diff --git a/indra/llxuixml/llregistry.h b/indra/llxuixml/llregistry.h
index eee9933739ac20d6131ddcfd0881fcc0779425fc..80e654854a18cb168f7ab4ab8c6f3f96af872912 100644
--- a/indra/llxuixml/llregistry.h
+++ b/indra/llxuixml/llregistry.h
@@ -343,4 +343,9 @@ class LLRegistrySingleton
 	ScopedRegistrar*	mStaticScope;
 };
 
+// helper macro for doing static registration
+#define GLUED_TOKEN(x, y) x ## y
+#define GLUE_TOKENS(x, y) GLUED_TOKEN(x, y)
+#define LLREGISTER_STATIC(REGISTRY, KEY, VALUE) static REGISTRY::StaticRegistrar GLUE_TOKENS(reg, __COUNTER__)(KEY, VALUE);
+
 #endif