diff --git a/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItem.cs b/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItem.cs
index f1e900a33..54facce0f 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItem.cs
+++ b/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItem.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public static IkvmReferenceItem[] Import(IEnumerable<ITaskItem> items)
                 item.CacheSymbolsPath = item.Item.GetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.CacheSymbolsPath);
                 item.StagePath = item.Item.GetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.StagePath);
                 item.StageSymbolsPath = item.Item.GetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.StageSymbolsPath);
+                item.Static = string.Equals(item.Item.GetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.Static), "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
                 item.Save();
             }
 
@@ -271,6 +272,11 @@ public IkvmReferenceItem(ITaskItem item)
         /// </summary>
         public List<string> ResolvedReferences { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether Ikvmc should enable static-semantics.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Static { get; set; } = false;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Writes the metadata to the item.
         /// </summary>
@@ -300,6 +306,7 @@ public void Save()
             Item.SetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.Private, Private ? "true" : "false");
             Item.SetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.ReferenceOutputAssembly, ReferenceOutputAssembly ? "true" : "false");
             Item.SetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.ResolvedReferences, string.Join(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.PropertySeperatorString, ResolvedReferences));
+            Item.SetMetadata(IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.Static, Static ? "true" : "false");
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.cs b/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.cs
index f9ef738f6..72636a8f1 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/IKVM.MSBuild.Tasks/IkvmReferenceItemMetadata.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static class IkvmReferenceItemMetadata
         public static readonly string Aliases = "Aliases";
         public static readonly string Private = "Private";
         public static readonly string ReferenceOutputAssembly = "ReferenceOutputAssembly";
+        public static readonly string Static = "Static";
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets
index f937f4ab5..1f028d0d6 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.NoTasks.targets
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ Value = b.ToString();
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-sharedclassloader" Condition=" '$(SharedClassLoader)' == 'true' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-w$(WarningLevel)" />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-noparameterreflection" Condition=" '$(NoParameterReflection)' == 'true' " />
+            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-static" Condition=" '$(Static)' == 'true' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-exclude:$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(_ExcludeFilePath)'))" Condition="Exists('$(_ExcludeFilePath)') And '@(ExcludeRegex)' != '' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="@(_AssemblyAttributesClass->'-assemblyattributes:%(FullPath)')" />
             <_IkvmCompilerReferencePath Remove="@(_IkvmCompilerReferencePath)" />
diff --git a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets
index f0106ab7b..affb1f803 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
             SharedClassLoader="$(SharedClassLoader)"
             NoStdLib="$(NoCompilerStandardLib)"
             NoParameterReflection="$(NoParameterReflection)"
+            Static="$(Static)"
             WarningLevel="$(WarningLevel)"
             References="@(_IkvmCompilerReferencePath)"
             StrictFinalFieldSemantics="$(StrictFinalFieldSemantics)"
diff --git a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props
index e007dcb58..eae6e88d5 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props
+++ b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         <StrictFinalFieldSemantics Condition=" '$(StrictFinalFieldSemantics)' == '' ">true</StrictFinalFieldSemantics>
         <RemoveAssertions Condition=" '$(RemoveAssertions)' == '' ">true</RemoveAssertions>
         <NoParameterReflection Condition=" '$(NoParameterReflection)' == '' ">true</NoParameterReflection>
+        <Static Condition=" '$(Static)' == '' ">false</Static>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <!-- language specific functionality -->
diff --git a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.NoTasks.targets b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.NoTasks.targets
index e13c617fe..ac7d175f4 100644
--- a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.NoTasks.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.NoTasks.targets
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-removeassertions" Condition=" '$(RemoveAssertions)' == 'true' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-target:library" />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-nostdlib" />
+            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-static" Condition=" '%(IkvmReferenceItem.Static)' == 'true' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-classloader:%(IkvmReferenceItem.ClassLoader)" Condition=" '%(IkvmReferenceItem.ClassLoader)' != '' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="@(_IkvmCompilerReferencePath->'-reference:%(FullPath)')" />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-out:%(IkvmReferenceItem.StagePath)" />
diff --git a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.Tasks.targets b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.Tasks.targets
index 752d54b7e..b78ca0b96 100644
--- a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.Tasks.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.Tasks.targets
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             CompressResources="true"
             ClassLoader="%(IkvmReferenceItem.ClassLoader)"
             NoStdLib="true"
+            Static="%(IkvmReferenceItem.Static)"
             References="@(_IkvmCompilerReferencePath->'%(FullPath)')"
             Input="%(IkvmReferenceItem.Compile)"
             Condition=" '%(IkvmReferenceItem.Compile)' != '' "/>
diff --git a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.props b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.props
index be4181734..db8211eb7 100644
--- a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.props
+++ b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.props
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             <Private>true</Private>
             <CopyLocal>true</CopyLocal>
             <ReferenceOutputAssembly>true</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+            <Static>false</Static>
         </IkvmReference>
     </ItemDefinitionGroup>