diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af74785..3e54698 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ All variables which can be overridden are stored in [defaults/main.yml](defaults
 | `besu_metrics_host` | 0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which Prometheus accesses Besu metrics. The metrics server respects the `besu_whitelist` option |
 | `besu_metrics_port` | 9545 | Specifies the port on which Prometheus accesses Besu metrics |
 | `besu_bootnodes` | [] | List of comma-separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap. When connecting to MainNet or public testnets, the default is a predefined list of enode URLs |
+| `besu_static_nodes_file` | [] | Path to the [static nodes file](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax/#static-nodes-file) |
 | `besu_host_whitelist` | `["*"]` | Comma-separated list of hostnames to allow access to the JSON-RPC API. By default, access from localhost and 127.0.0.1 is accepted. |
 | `besu_permissions_accounts_config_file` | ___unset___ | Path to the [local accounts permissioning file](http://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/HowTo/Limit-Access/Local-Permissioning/#permissions-configuration-file) |
 | `besu_permissions_nodes_config_file` | ___unset___ | Path to the [local nodes permissioning file](http://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/HowTo/Limit-Access/Local-Permissioning/#permissions-configuration-file) |
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bca054a..134554c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ besu_cmdline_args: []
 besu_env_opts: []
 besu_permissions_nodes_contract_version: 2
 besu_xdns_enabled: "false"
+besu_static_nodes_file=""
 
 # privacy
 besu_privacy_enabled: "false"
diff --git a/templates/config.toml.j2 b/templates/config.toml.j2
index 1a56cec..707071a 100644
--- a/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ permissions-nodes-contract-version={{besu_permissions_nodes_contract_version}}
 bootnodes=[{{besu_bootnodes|map('to_json')|join(',')}}]
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if besu_static_nodes_file != "" %}
+# static-nodes
+static_nodes_file="{{ besu_static_nodes_file }}"
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if besu_privacy_enabled|bool == True %}
 # Orion
 privacy-enabled=true