diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 89335f4e..5ccf4ef0 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ env.Depends(configparser, lemon)
 mod_ssi_exprparser = env.Command(['mod_ssi_exprparser.c', 'mod_ssi_exprparser.h'], 'mod_ssi_exprparser.y', '(cd build; ../' + lemon[0].path + ' -q ../$SOURCE ../src/lempar.c; cd ..)')
 env.Depends(mod_ssi_exprparser, lemon)
 
+staticenv = env.Copy(CPPFLAGS=[ env['CPPFLAGS'], '-DLIGHTTPD_STATIC', '-DOPENSSL_NO_KRB5'])
+## turn all src-files into objects
+staticsrc = src + common_src +  [ 'mod_access.c' ]
+staticobj = []
+for cfile in staticsrc:
+	staticobj += [ staticenv.Object('static-' + cfile.replace('.c', ''), cfile) ]
+
+staticbin = staticenv.Program('lighttpd-static', staticobj, LIBS = [ 'pthread', 'fam', 'pthread', 'krb5', 'crypto', 'ssl', 'crypto', 'ssl', 'krb5', 'k5crypto', 'krb5support', 'com_err', 'resolv', 'pcre' ], LINKFLAGS= ['-static'] )
+Alias('static', staticbin)
+
 implib = 'lighttpd.exe.a'
 bin_targets = ['lighttpd']
 bin_linkflags = [ env['LINKFLAGS'] ]
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ env.Depends(instbin, configparser)
 
 spawn_fcgi = env.Program("spawn-fcgi", "spawn-fcgi.c")
 
+
 if env['COMMON_LIB'] == 'bin':
 	common_lib = instbin[1]
 
diff --git a/src/plugin.c b/src/plugin.c
index b375017d..9b941d03 100644
--- a/src/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugin.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static void plugin_free(plugin *p) {
 	/*if (RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND) use_dlclose = 0;*/
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LIGHTTPD_STATIC
 	if (use_dlclose && p->lib) {	
 #ifdef __WIN32
 		FreeLibrary(p->lib);
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ static void plugin_free(plugin *p) {
 		dlclose(p->lib);
 #endif
 	}
+#endif
 		
 	free(p);
 }
@@ -100,7 +102,23 @@ static int plugins_register(server *srv, plugin *p) {
  * 
  */
 
+#ifdef LIGHTTPD_STATIC
+int plugins_load(server *srv) {
+	plugin *p;
+#define PLUGIN_INIT(x)\
+	p = plugin_init(); \
+	if (x ## _plugin_init(p)) { \
+		log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "ss", #x, "plugin init failed" ); \
+		plugin_free(p); \
+		return -1;\
+	}\
+	plugins_register(srv, p);
 
+	PLUGIN_INIT(mod_access);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
 int plugins_load(server *srv) {
 	plugin *p;
 	int (*init)(plugin *pl);
@@ -205,6 +223,7 @@ int plugins_load(server *srv) {
 	
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 #define PLUGIN_TO_SLOT(x, y) \
 	handler_t plugins_call_##y(server *srv, connection *con) {\