diff --git a/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/Column.java b/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/Column.java
index 614ffc4..510415b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/Column.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/Column.java
@@ -31,7 +31,5 @@ public @interface Column {
 
 	int ordinal() default 0;
 	
-	boolean isStatic() default false; 
-	
 	boolean forceQuote() default false;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/ColumnInformation.java b/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/ColumnInformation.java
index 26f71d1..34e6298 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/ColumnInformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/ColumnInformation.java
@@ -53,14 +53,22 @@ public final class ColumnInformation {
 			ordinalLocal = clusteringColumn.ordinal();
 			orderingLocal = clusteringColumn.ordering();
 		}
-		
+
+		StaticColumn staticColumn = getter.getDeclaredAnnotation(StaticColumn.class);
+		if (staticColumn != null) {
+			ensureSingleColumnType(columnTypeLocal, getter);
+			columnName = staticColumn.value();
+			forceQuote = staticColumn.forceQuote();
+			columnTypeLocal = ColumnType.STATIC_COLUMN;
+			ordinalLocal = staticColumn.ordinal();
+		}
 		
 		Column column = getter.getDeclaredAnnotation(Column.class);
 		if (column != null) {
 			ensureSingleColumnType(columnTypeLocal, getter);
 			columnName = column.value();
 			forceQuote = column.forceQuote();
-			columnTypeLocal = column.isStatic() ? ColumnType.STATIC_COLUMN : ColumnType.COLUMN;
+			columnTypeLocal = ColumnType.COLUMN;
 			ordinalLocal = column.ordinal();
 		}
 		
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/StaticColumn.java b/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/StaticColumn.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e478b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/noorq/casser/mapping/StaticColumn.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ *      Copyright (C) 2015 Noorq, Inc.
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.noorq.casser.mapping;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(value = { ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE })
+public @interface StaticColumn {
+
+	String value() default "";
+
+	int ordinal() default 0;
+	
+	boolean forceQuote() default false;
+
+}