diff --git a/lib/jekyll/collection.rb b/lib/jekyll/collection.rb
index 0e9845c9..1ce33bf2 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/collection.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ module Jekyll
           read_static_file(file_path, full_path)
         end
       end
+      site.static_files.concat(files) unless files.empty?
       sort_docs!
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index 45c603dc..d2ca53a7 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ module Jekyll
       documents.select(&:write?)
     end
 
+    # Get the to be written static files
+    #
+    # Returns an Array of StaticFiles which should be written
+    def static_files_to_write
+      static_files.select(&:write?)
+    end
+
     # Get all the documents
     #
     # Returns an Array of all Documents
@@ -353,7 +360,7 @@ module Jekyll
     end
 
     def each_site_file
-      %w(pages static_files docs_to_write).each do |type|
+      %w(pages static_files_to_write docs_to_write).each do |type|
         send(type).each do |item|
           yield item
         end
diff --git a/test/test_site.rb b/test/test_site.rb
index c3f241d1..8e02f9cb 100644
--- a/test/test_site.rb
+++ b/test/test_site.rb
@@ -735,4 +735,13 @@ class TestSite < JekyllUnitTest
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "static files in a collection" do
+    should "be exposed via site instance" do
+      site = fixture_site("collections" => ["methods"])
+      site.read
+
+      assert_includes site.static_files.map(&:relative_path), "_methods/extensionless_static_file"
+    end
+  end
 end