diff --git a/scaffold.hs b/scaffold.hs
index b10b79a4..4cd75d07 100644
--- a/scaffold.hs
+++ b/scaffold.hs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ main = do
     mkDir "hamlet"
     mkDir "cassius"
     mkDir "julius"
-
+    mkDir "static"
+    
     writeFile' "test.hs" $(codegen "test_hs")
     writeFile' "production.hs" $(codegen "production_hs")
     writeFile' "devel-server.hs" $(codegen "devel-server_hs")
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ main = do
     writeFile' "Handler/Root.hs" $(codegen "Root_hs")
     writeFile' "Model.hs" $(codegen "Model_hs")
     writeFile' "Settings.hs" $(codegen "Settings_hs")
+    writeFile' "StaticFiles.hs" $(codegen "StaticFiles_hs")
     writeFile' "cassius/default-layout.cassius"
         $(codegen "default-layout_cassius")
     writeFile' "hamlet/default-layout.hamlet"
@@ -97,8 +99,9 @@ main = do
     writeFile' "hamlet/homepage.hamlet" $(codegen "homepage_hamlet")
     writeFile' "cassius/homepage.cassius" $(codegen "homepage_cassius")
     writeFile' "julius/homepage.julius" $(codegen "homepage_julius")
-
+  
     S.writeFile (dir ++ "/favicon.ico")
         $(runIO (S.readFile "scaffold/favicon_ico.cg") >>= \bs -> do
             pack <- [|S.pack|]
             return $ pack `AppE` LitE (StringL $ S.unpack bs))
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scaffold/StaticFiles_hs.cg b/scaffold/StaticFiles_hs.cg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40178be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaffold/StaticFiles_hs.cg
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes, TemplateHaskell, TypeFamilies #-}
+module StaticFiles where
+import Yesod
+import Yesod.Helpers.Static
+
+-- | This generates easy references to files in the static directory at compile time.
+--   The upside to this is that you have compile-time verification that referenced files
+--   exist. However, any files added to your static directory during run-time can't be
+--   accessed this way. You'll have to use their FilePath or URL to access them.
+$(staticFiles "static")
+
diff --git a/scaffold/sitearg_hs.cg b/scaffold/sitearg_hs.cg
index e678fff7..84203aeb 100644
--- a/scaffold/sitearg_hs.cg
+++ b/scaffold/sitearg_hs.cg
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
 import Database.Persist.GenericSql
 import Settings (hamletFile, cassiusFile, juliusFile, widgetFile)
 import Model
+import StaticFiles
 import Data.Maybe (isJust)
 import Control.Monad (join, unless)
 import Network.Mail.Mime