diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/wemo.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/wemo.py
index 1d56944..4a996e1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/wemo.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/wemo.py
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices_callback, discovery_info=None):
         [WemoSwitch(switch) for switch in switches
          if isinstance(switch, pywemo.Switch)])

+    static_types = {
+        'switch': pywemo.Switch,
+        'insight': pywemo.Insight,
+    }
+
+    # Add manually-defined wemo devices
+    if discovery_info is None and 'static' in config:
+        static_wemos = []
+        for address, devtype in config['static'].items():
+            devclass = static_types.get(devtype)
+            if not devclass:
+                _LOGGER.warning('Unknown static wemo type %s' % devtype)
+                continue
+            port = pywemo.ouimeaux_device.probe_wemo(address)
+            if not port:
+                _LOGGER.warning('Unable to probe wemo at %s' % address)
+                continue
+            _LOGGER.info('Adding static wemo at %s:%i' % (address, port))
+            wemo = devclass('http://%s:%i/setup.xml' % (address, port), None)
+            static_wemos.append(wemo)
+        add_devices_callback([WemoSwitch(wemo) for wemo in static_wemos])
+