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diff --git a/src/include/mutexes.h b/src/include/mutexes.h
index 16b59f695..6ef6e48f4 100644
--- a/src/include/mutexes.h
+++ b/src/include/mutexes.h
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
+ * @brief Data part of a static mutex initializer.
+ * @details This macro should be used when statically initializing a mutex
+ *          that is part of a bigger structure.
+ * @param name the name of the mutex variable
+ */
+#define _MUTEX_DATA(name) {_THREADSQUEUE_DATA(name.m_queue), NULL, NULL}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Static mutex initializer.
+ * @details Statically initialized mutexes require no explicit initialization
+ *          using @p chMtxInit().
+ * @param name the name of the mutex variable
+ */
+#define MUTEX_DECL(name) Mutex name = _MUTEX_DATA(name)
+
+/**
  * Returns @p TRUE if the mutex queue contains at least a waiting thread.
  */
 #define chMtxQueueNotEmptyS(mp) notempty(&(mp)->m_queue)