diff --git a/proto/static/config.Y b/proto/static/config.Y
index f4b31f3f..b23eebec 100644
--- a/proto/static/config.Y
+++ b/proto/static/config.Y
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static_proto:
    static_proto_start proto_name '{'
  | static_proto proto_item ';'
  | static_proto proto_channel ';' { this_proto->net_type = $2->net_type; }
+ | static_proto mpls_channel ';'
  | static_proto CHECK LINK bool ';' { STATIC_CFG->check_link = $4; }
  | static_proto IGP TABLE rtable ';' {
     if ($4->addr_type == NET_IP4)
diff --git a/proto/static/static.c b/proto/static/static.c
index f30aff71..7d0ea917 100644
--- a/proto/static/static.c
+++ b/proto/static/static.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "nest/iface.h"
 #include "nest/protocol.h"
 #include "nest/route.h"
+#include "nest/mpls.h"
 #include "nest/cli.h"
 #include "conf/conf.h"
 #include "filter/filter.h"
@@ -484,6 +485,8 @@ static_init(struct proto_config *CF)
 
   P->main_channel = proto_add_channel(P, proto_cf_main_channel(CF));
 
+  proto_configure_channel(P, &P->mpls_channel, proto_cf_mpls_channel(CF));
+
   P->iface_sub.neigh_notify = static_neigh_notify;
   P->reload_routes = static_reload_routes;
   P->sources.class = &static_rte_owner_class;
@@ -514,6 +517,8 @@ static_start(struct proto *P)
 
   BUFFER_INIT(p->marked, p->p.pool, 4);
 
+  proto_setup_mpls_map(P, RTS_STATIC);
+
   /* We have to go UP before routes could be installed */
   proto_notify_state(P, PS_UP);
 
@@ -531,6 +536,8 @@ static_shutdown(struct proto *P)
   struct static_config *cf = (void *) P->cf;
   struct static_route *r;
 
+  proto_shutdown_mpls_map(P);
+
   /* Just reset the flag, the routes will be flushed by the nest */
   WALK_LIST(r, cf->routes)
     static_reset_rte(p, r);
@@ -627,9 +634,12 @@ static_reconfigure(struct proto *P, struct proto_config *CF)
       (IGP_TABLE(o, ip6) != IGP_TABLE(n, ip6)))
     return 0;
 
-  if (!proto_configure_channel(P, &P->main_channel, proto_cf_main_channel(CF)))
+  if (!proto_configure_channel(P, &P->main_channel, proto_cf_main_channel(CF)) ||
+      !proto_configure_channel(P, &P->mpls_channel, proto_cf_mpls_channel(CF)))
     return 0;
 
+  proto_setup_mpls_map(P, RTS_STATIC);
+
   p->p.cf = CF;
 
   /* Reset route lists in neighbor entries */