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diff --git a/src/include/mempools.h b/src/include/mempools.h
index 537ca3425..38e54b3d8 100644
--- a/src/include/mempools.h
+++ b/src/include/mempools.h
@@ -44,6 +44,25 @@ typedef struct {
   size_t                mp_object_size; /**< Memory pool objects size.*/
 } MemoryPool;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Data part of a static memory pool initializer.
+ * @details This macro should be used when statically initializing a
+ *          memory pool that is part of a bigger structure.
+ * @param name the name of the memory pool variable
+ * @param size size of the memory pool contained objects
+ */
+#define _MEMORYPOOL_DATA(name, size) {NULL, size}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Static memory pool initializer.
+ * @details Statically initialized memory pools require no explicit
+ *          initialization using @p chPoolInit().
+ * @param name the name of the memory pool variable
+ * @param size size of the memory pool contained objects
+ */
+#define MEMORYPOOL_DECL(name, size)                                     \
+  MemoryPool name = _MEMORYPOOL_DATA(name, size)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif