diff --git a/models/dataset.go b/models/dataset.go
index 7684e7ff..42a390dd 100644
--- a/models/dataset.go
+++ b/models/dataset.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	CantabularBlob
 	CantabularFlexibleTable
 	CantabularMultivariateTable
+	Static
 	Invalid
 )
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ var datasetTypes = []string{
 	"cantabular_blob",
 	"cantabular_flexible_table",
 	"cantabular_multivariate_table",
+	"static",
 	"invalid",
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func GetDatasetType(datasetType string) (DatasetType, error) {
 		return CantabularFlexibleTable, nil
 	case "cantabular_multivariate_table":
 		return CantabularMultivariateTable, nil
+	case "static":
+		return Static, nil
 	default:
 		return Invalid, errs.ErrDatasetTypeInvalid
 	}
diff --git a/models/dataset_test.go b/models/dataset_test.go
index 61eba628..58b1f41d 100644
--- a/models/dataset_test.go
+++ b/models/dataset_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 			So(datasetTypes[3], ShouldEqual, "cantabular_blob")
 			So(datasetTypes[4], ShouldEqual, "cantabular_flexible_table")
 			So(datasetTypes[5], ShouldEqual, "cantabular_multivariate_table")
-			So(datasetTypes[6], ShouldEqual, "invalid")
+			So(datasetTypes[6], ShouldEqual, "static")
+			So(datasetTypes[7], ShouldEqual, "invalid")
 		})
 	})
 }
@@ -102,6 +103,14 @@ func TestGetDatasetType(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		})
 
+		Convey("When the type is static", func() {
+			Convey("Then it should return the appropriate value", func() {
+				result, err := GetDatasetType("static")
+				So(result, ShouldEqual, Static)
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			})
+		})
+
 		Convey("When the type is invalid", func() {
 			Convey("Then an error should be returned", func() {
 				result, err := GetDatasetType("abcdefg")