diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index 58919a0..1b36762 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -157,8 +157,16 @@
 }
 
 // StaticDepTag returns the dependency tag for any C++ static libraries.
-func StaticDepTag() blueprint.DependencyTag {
-	return libraryDependencyTag{Kind: staticLibraryDependency}
+func StaticDepTag(wholeStatic bool) blueprint.DependencyTag {
+	return libraryDependencyTag{Kind: staticLibraryDependency, wholeStatic: wholeStatic}
+}
+
+// IsWholeStaticLib whether a dependency tag is a whole static library dependency.
+func IsWholeStaticLib(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
+	if tag, ok := depTag.(libraryDependencyTag); ok {
+		return tag.wholeStatic
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // HeaderDepTag returns the dependency tag for any C++ "header-only" libraries.