diff --git a/modules/consentManagementUsp.js b/modules/consentManagementUsp.js
index a210132947c..2421b5e99e5 100644
--- a/modules/consentManagementUsp.js
+++ b/modules/consentManagementUsp.js
@@ -14,15 +14,27 @@ const USPAPI_VERSION = 1;
 
 export let consentAPI;
 export let consentTimeout;
+export let staticConsentData;
 
 let consentData;
 let addedConsentHook = false;
 
 // consent APIs
 const uspCallMap = {
-  'iab': lookupUspConsent
+  'iab': lookupUspConsent,
+  'static': lookupStaticConsentData
 };
 
+/**
+ * This function reads the consent string from the config to obtain the consent information of the user.
+ * @param {function(string)} cmpSuccess acts as a success callback when the value is read from config; pass along consentObject (string) from CMP
+ * @param {function(string)} cmpError acts as an error callback while interacting with the config string; pass along an error message (string)
+ * @param {object} hookConfig contains module related variables (see comment in requestBidsHook function)
+ */
+function lookupStaticConsentData(cmpSuccess, cmpError, hookConfig) {
+  cmpSuccess(staticConsentData, hookConfig);
+}
+
 /**
  * This function handles interacting with an USP compliant consent manager to obtain the consent information of the user.
  * Given the async nature of the USP's API, we pass in acting success/error callback functions to exit this function
@@ -283,6 +295,14 @@ export function setConsentConfig(config) {
 
   utils.logInfo('USPAPI consentManagement module has been activated...');
 
+  if (consentAPI === 'static') {
+    if (utils.isPlainObject(config.consentData) && utils.isPlainObject(config.consentData.getUSPData)) {
+      if (config.consentData.getUSPData.uspString) staticConsentData = { usPrivacy: config.consentData.getUSPData.uspString };
+      consentTimeout = 0;
+    } else {
+      utils.logError(`consentManagement config with cmpApi: 'static' did not specify consentData. No consents will be available to adapters.`);
+    }
+  }
   if (!addedConsentHook) {
     $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.before(requestBidsHook, 50);
   }
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js
index d757ea0b86f..05f98d1c6a3 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
   requestBidsHook,
   resetConsentData,
   consentAPI,
-  consentTimeout
+  consentTimeout,
+  staticConsentData
 } from 'modules/consentManagementUsp';
 import * as utils from 'src/utils';
 import { config } from 'src/config';
@@ -84,6 +85,31 @@ describe('consentManagement', function () {
         expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(7500);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('static consent string setConsentConfig value', () => {
+      afterEach(() => {
+        config.resetConfig();
+        $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
+      });
+      it('results in user settings overriding system defaults', () => {
+        let staticConfig = {
+          usp: {
+            cmpApi: 'static',
+            timeout: 7500,
+            consentData: {
+              getUSPData: {
+                uspString: '1YYY'
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        };
+
+        setConsentConfig(staticConfig);
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.equal('static');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(0); // should always return without a timeout when config is used
+        expect(staticConsentData.usPrivacy).to.be.equal(staticConfig.usp.consentData.getUSPData.uspString);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('requestBidsHook tests:', function () {