diff --git a/os/include/os/static_root.h b/os/include/os/static_root.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44a724ff99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/include/os/static_root.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Root component for singleton services
+ * \author Norman Feske
+ * \date   2012-10-05
+ *
+ * Many components, in particular device drivers, support only one client
+ * at a time. In this case, one single session may be created right at the
+ * start of the program and handed out via the 'Root::session' function.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _INCLUDE__OS__STATIC_ROOT_H_
+#define _INCLUDE__OS__STATIC_ROOT_H_
+
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <base/rpc_server.h>
+#include <session/session.h>
+#include <root/root.h>
+
+
+namespace Genode { template <typename> class Static_root; }
+
+
+/**
+ * Root interface that hands out a statically created session
+ */
+template <typename SESSION>
+class Genode::Static_root : public Genode::Rpc_object<Genode::Typed_root<SESSION> >
+{
+	private:
+
+		Capability<SESSION> _session;
+
+	public:
+
+		/**
+		 * Constructor
+		 *
+		 * \param session  session to be provided to the client
+		 */
+		Static_root(Capability<SESSION> session) : _session(session) { }
+
+
+		/********************
+		 ** Root interface **
+		 ********************/
+
+		Capability<Session> session(Root::Session_args const &args)
+		{
+			return _session;
+		}
+
+		void upgrade(Capability<Session>, Root::Upgrade_args const &) { }
+
+		void close(Capability<Session>) { }
+};
+
+#endif /* _INCLUDE__OS__STATIC_ROOT_H_ */
diff --git a/os/src/drivers/framebuffer/omap4/main.cc b/os/src/drivers/framebuffer/omap4/main.cc
index 1f0718d542..df7460bdd2 100644
--- a/os/src/drivers/framebuffer/omap4/main.cc
+++ b/os/src/drivers/framebuffer/omap4/main.cc
@@ -17,44 +17,12 @@
 #include <dataspace/client.h>
 #include <base/printf.h>
 #include <base/sleep.h>
-#include <root/component.h>
+#include <os/static_root.h>
 
 /* local includes */
 #include <driver.h>
 
 
-/**
- * Root interface that hands out a statically created session
- */
-template <typename SESSION_TYPE>
-class Static_root : public Genode::Rpc_object<Genode::Typed_root<SESSION_TYPE> >
-{
-	private:
-
-		typedef Genode::Capability<SESSION_TYPE> Session_capability;
-
-		Session_capability _session;
-
-	public:
-
-		/**
-		 * Constructor
-		 *
-		 * \param session  session to be provided to the client
-		 */
-		Static_root(Session_capability session) : _session(session) { }
-
-
-		/********************
-		 ** Root interface **
-		 ********************/
-
-		Genode::Session_capability session(Genode::Root::Session_args const &args) { return _session; }
-		void upgrade(Genode::Session_capability, Genode::Root::Upgrade_args const &) { }
-		void close(Genode::Session_capability) { }
-};
-
-
 namespace Framebuffer {
 	using namespace Genode;
 	class Session_component;
diff --git a/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc b/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc
index 2297d4c1af..283f66723c 100644
--- a/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc
+++ b/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc
@@ -13,50 +13,17 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <base/sleep.h>
-#include <base/rpc_server.h>
 #include <nitpicker_view/client.h>
 #include <cap_session/connection.h>
 #include <nitpicker_session/connection.h>
 #include <dataspace/client.h>
 #include <input_session/input_session.h>
 #include <input/event.h>
-#include <root/root.h>
 #include <os/config.h>
+#include <os/static_root.h>
 #include <timer_session/connection.h>
 
 
-/**
- * Root interface that hands out a statically created session
- */
-template <typename SESSION_TYPE>
-class Static_root : public Genode::Rpc_object<Genode::Typed_root<SESSION_TYPE> >
-{
-	private:
-
-		typedef Genode::Capability<SESSION_TYPE> Session_capability;
-
-		Session_capability _session;
-
-	public:
-
-		/**
-		 * Constructor
-		 *
-		 * \param session  session to be provided to the client
-		 */
-		Static_root(Session_capability session) : _session(session) { }
-
-
-		/********************
-		 ** Root interface **
-		 ********************/
-
-		Genode::Session_capability session(Genode::Root::Session_args const &args) { return _session; }
-		void upgrade(Genode::Session_capability, Genode::Root::Upgrade_args const &) { }
-		void close(Genode::Session_capability) { }
-};
-
-
 namespace Input {
 
 	/**
diff --git a/os/src/test/dynamic_config/server/main.cc b/os/src/test/dynamic_config/server/main.cc
index dc48ea3007..58c3e5192f 100644
--- a/os/src/test/dynamic_config/server/main.cc
+++ b/os/src/test/dynamic_config/server/main.cc
@@ -15,49 +15,13 @@
  */
 
 /* Genode includes */
-#include <base/rpc_server.h>
 #include <base/signal.h>
-#include <root/root.h>
 #include <os/attached_ram_dataspace.h>
+#include <os/static_root.h>
 #include <timer_session/connection.h>
 #include <rom_session/rom_session.h>
 #include <cap_session/connection.h>
 
-/**
- * Root interface that hands out a statically created session
- */
-template <typename SESSION_TYPE>
-class Static_root : public Genode::Rpc_object<Genode::Typed_root<SESSION_TYPE> >
-{
-	private:
-
-		typedef Genode::Capability<SESSION_TYPE> Session_capability;
-
-		Session_capability _session;
-
-	public:
-
-		/**
-		 * Constructor
-		 *
-		 * \param session  session to be provided to the client
-		 */
-		Static_root(Session_capability session) : _session(session) { }
-
-
-		/********************
-		 ** Root interface **
-		 ********************/
-
-		Genode::Session_capability session(Genode::Root::Session_args const &)
-		{
-			return _session;
-		}
-
-		void upgrade(Genode::Session_capability, Genode::Root::Upgrade_args const &) { }
-		void close(Genode::Session_capability) { }
-};
-
 
 /*
  * The implementation of this class follows the lines of