diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/config/Settings.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/config/Settings.hs.cg
index 6a514d91..3a0eb6a6 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/config/Settings.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/config/Settings.hs.cg
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ staticDir = "static"
 --
 -- To see how this value is used, see urlRenderOverride in ~sitearg~.hs
 staticRoot :: AppConfig ->  Text
-staticRoot conf = [st|#{appRoot conf}/static|]
+staticRoot conf = [st|#{appRoot conf}:#{appPort conf}/static|]
 
 
 -- The rest of this file contains settings which rarely need changing by a