diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1cdf2391..486f44f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ netlib     = ["lapack-src/netlib", "blas-src/netlib"]
 openblas   = ["lapack-src/openblas", "blas-src/openblas"]
 serde-1    = ["ndarray/serde-1", "num-complex/serde"]
 
+openblas-static = ["openblas", "openblas-src"]
+
 [dependencies]
 lapacke = "0.2"
 num-traits  = "0.2"
@@ -38,3 +40,9 @@ default-features = false
 [dependencies.lapack-src]
 version = "0.3"
 default-features = false
+
+[dependencies.openblas-src]
+version = "0.6"
+default-features = false
+features = ["static"]
+optional = true
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index b5f1de0c..5d1e35fb 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ jobs:
           cargo test -v --features=openblas,serde-1 --no-default-features
         displayName: run test
 
+  - job: LinuxStaticOpenBLAS
+    pool:
+      vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
+    steps:
+      - script: |
+          curl -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
+          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PATH;]$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+        displayName: install rustup
+      - script: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gfortran
+        displayName: apt install
+      - script: |
+          cargo test -v --features=openblas-static --no-default-features
+          cargo test -v --features=openblas-static,serde-1 --no-default-features
+        displayName: run test
+
   - job: LinuxNetlib
     pool:
       vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'