diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
index ffd7339..2827f1f 100644
--- a/docs/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ Sets all steps to the same brightness.
 
 Parameters:<br>
 **brightness** (word): value in range 0 (off) to 4095 (fully on).
+**easeTime** (word): the time in milliseconds to ease into the new brightness value (only applies if the mode was already set to static before).
 
 
 ### Custom
diff --git a/src/modes/static.h b/src/modes/static.h
index 8db5895..5ee9472 100644
--- a/src/modes/static.h
+++ b/src/modes/static.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 struct StaticModeParameters
 {
   uint16_t brightness;
-  uint32_t easeTime;
+  uint16_t easeTime;
 };
 
 enum EaseState
diff --git a/web/client.js b/web/client.js
index 41177a2..5762db1 100644
--- a/web/client.js
+++ b/web/client.js
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ function readModeData(mode, reader)
   {
     case protocol.Mode.Static:
       return {
-        brightness: reader.nextInt16LE()
+        brightness: reader.nextInt16LE(),
+        easeTime: reader.nextInt16LE()
       };
 
     case protocol.Mode.Custom:
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ function writeModeData(mode, data)
     case protocol.Mode.Static:
       var brightness = getBrightness(data.brightness);
 
-      return new Buffer([protocol.Command.SetMode, mode, lsb(brightness), msb(brightness)]);
+      return new Buffer([protocol.Command.SetMode, mode, lsb(brightness), msb(brightness), lsb(500), msb(500)]);
 
     case protocol.Mode.Custom:
       var brightness = typeof(data.brightness) !== 'undefined' ? data.brightness.split(',') : [];