diff --git a/configmgr/source/components.cxx b/configmgr/source/components.cxx
index 5716da7d4616..85e66a1f27f6 100644
--- a/configmgr/source/components.cxx
+++ b/configmgr/source/components.cxx
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ Components::Components(
 {
     assert(context.is());
     lock_ = lock();
+
+    bool staticize = !!getenv("SAL_CONFIG_STATICIZE");
+    Node::setStaticizedFlag(staticize);
+
     OUString conf(expand(u"${CONFIGURATION_LAYERS}"_ustr));
     int layer = 0;
     for (sal_Int32 i = 0;;) {
@@ -629,6 +633,8 @@ Components::Components(
         }
         i = n;
     }
+
+    Node::setStaticizedFlag(false);
 }
 
 Components::~Components()
diff --git a/configmgr/source/node.cxx b/configmgr/source/node.cxx
index fdb166f146b8..3c8387cfaf43 100644
--- a/configmgr/source/node.cxx
+++ b/configmgr/source/node.cxx
@@ -65,7 +65,18 @@ rtl::Reference< Node > Node::getMember(OUString const & name) {
     return i == members.end() ? rtl::Reference< Node >() : i->second;
 }
 
-Node::Node(int layer): layer_(layer), finalized_(Data::NO_LAYER) {}
+bool Node::CreateStaticizedNodes = false;
+
+void Node::setStaticizedFlag(bool staticized)
+{
+    CreateStaticizedNodes = staticized;
+}
+
+Node::Node(int layer): layer_(layer), finalized_(Data::NO_LAYER)
+{
+    if (CreateStaticizedNodes)
+        staticize();
+}
 
 Node::Node(const Node & other):
     SimpleReferenceObject(), layer_(other.layer_), finalized_(other.finalized_)
diff --git a/configmgr/source/node.hxx b/configmgr/source/node.hxx
index df5a127cdbb5..304307677176 100644
--- a/configmgr/source/node.hxx
+++ b/configmgr/source/node.hxx
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public:
     void setLayer(int layer);
     int getLayer() const { return layer_;}
 
+    /// when @staticized is set all new nodes will not ref-count
+    static void setStaticizedFlag(bool staticized);
+
     void setFinalized(int layer);
     int getFinalized() const { return finalized_;}
 
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ private:
     int layer_;
     int finalized_;
     OUString description_;
+    static bool CreateStaticizedNodes;
 };
 
 }