diff --git a/bird.conf b/bird.conf
index 2d10ef4b..bafd6ea1 100644
--- a/bird.conf
+++ b/bird.conf
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ protocol kernel {
 protocol static {
 #	disabled;
 
-	route fec0:2::/64 reject;
-	route fec0:3::/64 reject;
-	route fec0:4::/64 reject;
+	route fec0:2::/64 blackhole;
+	route fec0:3::/64 unreachable;
+	route fec0:4::/64 prohibit;
 
 #	route 0.0.0.0/0 via 195.113.31.113;
-#	route 62.168.0.0/25 reject;
+#	route 62.168.0.0/25 unreachable;
 #	route 1.2.3.4/32 via 195.113.31.124;
-#	route 10.0.0.0/8 reject;
+#	route 10.0.0.0/8 unreachable;
 #	route 10.1.1.0:255.255.255.0 via 62.168.0.3;
 #	route 10.1.2.0:255.255.255.0 via 62.168.0.3;
 #	route 10.1.3.0:255.255.255.0 via 62.168.0.4;
diff --git a/doc/bird.conf.example b/doc/bird.conf.example
index 5e07ab5a..dcc62e29 100644
--- a/doc/bird.conf.example
+++ b/doc/bird.conf.example
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ protocol static {
 #	debug { states, routes, filters, interfaces, events, packets };
 #	debug all;
 #	route 0.0.0.0/0 via 198.51.100.13;
-#	route 198.51.100.0/25 reject;
-#	route 10.0.0.0/8 reject;
+#	route 198.51.100.0/25 unreachable;
+#	route 10.0.0.0/8 unreachable;
 #	route 10.1.1.0:255.255.255.0 via 198.51.100.3;
 #	route 10.1.2.0:255.255.255.0 via 198.51.100.3;
 #	route 10.1.3.0:255.255.255.0 via 198.51.100.4;
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index d833f82f..d351cedc 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -2733,9 +2733,10 @@ definition of the protocol contains mainly a list of static routes:
 	route through an interface to hosts on a directly connected network.
 	<tag>route <m/prefix/ recursive <m/ip/</tag> Static recursive route,
 	its nexthop depends on a route table lookup for given IP address.
-	<tag>route <m/prefix/ drop|reject|prohibit</tag> Special routes
-	specifying to drop the packet, return it as unreachable or return
-	it as administratively prohibited.
+	<tag>route <m/prefix/ blackhole|unreachable|prohibit</tag> Special routes
+	specifying to silently drop the packet, return it as unreachable or return
+	it as administratively prohibited. First two targets are also known
+	as <cf/drop/ and <cf/reject/.
 
 	<tag>check link <m/switch/</tag>
 	If set, hardware link states of network interfaces are taken
@@ -2761,7 +2762,7 @@ protocol static {
 		via 198.51.100.10 weight 2
 		via 198.51.100.20
 		via 192.0.2.1;
-	route 203.0.113.0/24 reject;	 # Sink route
+	route 203.0.113.0/24 unreachable; # Sink route
 	route 10.2.0.0/24 via "arc0";	 # Secondary network
 }
 </code>
diff --git a/proto/static/config.Y b/proto/static/config.Y
index f8e84f92..2d9d4b42 100644
--- a/proto/static/config.Y
+++ b/proto/static/config.Y
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static struct static_route *this_srt, *this_srt_nh, *last_srt_nh;
 CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(STATIC, ROUTE, VIA, DROP, REJECT, PROHIBIT, PREFERENCE, CHECK, LINK)
-CF_KEYWORDS(MULTIPATH, WEIGHT, RECURSIVE, IGP, TABLE)
+CF_KEYWORDS(MULTIPATH, WEIGHT, RECURSIVE, IGP, TABLE, BLACKHOLE, UNREACHABLE)
 
 
 CF_GRAMMAR
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ stat_route:
       this_srt->dest = RTDX_RECURSIVE;
       this_srt->via = $3;
    }
- | stat_route0 DROP { this_srt->dest = RTD_BLACKHOLE; }
- | stat_route0 REJECT { this_srt->dest = RTD_UNREACHABLE; }
- | stat_route0 PROHIBIT { this_srt->dest = RTD_PROHIBIT; }
+
+ | stat_route0 DROP		{ this_srt->dest = RTD_BLACKHOLE; }
+ | stat_route0 REJECT		{ this_srt->dest = RTD_UNREACHABLE; }
+ | stat_route0 BLACKHOLE	{ this_srt->dest = RTD_BLACKHOLE; }
+ | stat_route0 UNREACHABLE	{ this_srt->dest = RTD_UNREACHABLE; }
+ | stat_route0 PROHIBIT		{ this_srt->dest = RTD_PROHIBIT; }
  ;
 
 CF_CLI(SHOW STATIC, optsym, [<name>], [[Show details of static protocol]])