diff --git a/src/internet-node/internet-node.cc b/src/internet-node/internet-node.cc
index 85a6a0dec..611b6c9a5 100644
--- a/src/internet-node/internet-node.cc
+++ b/src/internet-node/internet-node.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "ns3/composite-trace-resolver.h"
 #include "ns3/net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/routing-environment.h"
+#include "ns3/static-router.h"
 
 #include "l3-demux.h"
 #include "ipv4-l4-demux.h"
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
-
 InternetNode::InternetNode()
 {
   Construct ();
@@ -76,9 +77,19 @@ InternetNode::Construct (void)
   Object::AddInterface (udpImpl);
   Object::AddInterface (l3Demux);
   Object::AddInterface (ipv4L4Demux);
+//
+// If static routing has been enabled via bind(), all nodes will have the
+// capacity to participate in the global static routing scheme.  The presence
+// of the StaticRouter interface tells the route manager that it needs to 
+// ask a given node about any link state records that it may want to advertise.
+//
+  if (RoutingEnvironment::StaticRoutingEnabled())
+    {
+      Ptr<StaticRouter> staticRouter = Create<StaticRouter> (this);
+      Object::AddInterface (staticRouter);
+    }
 }
 
-
 TraceResolver *
 InternetNode::DoCreateTraceResolver (TraceContext const &context)
 {