diff --git a/libcap.spec b/libcap.spec
index 1229a92..2da2e56 100644
--- a/libcap.spec
+++ b/libcap.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: libcap
 Version: 2.25
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Summary: Library for getting and setting POSIX.1e capabilities
 URL: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
 License: GPLv2
@@ -18,13 +18,25 @@ BuildRequires: libattr-devel pam-devel perl
 libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
 draft 15 capabilities.
 
+%package static
+Summary: Static libraries for libcap development
+Group: Development/Libraries
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description static
+The libcap-static package contains static libraries needed to develop programs
+that use libcap and need to be statically linked. 
+
+libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
+draft 15 capabilities.
+
 %package devel
 Summary: Development files for libcap
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description devel
-Development files (Headers, libraries for static linking, etc) for libcap.
+Development files (Headers, etc) for libcap.
 
 libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
 draft 15 capabilities.
@@ -52,9 +64,6 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man{2,3,8}
 mv -f doc/*.3 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man3/
 cp -f %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man8/
 
-# remove static lib
-rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libcap.a
-
 chmod +x %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/*.so.*
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -70,6 +79,9 @@ chmod +x %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/*.so.*
 %{_mandir}/man8/*
 %{_libdir}/security/pam_cap.so
 
+%files static
+%{_libdir}/libcap.a
+
 %files devel
 %{_includedir}/*
 %{_libdir}/*.so
@@ -77,6 +89,9 @@ chmod +x %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/*.so.*
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libcap.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 15 2016 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> - 2.25-4
+- add -static subpackage (rhbz#1380251)
+
 * Sun Nov 27 2016 Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk> - 2.25-3
 - Add perl BR to fix FTBFS