDE)
         endforeach ()
+        # Register ImHex-Patterns, if manually cloned
+        if(IMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD AND EXISTS ${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt AND IMHEX_PATTERNS_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS)
+            add_subdirectory(${imhex_patterns_SOURCE_DIR})
+        endif()
     endif ()
 
 endfunction()
@@ -742,8 +758,8 @@ macro(addBundledLibraries)
         set_target_properties(
                 libpl
                 PROPERTIES
-                    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-                    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+                    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
+                    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
         )
     endif()
     enableUnityBuild(libpl)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake b/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
index b20b0e50ae3b3..e53a90e50637c 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ macro(add_imhex_plugin)
     # Set rpath of plugin libraries to the plugins folder
     if (APPLE)
         set_target_properties(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME} PROPERTIES BUILD_RPATH "@executable_path/../Frameworks;@executable_path/plugins")
+    else()
+        set_target_properties(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/plugins")
     endif()
 
     # Setup a romfs for the plugin
@@ -124,8 +126,6 @@ macro(add_imhex_plugin)
 
     if (EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/CMakeLists.txt AND IMHEX_ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS AND IMHEX_ENABLE_PLUGIN_TESTS)
         add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
-        target_link_libraries(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME} PUBLIC ${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}_tests)
-        target_compile_definitions(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}_tests PRIVATE IMHEX_PROJECT_NAME="${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}-tests")
     endif()
 endmacro()
 
diff --git a/dist/get_deps_msys2.sh b/dist/get_deps_msys2.sh
index f4911848be484..d20a126498873 100755
--- a/dist/get_deps_msys2.sh
+++ b/dist/get_deps_msys2.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ pacboy -S --needed --noconfirm  \
   bzip2:p        \
   xz:p           \
   zstd:p         \
-  lz4:p
+  lz4:p          \
+  gdb:p
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
index abcd9677faa54..5988ff2d5f2ec 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,5 +151,10 @@ set_property(TARGET libimhex PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION FALSE)
 add_dependencies(imhex_all libimhex)
 
 install(FILES "$<TARGET_FILE:libimhex>" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" PERMISSIONS ${LIBRARY_PERMISSIONS})
-set_target_properties(libimhex PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+if(IMHEX_EXTERNAL_PLUGIN_BUILD)
+    set_target_properties(libimhex PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+else()
+    set_target_properties(libimhex PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+    set_target_properties(libimhex PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+endif()
 set_target_properties(libimhex PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/forwarder/CMakeLists.txt b/main/forwarder/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a04c35173e1f..94478a845660a 100644
--- a/main/forwarder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/main/forwarder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ target_link_libraries(main-forwarder PRIVATE wolv::io ${FMT_LIBRARIES})
 add_dependencies(imhex_all main-forwarder)
 set_target_properties(main-forwarder PROPERTIES
         OUTPUT_NAME "imhex"
-        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../..
+        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/updater/CMakeLists.txt b/main/updater/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e07614a7c9dd..6aa7843eedca0 100644
--- a/main/updater/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/main/updater/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project(updater) 
+project(updater)
 
 add_executable(updater
     source/main.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ add_dependencies(main updater)
 if (APPLE)
     set(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${BUNDLE_NAME}/Contents/MacOS")
 else ()
-    set(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+    set(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(updater PROPERTIES
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
index 3b5a8d152efa7..6b2bd6a1aac79 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
     class PopupSelect : public ViewHexEditor::Popup {
     public:
-        
+
         PopupSelect(u64 address, size_t size): m_region({address, size}) {}
 
         void draw(ViewHexEditor *editor) override {
@@ -584,8 +584,6 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         EventProviderChanged::unsubscribe(this);
         EventProviderOpened::unsubscribe(this);
         EventHighlightingChanged::unsubscribe(this);
-
-        ContentRegistry::Settings::write<int>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.bytes_per_row", m_hexEditor.getBytesPerRow());
     }
 
     void ViewHexEditor::drawPopup() {
@@ -655,10 +653,16 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     }
 
     void ViewHexEditor::drawContent() {
+        const auto prevBytesPerRow = m_hexEditor.getBytesPerRow();
+
         m_hexEditor.setProvider(ImHexApi::Provider::get());
 
         m_hexEditor.draw();
 
+        if(prevBytesPerRow != m_hexEditor.getBytesPerRow()) {
+            ContentRegistry::Settings::write<int>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.bytes_per_row", m_hexEditor.getBytesPerRow());
+        }
+
         this->drawPopup();
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/builtin/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c82cebd3a41a..c6fa043f2e62e 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/builtin/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,21 @@ set(AVAILABLE_TESTS
     Providers/InvalidResize
 )
 
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} OBJECT
     source/main.cpp
 )
 
+# link into plugins_test, so that test registration works
+target_link_libraries(plugins_test PUBLIC ${PROJECT_NAME})
+
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins/builtin/include)
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE libimhex)
 
 foreach (test IN LISTS AVAILABLE_TESTS)
-    add_test(NAME "Plugin_${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}/${test}" COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:plugins_test> "${test}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-endforeach ()
\ No newline at end of file
+    add_test(NAME "Plugin_${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}/${test}" COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:plugins_test> "${test}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+endforeach ()
+
+# remember to add dependency on the plugin itself to the unit_test target, so that it also gets built
+add_dependencies(unit_tests ${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME})
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE IMHEX_PROJECT_NAME="${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME}-tests")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/script_loader/support/c/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/script_loader/support/c/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c581faa966d2..202471c867bbc 100644
--- a/plugins/script_loader/support/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/script_loader/support/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 project(c_api)
 
-add_library(c_api OBJECT
+if (IMHEX_STATIC_LINK_PLUGINS)
+    set(C_API_LIBRARY_TYPE STATIC)
+else()
+    set(C_API_LIBRARY_TYPE OBJECT)
+endif()
+
+add_library(c_api ${C_API_LIBRARY_TYPE}
     source/script_api/v1/bookmarks.cpp
     source/script_api/v1/logger.cpp
     source/script_api/v1/mem.cpp
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 81dade9b7415c..2e8dc46e621cf 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-project(unit_tests)
-
-add_custom_target(unit_tests DEPENDS imhex_all helpers algorithms plugins)
 
 add_subdirectory(common)
-target_compile_definitions(tests_common PUBLIC IMHEX_PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}")
 
 add_subdirectory(helpers)
 add_subdirectory(algorithms)
diff --git a/tests/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
index 3aa618f4874ec..b51fcce9d0729 100644
--- a/tests/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE include)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE libimhex tests_common ${FMT_LIBRARIES})
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
 foreach (test IN LISTS AVAILABLE_TESTS)
-    add_test(NAME "${TEST_CATEGORY}/${test}" COMMAND ${PROJECT_NAME} "${test}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+    add_test(NAME "${TEST_CATEGORY}/${test}" COMMAND ${PROJECT_NAME} "${test}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 endforeach ()
 add_dependencies(unit_tests ${PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/tests/common/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 98c922020faf6..7ef07891250a1 100644
--- a/tests/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ project(tests_common)
 add_library(tests_common STATIC
         source/main.cpp
 )
+
 target_link_libraries(tests_common PUBLIC libimhex ${FMT_LIBRARIES} libwolv)
+add_dependencies(unit_tests ${PROJECT_NAME})
+
+target_compile_definitions(tests_common PUBLIC IMHEX_PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/common/source/main.cpp b/tests/common/source/main.cpp
index 217e229baf0b5..e0403d557bf71 100644
--- a/tests/common/source/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/common/source/main.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         hex::log::info("Failed!");
 
     hex::TaskManager::exit();
+
+    hex::ImHexApi::System::impl::cleanup();
+
     hex::EventImHexClosing::post();
     hex::EventManager::clear();
     hex::PluginManager::unload();
diff --git a/tests/helpers/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/helpers/CMakeLists.txt
index ef3809b7905ba..77ca24145dced 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/helpers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE include)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE libimhex tests_common ${FMT_LIBRARIES})
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
 foreach (test IN LISTS AVAILABLE_TESTS)
-    add_test(NAME "${TEST_CATEGORY}/${test}" COMMAND ${PROJECT_NAME} "${test}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+    add_test(NAME "${TEST_CATEGORY}/${test}" COMMAND ${PROJECT_NAME} "${test}" WORKING_DIRECTORY ${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 endforeach ()
 add_dependencies(unit_tests ${PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/tests/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 35b4da650ce8a..744d0d2b4e289 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE include)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE libimhex tests_common ${FMT_LIBRARIES})
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${IMHEX_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 add_dependencies(unit_tests ${PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/tests/plugins/source/plugins.cpp b/tests/plugins/source/plugins.cpp
index d80268ce691e1..55a412d0c97b9 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/source/plugins.cpp
+++ b/tests/plugins/source/plugins.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 #include <hex/helpers/utils.hpp>
 #include <hex/helpers/default_paths.hpp>
 
+#include <imgui_internal.h>
+
 
 using namespace hex;
 class PluginLoader {
 public:
     PluginLoader() {
+        GImGui = ImGui::CreateContext();
         for (const auto &dir : paths::Plugins.read()) {
             PluginManager::addLoadPath(dir);
         }