diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e4541576..cd0c30728 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ libtool
 y.tab.[ch]
 lex.yy.c
 *keywords.c
+plugin_constructors.c
 Doxyfile
 apidoc/
 *~
diff --git a/src/libcharon/Makefile.am b/src/libcharon/Makefile.am
index 8461d6230..3fcaedc3b 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcharon/Makefile.am
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ if USE_ME
     sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_me.c sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_me.h
 endif
 
+if STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+CLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+
+$(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c: $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/plugins/plugin_constructors.py
+		$(AM_V_GEN) \
+		$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/plugins/plugin_constructors.py ${c_plugins} > $@
+endif
+
 # build optional plugins
 ########################
 
diff --git a/src/libcharon/daemon.c b/src/libcharon/daemon.c
index eadc10a6a..8daea783f 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/daemon.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/daemon.c
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ struct private_daemon_t {
 	refcount_t ref;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Register plugins if built statically
+ */
+#ifdef STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+#include "plugin_constructors.c"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * One and only instance of the daemon.
  */
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/Makefile.am b/src/libstrongswan/Makefile.am
index 69abfbe0e..b4d8452f1 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/Makefile.am
@@ -221,6 +221,15 @@ $(srcdir)/crypto/proposal/proposal_keywords_static.c:	$(srcdir)/crypto/proposal/
 		$(GPERF) -N proposal_get_token_static -m 10 -C -G -c -t -D < \
 												$(srcdir)/crypto/proposal/proposal_keywords_static.txt > $@
 
+if STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+BUILT_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+CLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+
+$(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c: $(srcdir)/plugins/plugin_constructors.py
+		$(AM_V_GEN) \
+		$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/plugins/plugin_constructors.py ${s_plugins} > $@
+endif
+
 if MONOLITHIC
 SUBDIRS =
 else
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/library.c b/src/libstrongswan/library.c
index 1d1e1f07e..7944b9356 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/library.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/library.c
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ void library_add_namespace(char *ns)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Register plugins if built statically
+ */
+#ifdef STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+#include "plugin_constructors.c"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * library instance
  */
diff --git a/src/libtnccs/Makefile.am b/src/libtnccs/Makefile.am
index 7a630fe54..ff7b54f6a 100644
--- a/src/libtnccs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libtnccs/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ tnc/tnccs/tnccs_manager.h tnc/tnccs/tnccs_manager.c
 
 EXTRA_DIST = Android.mk
 
+if STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+CLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+
+$(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c: $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/plugins/plugin_constructors.py
+		$(AM_V_GEN) \
+		$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/plugins/plugin_constructors.py ${t_plugins} > $@
+endif
+
 # build optional plugins
 ########################
 
diff --git a/src/libtnccs/tnc/tnc.c b/src/libtnccs/tnc/tnc.c
index 80ba61c5a..9627be862 100644
--- a/src/libtnccs/tnc/tnc.c
+++ b/src/libtnccs/tnc/tnc.c
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ struct private_tnc_t {
 	refcount_t ref;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Register plugins if built statically
+ */
+#ifdef STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+#include "plugin_constructors.c"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Single instance of tnc_t.
  */
diff --git a/src/libtpmtss/Makefile.am b/src/libtpmtss/Makefile.am
index c7ac39a09..5f3a97a99 100644
--- a/src/libtpmtss/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libtpmtss/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ else
 SUBDIRS = .
 endif
 
+if STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+CLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c
+
+$(srcdir)/plugin_constructors.c: $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/plugins/plugin_constructors.py
+		$(AM_V_GEN) \
+		$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/plugins/plugin_constructors.py ${p_plugins} > $@
+endif
+
 if USE_TPM
   SUBDIRS += plugins/tpm
 if MONOLITHIC
diff --git a/src/libtpmtss/tpm_tss.c b/src/libtpmtss/tpm_tss.c
index b7b970c8d..42a341896 100644
--- a/src/libtpmtss/tpm_tss.c
+++ b/src/libtpmtss/tpm_tss.c
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 #include "tpm_tss_tss2.h"
 #include "tpm_tss_trousers.h"
 
+/**
+ * Register plugins if built statically
+ */
+#ifdef STATIC_PLUGIN_CONSTRUCTORS
+#include "plugin_constructors.c"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Described in header.
  */