diff --git a/cqlengine/columns.py b/cqlengine/columns.py
index e3413a08..af895023 100644
--- a/cqlengine/columns.py
+++ b/cqlengine/columns.py
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ class Column(object):
                  default=None,
                  required=False,
                  clustering_order=None,
-                 polymorphic_key=False):
+                 polymorphic_key=False,
+                 static=False):
         """
         :param primary_key: bool flag, indicates this column is a primary key. The first primary key defined
             on a model is the partition key (unless partition keys are set), all others are cluster keys
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ class Column(object):
         self.polymorphic_key = polymorphic_key
         #the column name in the model definition
         self.column_name = None
+        self.static = static
 
         self.value = None
 
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ class Column(object):
         """
         Returns a column definition for CQL table definition
         """
-        return '{} {}'.format(self.cql, self.db_type)
+        static = "static" if self.static else ""
+        return '{} {} {}'.format(self.cql, self.db_type, static)
 
     def set_column_name(self, name):
         """
diff --git a/cqlengine/models.py b/cqlengine/models.py
index cbb1485d..d725e42c 100644
--- a/cqlengine/models.py
+++ b/cqlengine/models.py
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ class ModelMetaClass(type):
         is_polymorphic_base = any([c[1].polymorphic_key for c in column_definitions])
 
         column_definitions = [x for x in inherited_columns.items()] + column_definitions
-
         polymorphic_columns = [c for c in column_definitions if c[1].polymorphic_key]
         is_polymorphic = len(polymorphic_columns) > 0
         if len(polymorphic_columns) > 1:
diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/management/test_management.py b/cqlengine/tests/management/test_management.py
index 4c586eac..c2fb19af 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/management/test_management.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/management/test_management.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-
+import mock
 from cqlengine import ALL, CACHING_ALL, CACHING_NONE
+from cqlengine.connection import get_session
 from cqlengine.exceptions import CQLEngineException
 from cqlengine.management import  get_fields, sync_table, drop_table
 from cqlengine.tests.base import BaseCassEngTestCase, CASSANDRA_VERSION
@@ -244,3 +245,30 @@ class NonModelFailureTest(BaseCassEngTestCase):
     def test_failure(self):
         with self.assertRaises(CQLEngineException):
             sync_table(self.FakeModel)
+
+
+def test_static_columns():
+    class StaticModel(Model):
+        id = columns.Integer(primary_key=True)
+        c = columns.Integer(primary_key=True)
+        name = columns.Text(static=True)
+
+    drop_table(StaticModel)
+
+    from mock import patch
+
+    from cqlengine.connection import get_session
+    session = get_session()
+
+    with patch.object(session, "execute", side_effect=Exception) as m:
+        try:
+            sync_table(StaticModel)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    assert m.call_count > 0
+    statement = m.call_args[0][0].query_string
+    assert '"name" text static' in statement, statement
+
+
+
diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/model/test_model.py b/cqlengine/tests/model/test_model.py
index 1bd143d0..9d4e0199 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/model/test_model.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/model/test_model.py
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@ class BuiltInAttributeConflictTest(TestCase):
             class IllegalFilterColumnModel(Model):
                 __keyspace__ = 'test'
                 my_primary_key = columns.Integer(primary_key=True)
-                filter = columns.Text()
\ No newline at end of file
+                filter = columns.Text()
+
+
diff --git a/docs/topics/queryset.rst b/docs/topics/queryset.rst
index d03a54a4..2466dece 100644
--- a/docs/topics/queryset.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/queryset.rst
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ QuerySet method reference
         Sets the field to order on.
 
         .. code-block:: python
-        
+
             from uuid import uuid1,uuid4
 
             class Comment(Model):