diff --git a/src/storage/dft/DFTElementType.h b/src/storage/dft/DFTElementType.h
index 98d58df5c..a0d801816 100644
--- a/src/storage/dft/DFTElementType.h
+++ b/src/storage/dft/DFTElementType.h
@@ -6,6 +6,24 @@ namespace storm {
 
         enum class DFTElementType : int {AND = 0, COUNTING = 1, OR = 2, VOT = 3, BE = 4, CONSTF = 5, CONSTS = 6, PAND = 7, SPARE = 8, POR = 9, PDEP = 10, SEQAND = 11};
 
+        inline bool isStaticGateType(DFTElementType const& tp) {
+            if(!isGateType(tp)) return false;
+            switch(tp) {
+                case DFTElementType::AND:
+                case DFTElementType::OR:
+                case DFTElementType::VOT:
+                    return true;
+                case DFTElementType::POR:
+                case DFTElementType::SPARE:
+                case DFTElementType::PAND:
+                case DFTElementType::SEQAND:
+                    return false;
+                default:
+                    assert(false);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        
         inline bool isGateType(DFTElementType const& tp) {
             switch(tp) {
                 case DFTElementType::AND: