diff --git a/src/clang_options_data.zig b/src/clang_options_data.zig
index 6f636e90a3..0431b155bd 100644
--- a/src/clang_options_data.zig
+++ b/src/clang_options_data.zig
@@ -2610,7 +2610,14 @@ flagpd1("dwarf-ext-refs"),
 },
 sepd1("dylib_file"),
 flagpd1("dylinker"),
-flagpd1("dynamic"),
+.{
+    .name = "dynamic",
+    .syntax = .flag,
+    .zig_equivalent = .dynamic,
+    .pd1 = true,
+    .pd2 = false,
+    .psl = false,
+},
 .{
     .name = "dynamiclib",
     .syntax = .flag,
@@ -5698,7 +5705,7 @@ flagpd1("startfiles"),
 .{
     .name = "static",
     .syntax = .flag,
-    .zig_equivalent = .other,
+    .zig_equivalent = .static,
     .pd1 = true,
     .pd2 = true,
     .psl = false,
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 98807cb73c..8899354cd7 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -2348,6 +2348,16 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                             fatal("unsupported -rtlib option '{s}'", .{it.only_arg});
                         }
                     },
+                    .static => {
+                        create_module.opts.link_mode = .static;
+                        lib_preferred_mode = .static;
+                        lib_search_strategy = .no_fallback;
+                    },
+                    .dynamic => {
+                        create_module.opts.link_mode = .dynamic;
+                        lib_preferred_mode = .dynamic;
+                        lib_search_strategy = .mode_first;
+                    },
                 }
             }
             // Parse linker args.
@@ -4111,7 +4121,6 @@ fn createModule(
             color,
         ) catch |err| fatal("failed to resolve link inputs: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
 
-        if (create_module.windows_libs.count() != 0) create_module.opts.any_dyn_libs = true;
         if (!create_module.opts.any_dyn_libs) for (create_module.link_inputs.items) |item| switch (item) {
             .dso, .dso_exact => {
                 create_module.opts.any_dyn_libs = true;
@@ -5978,6 +5987,8 @@ pub const ClangArgIterator = struct {
         san_cov,
         no_san_cov,
         rtlib,
+        static,
+        dynamic,
     };
 
     const Args = struct {
diff --git a/tools/update_clang_options.zig b/tools/update_clang_options.zig
index 5b8d5ae4f7..ed5acf13ac 100644
--- a/tools/update_clang_options.zig
+++ b/tools/update_clang_options.zig
@@ -572,6 +572,14 @@ const known_options = [_]KnownOpt{
         .name = "rtlib=",
         .ident = "rtlib",
     },
+    .{
+        .name = "static",
+        .ident = "static",
+    },
+    .{
+        .name = "dynamic",
+        .ident = "dynamic",
+    },
 };
 
 const blacklisted_options = [_][]const u8{};