diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 29fe166..49cc933 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dockergen: docker-gen -watch -notify "nginx -s reload" /app/nginx.tmpl /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+dockergen: docker-gen -watch${INCLUDE_STOPPED} -notify "nginx -s reload" /app/nginx.tmpl /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 nginx: nginx
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e411f0..3a366fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ If you would like to connect to FastCGI backend, set `VIRTUAL_PROTO=fastcgi` on
 
 If you use fastcgi,you can set `VIRTUAL_ROOT=xxx`  for your root directory
 
+### Static File Backends
+
+If you want your container to only serve static content, set `VIRTUAL_PROTO=static` on the container.
+You can then set `VIRTUAL_ROOT=xxx` to your static files' root directory. If your static files live in a stopped
+container, be sure to set the `INCLUDE_STOPPED_CONTAINERS=true` environment variable on the nginx-proxy container as
+stopped containers will otherwise be ignored.
+
+You can create a minimal docker container with your static website files in a volume. The volume can then be mounted
+into the nginx-proxy container and be served with this "backend".
 
 ### Default Host
 
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 0e42880..716be78 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ if [[ $DOCKER_HOST = unix://* ]]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+if [ "${INCLUDE_STOPPED_CONTAINERS}" == "true" ]; then
+    export INCLUDE_STOPPED=" -include-stopped"
+else
+    export INCLUDE_STOPPED=""
+fi
+
 # Generate dhparam file if required
 /app/generate-dhparam.sh
 
diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index e79f790..ee684cf 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ server {
 		fastcgi_pass {{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ else if eq $proto "grpc" }}
 		grpc_pass {{ trim $proto }}://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
+		{{ else if eq $proto "static" }}
+		root   {{ trim $vhost_root }};
 		{{ else }}
 		proxy_pass {{ trim $proto }}://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ end }}
@@ -394,6 +396,8 @@ server {
 		fastcgi_pass {{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ else if eq $proto "grpc" }}
 		grpc_pass {{ trim $proto }}://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
+		{{ else if eq $proto "static" }}
+		root   {{ trim $vhost_root }};
 		{{ else }}
 		proxy_pass {{ trim $proto }}://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ end }}