diff --git a/src/codegen/mod.rs b/src/codegen/mod.rs
index 69dde2c580..948772ce50 100644
--- a/src/codegen/mod.rs
+++ b/src/codegen/mod.rs
@@ -665,10 +665,21 @@ impl CodeGenerator for Var {
                     match String::from_utf8(bytes.clone()) {
                         Ok(string) => {
                             let cstr = helpers::ast_ty::cstr_expr(string);
-                            result.push(quote! {
-                                #(#attrs)*
-                                pub const #canonical_ident : &'static #ty = #cstr ;
-                            });
+                            if ctx
+                                .options()
+                                .rust_features
+                                .static_lifetime_elision
+                            {
+                                result.push(quote! {
+                                    #(#attrs)*
+                                    pub const #canonical_ident : &#ty = #cstr ;
+                                });
+                            } else {
+                                result.push(quote! {
+                                    #(#attrs)*
+                                    pub const #canonical_ident : &'static #ty = #cstr ;
+                                });
+                            }
                         }
                         Err(..) => {
                             let bytes = helpers::ast_ty::byte_array_expr(bytes);
diff --git a/src/features.rs b/src/features.rs
index 99b789e089..a786f07f12 100644
--- a/src/features.rs
+++ b/src/features.rs
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ macro_rules! rust_target_base {
         $x_macro!(
             /// Rust stable 1.0
             => Stable_1_0 => 1.0;
-            /// Rust stable 1.1
-            => Stable_1_1 => 1.1;
+            /// Rust stable 1.17
+            ///  * Static lifetime elision ([RFC 1623](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1623-static.md))
+            => Stable_1_17 => 1.17;
             /// Rust stable 1.19
             ///  * Untagged unions ([RFC 1444](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1444-union.md))
             => Stable_1_19 => 1.19;
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ macro_rules! rust_feature_def {
 // documentation for the relevant variant in the rust_target_base macro
 // definition.
 rust_feature_def!(
+    Stable_1_17 {
+        => static_lifetime_elision;
+    }
     Stable_1_19 {
         => untagged_union;
     }
@@ -249,7 +253,8 @@ mod test {
     fn target_features() {
         let f_1_0 = RustFeatures::from(RustTarget::Stable_1_0);
         assert!(
-            !f_1_0.core_ffi_c_void &&
+            !f_1_0.static_lifetime_elision &&
+                !f_1_0.core_ffi_c_void &&
                 !f_1_0.untagged_union &&
                 !f_1_0.associated_const &&
                 !f_1_0.builtin_clone_impls &&
@@ -258,7 +263,8 @@ mod test {
         );
         let f_1_21 = RustFeatures::from(RustTarget::Stable_1_21);
         assert!(
-            !f_1_21.core_ffi_c_void &&
+            f_1_21.static_lifetime_elision &&
+                !f_1_21.core_ffi_c_void &&
                 f_1_21.untagged_union &&
                 f_1_21.associated_const &&
                 f_1_21.builtin_clone_impls &&
@@ -267,7 +273,8 @@ mod test {
         );
         let f_nightly = RustFeatures::from(RustTarget::Nightly);
         assert!(
-            f_nightly.core_ffi_c_void &&
+            f_nightly.static_lifetime_elision &&
+                f_nightly.core_ffi_c_void &&
                 f_nightly.untagged_union &&
                 f_nightly.associated_const &&
                 f_nightly.builtin_clone_impls &&
@@ -286,6 +293,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn str_to_target() {
         test_target("1.0", RustTarget::Stable_1_0);
+        test_target("1.17", RustTarget::Stable_1_17);
         test_target("1.19", RustTarget::Stable_1_19);
         test_target("1.21", RustTarget::Stable_1_21);
         test_target("1.25", RustTarget::Stable_1_25);
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-3.9/constant-evaluate.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-3.9/constant-evaluate.rs
index 77e281289e..b7286a37aa 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-3.9/constant-evaluate.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-3.9/constant-evaluate.rs
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ pub const BAZ: ::std::os::raw::c_longlong = 24;
 pub const fuzz: f64 = 51.0;
 pub const BAZZ: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 53;
 pub const WAT: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 0;
-pub const bytestring: &'static [u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
+pub const bytestring: &[u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
 pub const NOT_UTF8: [u8; 5usize] = [240u8, 40u8, 140u8, 40u8, 0u8];
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-4/constant-evaluate.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-4/constant-evaluate.rs
index df2638f447..9debe39d3e 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-4/constant-evaluate.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-4/constant-evaluate.rs
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ pub const BAZ: ::std::os::raw::c_longlong = 24;
 pub const fuzz: f64 = 51.0;
 pub const BAZZ: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 53;
 pub const WAT: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 0;
-pub const bytestring: &'static [u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
+pub const bytestring: &[u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
 pub const NOT_UTF8: [u8; 5usize] = [240u8, 40u8, 140u8, 40u8, 0u8];
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-5/constant-evaluate.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-5/constant-evaluate.rs
index df2638f447..9debe39d3e 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-5/constant-evaluate.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-5/constant-evaluate.rs
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ pub const BAZ: ::std::os::raw::c_longlong = 24;
 pub const fuzz: f64 = 51.0;
 pub const BAZZ: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 53;
 pub const WAT: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 0;
-pub const bytestring: &'static [u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
+pub const bytestring: &[u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
 pub const NOT_UTF8: [u8; 5usize] = [240u8, 40u8, 140u8, 40u8, 0u8];
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-9/constant-evaluate.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-9/constant-evaluate.rs
index df2638f447..9debe39d3e 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-9/constant-evaluate.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/libclang-9/constant-evaluate.rs
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ pub const BAZ: ::std::os::raw::c_longlong = 24;
 pub const fuzz: f64 = 51.0;
 pub const BAZZ: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 53;
 pub const WAT: ::std::os::raw::c_char = 0;
-pub const bytestring: &'static [u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
+pub const bytestring: &[u8; 4usize] = b"Foo\0";
 pub const NOT_UTF8: [u8; 5usize] = [240u8, 40u8, 140u8, 40u8, 0u8];
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const.rs
index e135661121..de423a2af0 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     non_upper_case_globals
 )]
 
-pub const foo: &'static [u8; 4usize] = b"bar\0";
+pub const foo: &[u8; 4usize] = b"bar\0";
 pub const CHAR: u8 = 98u8;
 pub const CHARR: u8 = 0u8;
 pub const FLOAT: f64 = 5.09;
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const_1_0.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const_1_0.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e135661121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/macro_const_1_0.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#![allow(
+    dead_code,
+    non_snake_case,
+    non_camel_case_types,
+    non_upper_case_globals
+)]
+
+pub const foo: &'static [u8; 4usize] = b"bar\0";
+pub const CHAR: u8 = 98u8;
+pub const CHARR: u8 = 0u8;
+pub const FLOAT: f64 = 5.09;
+pub const FLOAT_EXPR: f64 = 0.005;
+pub const LONG: u32 = 3;
+pub const INVALID_UTF8: [u8; 5usize] = [240u8, 40u8, 140u8, 40u8, 0u8];
diff --git a/tests/headers/macro_const_1_0.h b/tests/headers/macro_const_1_0.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3be86b4fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/headers/macro_const_1_0.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// bindgen-flags: --rust-target 1.0
+
+#define foo "bar"
+#define CHAR 'b'
+#define CHARR '\0'
+#define FLOAT 5.09f
+#define FLOAT_EXPR (5 / 1000.0f)
+#define LONG 3L
+
+#define INVALID_UTF8 "\xf0\x28\x8c\x28"