diff --git a/lib/common/options.js b/lib/common/options.js
index e685efe2a2..c6dabafb2c 100755
--- a/lib/common/options.js
+++ b/lib/common/options.js
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ Options.defaults = {
       push: false,
       shouldPush: null
     },
-    static: {},
+    static: {
+      prefix: true
+    },
     gzip: {
       threshold: 0
     },
diff --git a/lib/core/renderer.js b/lib/core/renderer.js
index 234b2de1d8..d0169225b0 100644
--- a/lib/core/renderer.js
+++ b/lib/core/renderer.js
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ module.exports = class Renderer {
     }
 
     // For serving static/ files to /
-    this.useMiddleware(
-      serveStatic(
-        resolve(this.options.srcDir, 'static'),
-        this.options.render.static
-      )
+    const staticMiddleware = serveStatic(
+      resolve(this.options.srcDir, 'static'),
+      this.options.render.static
     )
+    staticMiddleware.prefix = this.options.render.static.prefix
+    this.useMiddleware(staticMiddleware)
 
     // Serve .nuxt/dist/ files only for production
     // For dev they will be served with devMiddleware