diff --git a/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/static_layer.hpp b/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/static_layer.hpp
index dd1a65cef0..967a6c3789 100644
--- a/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/static_layer.hpp
+++ b/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/static_layer.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "nav2_costmap_2d/layered_costmap.hpp"
 #include "nav_msgs/msg/occupancy_grid.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+#include "nav2_costmap_2d/footprint.hpp"
 
 namespace nav2_costmap_2d
 {
@@ -160,6 +161,17 @@ class StaticLayer : public CostmapLayer
   rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult
   dynamicParametersCallback(std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> parameters);
 
+  std::vector<geometry_msgs::msg::Point> transformed_footprint_;
+  bool footprint_clearing_enabled_;
+  /**
+   * @brief Clear costmap layer info below the robot's footprint
+   */
+  void updateFootprint(
+    double robot_x, double robot_y, double robot_yaw, double * min_x,
+    double * min_y,
+    double * max_x,
+    double * max_y);
+
   std::string global_frame_;  ///< @brief The global frame for the costmap
   std::string map_frame_;  /// @brief frame that map is located in
 
diff --git a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
index cc90b8409b..729530d82b 100644
--- a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
+++ b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ StaticLayer::getParameters()
   declareParameter("map_subscribe_transient_local", rclcpp::ParameterValue(true));
   declareParameter("transform_tolerance", rclcpp::ParameterValue(0.0));
   declareParameter("map_topic", rclcpp::ParameterValue(""));
+  declareParameter("footprint_clearing_enabled", rclcpp::ParameterValue(false));
 
   auto node = node_.lock();
   if (!node) {
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ StaticLayer::getParameters()
 
   node->get_parameter(name_ + "." + "enabled", enabled_);
   node->get_parameter(name_ + "." + "subscribe_to_updates", subscribe_to_updates_);
+  node->get_parameter(name_ + "." + "footprint_clearing_enabled", footprint_clearing_enabled_);
   std::string private_map_topic, global_map_topic;
   node->get_parameter(name_ + "." + "map_topic", private_map_topic);
   node->get_parameter("map_topic", global_map_topic);
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ StaticLayer::incomingUpdate(map_msgs::msg::OccupancyGridUpdate::ConstSharedPtr u
 
 void
 StaticLayer::updateBounds(
-  double /*robot_x*/, double /*robot_y*/, double /*robot_yaw*/, double * min_x,
+  double robot_x, double robot_y, double robot_yaw, double * min_x,
   double * min_y,
   double * max_x,
   double * max_y)
@@ -371,6 +373,24 @@ StaticLayer::updateBounds(
   *max_y = std::max(wy, *max_y);
 
   has_updated_data_ = false;
+
+  updateFootprint(robot_x, robot_y, robot_yaw, min_x, min_y, max_x, max_y);
+}
+
+void
+StaticLayer::updateFootprint(
+  double robot_x, double robot_y, double robot_yaw,
+  double * min_x, double * min_y,
+  double * max_x,
+  double * max_y)
+{
+  if (!footprint_clearing_enabled_) {return;}
+
+  transformFootprint(robot_x, robot_y, robot_yaw, getFootprint(), transformed_footprint_);
+
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < transformed_footprint_.size(); i++) {
+    touch(transformed_footprint_[i].x, transformed_footprint_[i].y, min_x, min_y, max_x, max_y);
+  }
 }
 
 void
@@ -392,6 +412,10 @@ StaticLayer::updateCosts(
     return;
   }
 
+  if (footprint_clearing_enabled_) {
+    setConvexPolygonCost(transformed_footprint_, nav2_costmap_2d::FREE_SPACE);
+  }
+
   if (!layered_costmap_->isRolling()) {
     // if not rolling, the layered costmap (master_grid) has same coordinates as this layer
     if (!use_maximum_) {
@@ -474,6 +498,10 @@ StaticLayer::dynamicParametersCallback(
         has_updated_data_ = true;
         current_ = false;
       }
+    } else if (param_type == ParameterType::PARAMETER_BOOL) {
+      if (param_name == name_ + "." + "footprint_clearing_enabled") {
+        footprint_clearing_enabled_ = parameter.as_bool();
+      }
     }
   }
   result.successful = true;