diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
index bf94f9ff6..e945aa7c8 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
      ${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT} CACHE STRING
      "Flags used by the linker during Release with Debug Info builds.")
 
+  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT} CACHE STRING
+     "Flags used by the linker during debug builds.")
+
+  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}
+     CACHE STRING
+     "Flags used by the linker during release minsize builds.")
+
+  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT} CACHE STRING
+     "Flags used by the linker during release builds.")
+
+  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
+     ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT} CACHE STRING
+     "Flags used by the linker during Release with Debug Info builds.")
 endif()
 # shared linker flags
 set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} $ENV{LDFLAGS}"
@@ -77,6 +90,10 @@ set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} $ENV{LDFLAGS}"
 set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} $ENV{LDFLAGS}"
      CACHE STRING "Flags used by the linker during the creation of modules.")
 
+# static linker flags
+set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT}"
+     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the linker during the creation of static libraries.")
+
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TOOL ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} CACHE INTERNAL
      "What is the target build tool cmake is generating for.")
 
@@ -103,5 +120,10 @@ CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
 CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
 CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
 
+CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS
+CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG
+CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
+CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
+CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
 )