diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 194e526e3..f98c2a3e1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ m4_include(config.d/build_control.m4)
 m4_include(config.d/qfcc.m4)
 m4_include(config.d/compiling.m4)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(static-doc,
+	[  --enable-static-doc     Enable generation of doxygen docs for static]
+	[                          functions.])
+STATIC_DOC=NO
+if test "x$enable_static_doc" = xyes; then
+	STATIC_DOC=YES
+fi
+AC_SUBST(STATIC_DOC)
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(typecheck-progs,
 	[  --enable-typecheck-progs Enable type checking on progs field access])
 if test "x$enable_typecheck_progs" = xyes; then
diff --git a/doc/quakeforge.dox.in b/doc/quakeforge.dox.in
index 8da06ab3e..efeb6dab7 100644
--- a/doc/quakeforge.dox.in
+++ b/doc/quakeforge.dox.in
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ EXTRACT_PRIVATE        = NO
 # If the EXTRACT_STATIC tag is set to YES all static members of a file
 # will be included in the documentation.
 
-EXTRACT_STATIC         = NO
+EXTRACT_STATIC         = @STATIC_DOC@
 
 # If the EXTRACT_LOCAL_CLASSES tag is set to YES classes (and structs)
 # defined locally in source files will be included in the documentation.