diff --git a/goldsmith.go b/goldsmith.go
index 1da9bc7..e0b88d8 100644
--- a/goldsmith.go
+++ b/goldsmith.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
+const (
+	FILE_FLAG_STATIC = 1 << iota
+)
+
 type stage struct {
 	input, output chan *File
 }
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) chain(s stage, c Chainer) {
 	go c.Chain(gs, allowed, s.output)
 
 	for file := range s.input {
-		if f.Filter(file.Path) {
+		if file.flags&FILE_FLAG_STATIC != 0 || f.Filter(file.Path) {
 			s.output <- file
 		} else {
 			allowed <- file
@@ -171,6 +175,16 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) NewFile(path string) (*File, error) {
 	return file, nil
 }
 
+func (gs *goldsmith) NewFileStatic(path string) (*File, error) {
+	file, err := gs.NewFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	file.flags |= FILE_FLAG_STATIC
+	return file, nil
+}
+
 func (gs *goldsmith) RefFile(path string) error {
 	if filepath.IsAbs(path) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("absolute paths are not supported: %s", path)
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 8cec53a..f7e5e1f 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ type File struct {
 	Meta map[string]interface{}
 	Buff *bytes.Buffer
 	Err  error
+
+	flags uint32
 }
 
 type Context interface {
+	NewFileStatic(path string) (*File, error)
 	NewFile(path string) (*File, error)
+
 	RefFile(path string) error
 
 	SrcDir() string