diff --git a/Common.pm b/Common.pm
index 3e11badbf..c7fbccec0 100644
--- a/Common.pm
+++ b/Common.pm
@@ -177,13 +177,14 @@ my @primitive_type_list =
        size_t ssize_t
        s-float d-float
        bool flag-bit
-       padding static-string);
+       padding static-string static-wstring);
 
 my %primitive_aliases = (
     'ulong' => 'unsigned long',
     's-float' => 'float',
     'd-float' => 'double',
     'static-string' => 'char',
+    'static-wstring' => 'wchar_t',
     'flag-bit' => 'void',
     'padding' => 'void',
 );
diff --git a/SYNTAX.rst b/SYNTAX.rst
index e415dbf1d..f9b0c676e 100644
--- a/SYNTAX.rst
+++ b/SYNTAX.rst
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ Primitive fields can be classified as following:
 4)  String::
 
         <static-string name='id' size='bytes'.../>
+        <static-wstring name='id' size='words'.../>
         <ptr-string name='id'.../>
         <stl-string name='id'.../>
 
diff --git a/StructFields.pm b/StructFields.pm
index 401da8259..519e77be9 100644
--- a/StructFields.pm
+++ b/StructFields.pm
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ sub get_struct_field_type($;%) {
                 my $count = $tag->getAttribute('size') || 0;
                 $prefix = "char";
                 $suffix = "[$count]";
+            } elsif ($subtype eq 'static-wstring') {
+                my $count = $tag->getAttribute('size') || 0;
+                $prefix = "wchar_t";
+                $suffix = "[$count]";
             } elsif ($subtype eq 'padding') {
                 my $count = $tag->getAttribute('size') || 0;
                 my $alignment = $tag->getAttribute('alignment') || 1;
@@ -572,6 +576,9 @@ sub render_field_metadata_rec($$) {
         if ($subtype eq 'static-string') {
             my $count = $field->getAttribute('size') || 0;
             push @field_defs, [ "${FLD}(STATIC_STRING, $name)", 'NULL', $count, $extra ];
+        } elsif ($subtype eq 'static-wstring') {
+            my $count = $field->getAttribute('size') || 0;
+            push @field_defs, [ "${FLD}(PRIMITIVE, $name)", 'NULL', $count, $extra ];
         }
     } elsif ($meta eq 'global' || $meta eq 'compound') {
         if (is_attr_true($field, 'ld:enum-size-forced')) {
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index e3662129e..5bcc756a5 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Template for new versions:
 # Future
 
 ## Structures
+- added codegen support for ``static-wstring`` (``wchar_t *``), required to support DF 53.11
 
 # 53.10-r2
 
diff --git a/data-definition.xsd b/data-definition.xsd
index a40aaaa8f..ff3cb4d17 100644
--- a/data-definition.xsd
+++ b/data-definition.xsd
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
             <xs:element name="pointer" type="PointerField" />
             <xs:element name="ptr-string" type="PtrStringField" />
             <xs:element name="static-string" type="StaticStringField" />
+            <xs:element name="static-wstring" type="StaticWStringField" />
             <xs:element name="padding" type="PaddingField" />
         </xs:choice>
     </xs:group>
@@ -555,6 +556,14 @@
             </xs:extension>
         </xs:complexContent>
     </xs:complexType>
+    <xs:complexType name="StaticWStringField">
+        <xs:complexContent>
+            <xs:extension base="SimpleFieldType">
+                <xs:attribute name="size" type="xs:positiveInteger" use="required">
+                </xs:attribute>
+            </xs:extension>
+        </xs:complexContent>
+    </xs:complexType>
     <xs:complexType name="PaddingField">
         <xs:complexContent>
             <xs:extension base="SimpleFieldType">
diff --git a/lower-1.xslt b/lower-1.xslt
index 101a8b03a..acec60225 100644
--- a/lower-1.xslt
+++ b/lower-1.xslt
@@ -207,12 +207,17 @@ Error: field <xsl:value-of select='$enum-key'/> corresponds to an enum value of
 
         <prim-type ld:meta='bytes' ld:subtype='padding'/>
         <prim-type ld:meta='bytes' ld:subtype='static-string'/>
+        <prim-type ld:meta='bytes' ld:subtype='static-wstring'/>
 
         <prim-type ld:meta='pointer' ld:subtype='pointer'/>
         <prim-type ld:meta='pointer' ld:subtype='ptr-string' ld:is-container='true'>
             <static-string/>
         </prim-type>
 
+        <prim-type ld:meta='pointer' ld:subtype='ptr-wstring' ld:is-container='true'>
+            <static-wstring/>
+        </prim-type>
+
         <prim-type ld:meta='primitive' ld:subtype='stl-string'/>
         <prim-type ld:meta='primitive' ld:subtype='stl-fstream'/>
         <prim-type ld:meta='primitive' ld:subtype='stl-mutex'/>