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..2531c6268 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=" '$(NoParameterReflection)' == 'true' " />
+            <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-static" Condition=" '$(CompileStatically)' == 'true' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="-exclude:$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(_ExcludeFilePath)'))" Condition="Exists('$(_ExcludeFilePath)') And '@(ExcludeRegex)' != '' " />
             <_IkvmCompilerArgs Include="@(_AssemblyAttributesClass->'-assemblyattributes:%(FullPath)')" />
             <_IkvmCompilerReferencePath Remove="@(_IkvmCompilerReferencePath)" />
diff --git a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets
index f0106ab7b..205fc4e0b 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.Java.Core.Tasks.targets
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
             RemoveAssertions="$(RemoveAssertions)"
             Resources="@(_IkvmCompilerResource)"
             Remap="@(MapFile)"
-            Input="@(_Convert)" />
+            Input="@(_Convert)"
+            Static="$(CompileStatically)" />
 
         <!-- Move temporary files in place of permanent files. -->
         <Move SourceFiles="$(_AssemblyTempPath)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)" DestinationFiles="@(IntermediateAssembly)" OverwriteReadOnlyFiles="true" />
diff --git a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props
index e007dcb58..57f2e9a74 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props
+++ b/src/IKVM.NET.Sdk/targets/IKVM.NET.Sdk.props
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         <StrictFinalFieldSemantics Condition=" '$(StrictFinalFieldSemantics)' == '' ">true</StrictFinalFieldSemantics>
         <RemoveAssertions Condition=" '$(RemoveAssertions)' == '' ">true</RemoveAssertions>
         <NoParameterReflection Condition=" '$(NoParameterReflection)' == '' ">true</NoParameterReflection>
+        <CompileStatically Condition=" '$(CompileStatically') == '' ">false</CompileStatically>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <!-- language specific functionality -->