diff --git a/etc/rally.bash_completion b/etc/rally.bash_completion
index 47baa485..521e8fec 100644
--- a/etc/rally.bash_completion
+++ b/etc/rally.bash_completion
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ _rally()
     OPTS["task_delete"]="--force --uuid"
     OPTS["task_detailed"]="--uuid --iterations-data"
     OPTS["task_list"]="--deployment --all-deployments --status --uuids-only"
-    OPTS["task_report"]="--tasks --out --open --html --junit"
+    OPTS["task_report"]="--tasks --out --open --html --html-static --junit"
     OPTS["task_results"]="--uuid"
     OPTS["task_sla_check"]="--uuid --json"
     OPTS["task_start"]="--deployment --task --task-args --task-args-file --tag --no-use --abort-on-sla-failure"
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_cli_task.py b/tests/functional/test_cli_task.py
index 574b2fe7..3adb9200 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_cli_task.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_cli_task.py
@@ -186,14 +186,28 @@ class TaskTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(utils.RallyCliError,
                           rally, "task status --uuid %s" % FAKE_TASK_UUID)
 
+    def _assert_html_report_libs_are_embedded(self, file_path, expected=True):
+
+        embedded_signatures = ["Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Novus Partners, Inc.",
+                               "AngularJS v1.3.3",
+                               "Copyright (c) 2010-2015, Michael Bostock"]
+        external_signatures = ["<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=",
+                               "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href="]
+        html = open(file_path).read()
+        result_embedded = all([sig in html for sig in embedded_signatures])
+        result_external = all([sig in html for sig in external_signatures])
+        self.assertEqual(expected, result_embedded)
+        self.assertEqual(not expected, result_external)
+
     def test_report_one_uuid(self):
         rally = utils.Rally()
         cfg = self._get_sample_task_config()
         config = utils.TaskConfig(cfg)
         rally("task start --task %s" % config.filename)
         rally("task report --out %s" % rally.gen_report_path(extension="html"))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(
-            rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
+        html_report = rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(html_report))
+        self._assert_html_report_libs_are_embedded(html_report, False)
         self.assertRaises(utils.RallyCliError,
                           rally, "task report --report %s" % FAKE_TASK_UUID)
         rally("task report --junit --out %s" %
@@ -213,10 +227,11 @@ class TaskTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             for line in res.splitlines():
                 if "finished" in line:
                     task_uuids.append(line.split(" ")[1][:-1])
-        rally("task report --tasks %s --out %s" % (
-              " ".join(task_uuids), rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(
-            rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
+        html_report = rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")
+        rally("task report --tasks %s --out %s" % (" ".join(task_uuids),
+                                                   html_report))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(html_report))
+        self._assert_html_report_libs_are_embedded(html_report, False)
 
     def test_report_bunch_files(self):
         rally = utils.Rally()
@@ -231,10 +246,11 @@ class TaskTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 os.remove(path)
             rally("task results", report_path=path, raw=True)
 
+        html_report = rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")
         rally("task report --tasks %s --out %s" % (
-              " ".join(files), rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(
-            rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
+              " ".join(files), html_report))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(html_report))
+        self._assert_html_report_libs_are_embedded(html_report, False)
 
     def test_report_one_uuid_one_file(self):
         rally = utils.Rally()
@@ -255,13 +271,24 @@ class TaskTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         else:
             return 1
 
+        html_report = rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")
         rally("task report --tasks"
               " %s %s --out %s" % (task_result_file, task_uuid,
-                                   rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(
-            rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")))
+                                   html_report))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(html_report))
         self.assertRaises(utils.RallyCliError,
                           rally, "task report --report %s" % FAKE_TASK_UUID)
+        self._assert_html_report_libs_are_embedded(html_report, False)
+
+    def test_report_one_uuid_with_static_libs(self):
+        rally = utils.Rally()
+        cfg = self._get_sample_task_config()
+        config = utils.TaskConfig(cfg)
+        rally("task start --task %s" % config.filename)
+        html_report = rally.gen_report_path(extension="html")
+        rally("task report --out %s --html-static" % html_report)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(html_report))
+        self._assert_html_report_libs_are_embedded(html_report)
 
     def test_delete(self):
         rally = utils.Rally()