diff --git a/Makefile.plugins.mk b/Makefile.plugins.mk
index 2e39991c..0700fd04 100644
--- a/Makefile.plugins.mk
+++ b/Makefile.plugins.mk
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ ifneq ($(VST3_FILENAME),)
 vst3       = $(TARGET_DIR)/$(VST3_FILENAME)
 endif
 shared     = $(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME)$(LIB_EXT)
+static     = $(TARGET_DIR)/$(NAME).a
 
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 vst2files += $(TARGET_DIR)/$(VST2_CONTENTS)/Info.plist
@@ -474,6 +475,21 @@ endif
 	@echo "Creating shared library for $(NAME)"
 	$(SILENT)$(CXX) $^ $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) $(LINK_FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(DGL_LIBS) $(SHARED) $(SYMBOLS_SHARED) -o $@
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Static
+
+static: $(static)
+
+ifeq ($(HAVE_DGL),true)
+$(static): $(OBJS_DSP) $(OBJS_UI) $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoPluginMain_STATIC.cpp.o $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_STATIC.cpp.o
+else
+$(static): $(OBJS_DSP) $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoPluginMain_STATIC.cpp.o
+endif
+	-@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
+	@echo "Creating static library for $(NAME)"
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $@
+	$(SILENT)$(AR) crs $@ $^
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # macOS files
 
@@ -503,6 +519,7 @@ endif
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoPluginMain_VST2.cpp.d
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoPluginMain_VST3.cpp.d
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoPluginMain_SHARED.cpp.d
+-include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoPluginMain_STATIC.cpp.d
 
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_JACK.cpp.d
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_DSSI.cpp.d
@@ -510,5 +527,6 @@ endif
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_VST2.cpp.d
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_VST3.cpp.d
 -include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_SHARED.cpp.d
+-include $(BUILD_DIR)/DistrhoUIMain_STATIC.cpp.d
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/distrho/DistrhoPluginMain.cpp b/distrho/DistrhoPluginMain.cpp
index 6affef3c..2676cca9 100644
--- a/distrho/DistrhoPluginMain.cpp
+++ b/distrho/DistrhoPluginMain.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #elif defined(DISTRHO_PLUGIN_TARGET_SHARED)
 DISTRHO_PLUGIN_EXPORT DISTRHO_NAMESPACE::Plugin* createSharedPlugin();
 DISTRHO_PLUGIN_EXPORT DISTRHO_NAMESPACE::Plugin* createSharedPlugin() { return DISTRHO_NAMESPACE::createPlugin(); }
+#elif defined(DISTRHO_PLUGIN_TARGET_STATIC)
+START_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
+Plugin* createStaticPlugin() { return createPlugin(); }
+END_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
 #else
 # error unsupported format
 #endif
diff --git a/distrho/DistrhoUIMain.cpp b/distrho/DistrhoUIMain.cpp
index aeeade58..9b898bc7 100644
--- a/distrho/DistrhoUIMain.cpp
+++ b/distrho/DistrhoUIMain.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * DISTRHO Plugin Framework (DPF)
- * Copyright (C) 2012-2021 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with
  * or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // nothing
 #elif defined(DISTRHO_PLUGIN_TARGET_VST3)
 # include "src/DistrhoUIVST3.cpp"
-#elif defined(DISTRHO_PLUGIN_TARGET_SHARED)
+#elif defined(DISTRHO_PLUGIN_TARGET_SHARED) || defined(DISTRHO_PLUGIN_TARGET_STATIC)
 // nothing
 #else
 # error unsupported format