diff --git a/homeassistant/components/http/cors.py b/homeassistant/components/http/cors.py
index 419b62be2c6..880cc47ac0d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/http/cors.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/http/cors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Provide CORS support for the HTTP component."""
-from aiohttp.web_urldispatcher import Resource, ResourceRoute
+from aiohttp.web_urldispatcher import Resource, ResourceRoute, StaticResource
 from aiohttp.hdrs import ACCEPT, CONTENT_TYPE, ORIGIN, AUTHORIZATION
 
 from homeassistant.const import (
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import callback
 ALLOWED_CORS_HEADERS = [
     ORIGIN, ACCEPT, HTTP_HEADER_X_REQUESTED_WITH, CONTENT_TYPE,
     HTTP_HEADER_HA_AUTH, AUTHORIZATION]
-VALID_CORS_TYPES = (Resource, ResourceRoute)
+VALID_CORS_TYPES = (Resource, ResourceRoute, StaticResource)
 
 
 @callback
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def setup_cors(app, origins):
 
     async def cors_startup(app):
         """Initialize CORS when app starts up."""
-        for route in list(app.router.routes()):
-            _allow_cors(route)
+        for resource in list(app.router.resources()):
+            _allow_cors(resource)
 
     app.on_startup.append(cors_startup)
diff --git a/tests/components/http/test_cors.py b/tests/components/http/test_cors.py
index d9fa6c11309..46a2766e541 100644
--- a/tests/components/http/test_cors.py
+++ b/tests/components/http/test_cors.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Test cors for the HTTP component."""
+from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from aiohttp import web
@@ -152,3 +153,22 @@ async def test_cors_works_with_frontend(hass, hass_client):
     client = await hass_client()
     resp = await client.get('/')
     assert resp.status == 200
+
+
+async def test_cors_on_static_files(hass, hass_client):
+    """Test that we enable CORS for static files."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, 'frontend', {
+        'http': {
+            'cors_allowed_origins': ['http://www.example.com']
+        }
+    })
+    hass.http.register_static_path('/something', Path(__file__).parent)
+
+    client = await hass_client()
+    resp = await client.options('/something/__init__.py', headers={
+        'origin': 'http://www.example.com',
+        ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD: 'GET',
+    })
+    assert resp.status == 200
+    assert resp.headers[ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN] == \
+        'http://www.example.com'