diff --git a/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock.js b/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9fd290ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* global $ */
+
+import { escapeHtml as h } from '../../../utils/text';
+
+export class StaticBlock {
+  constructor(blockDef, placeholder) {
+    this.blockDef = blockDef;
+
+    const element = document.createElement('div');
+
+    if (this.blockDef.meta.html) {
+      element.innerHTML = this.blockDef.meta.html;
+    } else {
+      element.innerHTML = h(this.blockDef.meta.text);
+    }
+
+    placeholder.replaceWith(element);
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  setState(_state) {}
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  setError(_errorList) {}
+
+  getState() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  getValue() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  focus() {}
+}
+
+export class StaticBlockDefinition {
+  constructor(name, meta) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.meta = meta;
+  }
+
+  render(placeholder) {
+    return new StaticBlock(this, placeholder);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock.test.js b/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0429dde0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+
+import { StaticBlockDefinition } from './StaticBlock';
+
+import $ from 'jquery';
+window.$ = $;
+
+describe('telepath: wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock', () => {
+  let boundBlock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Define a test block
+    const blockDef = new StaticBlockDefinition(
+      'test_field',
+      {
+        text: 'The admin text',
+        icon: 'icon',
+        label: 'The label',
+      }
+    );
+
+    // Render it
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="placeholder"></div>';
+    boundBlock = blockDef.render($('#placeholder'));
+  });
+
+  test('it renders correctly', () => {
+    expect(document.body.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('telepath: wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock HTML escaping', () => {
+  let boundBlock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.somethingBad = jest.fn();
+
+    // Define a test block
+    const blockDef = new StaticBlockDefinition(
+      'test_field',
+      {
+        text: 'The admin text <script>somethingBad();</script>',
+        icon: 'icon',
+        label: 'The label',
+      }
+    );
+
+    // Render it
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="placeholder"></div>';
+    boundBlock = blockDef.render($('#placeholder'));
+  });
+
+  test('it renders correctly', () => {
+    expect(document.body.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('javascript cant execute', () => {
+    expect(window.somethingBad.mock.calls.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('telepath: wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock allows safe HTML', () => {
+  let boundBlock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.somethingBad = jest.fn();
+
+    // Define a test block
+    const blockDef = new StaticBlockDefinition(
+      'test_field',
+      {
+        html: 'The admin text <script>somethingBad();</script>',
+        icon: 'icon',
+        label: 'The label',
+      }
+    );
+
+    // Render it
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="placeholder"></div>';
+    boundBlock = blockDef.render($('#placeholder'));
+  });
+
+  test('it renders correctly', () => {
+    expect(document.body.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('javascript can execute', () => {
+    expect(window.somethingBad.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/__snapshots__/StaticBlock.test.js.snap b/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/__snapshots__/StaticBlock.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a25477aedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/StreamField/blocks/__snapshots__/StaticBlock.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`telepath: wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock HTML escaping it renders correctly 1`] = `"<div>The admin text &lt;script&gt;somethingBad();&lt;/script&gt;</div>"`;
+
+exports[`telepath: wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock allows safe HTML it renders correctly 1`] = `"<div>The admin text <script>somethingBad();</script></div>"`;
+
+exports[`telepath: wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock it renders correctly 1`] = `"<div>The admin text</div>"`;
diff --git a/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/blocks.js b/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/blocks.js
index b3018dca95..a0bde9960c 100644
--- a/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/blocks.js
+++ b/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/blocks.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /* global $ */
 
 import { FieldBlockDefinition } from '../../../components/StreamField/blocks/FieldBlock';
+import { StaticBlockDefinition } from '../../../components/StreamField/blocks/StaticBlock';
 import { StructBlockDefinition, StructBlockValidationError } from '../../../components/StreamField/blocks/StructBlock';
 import { ListBlockDefinition, ListBlockValidationError } from '../../../components/StreamField/blocks/ListBlock';
 import { StreamBlockDefinition, StreamBlockValidationError } from '../../../components/StreamField/blocks/StreamBlock';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function initBlockWidget(id) {
 window.initBlockWidget = initBlockWidget;
 
 window.telepath.register('wagtail.blocks.FieldBlock', FieldBlockDefinition);
+window.telepath.register('wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock', StaticBlockDefinition);
 window.telepath.register('wagtail.blocks.StructBlock', StructBlockDefinition);
 window.telepath.register('wagtail.blocks.StructBlockValidationError', StructBlockValidationError);
 window.telepath.register('wagtail.blocks.ListBlock', ListBlockDefinition);
diff --git a/wagtail/core/blocks/static_block.py b/wagtail/core/blocks/static_block.py
index c4a150f653..4f959bb7ae 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/blocks/static_block.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/blocks/static_block.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+from django.utils.safestring import SafeString
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+
+from wagtail.admin.staticfiles import versioned_static
+from wagtail.core.telepath import Adapter, register
+
 from .base import Block
 
 
@@ -8,9 +14,45 @@ class StaticBlock(Block):
     """
     A block that just 'exists' and has no fields.
     """
+    def get_admin_text(self):
+        if self.meta.admin_text is None:
+            if self.label:
+                return _('%(label)s: this block has no options.') % {'label': self.label}
+            else:
+                return _('This block has no options.')
+
+        return self.meta.admin_text
+
     def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, prefix):
         return None
 
     class Meta:
         admin_text = None
         default = None
+
+
+class StaticBlockAdapter(Adapter):
+    js_constructor = 'wagtail.blocks.StaticBlock'
+
+    def js_args(self, block):
+        admin_text = block.get_admin_text()
+
+        if isinstance(admin_text, SafeString):
+            text_or_html = 'html'
+        else:
+            text_or_html = 'text'
+
+        return [
+            block.name,
+            {
+                text_or_html: admin_text,
+                'icon': block.meta.icon,
+                'label': block.label,
+            },
+        ]
+
+    class Media:
+        js = [versioned_static('wagtailadmin/js/telepath/blocks.js')]
+
+
+register(StaticBlockAdapter(), StaticBlock)
diff --git a/wagtail/core/tests/test_blocks.py b/wagtail/core/tests/test_blocks.py
index b1a5611e6d..617a0b1a75 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/tests/test_blocks.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/tests/test_blocks.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as __
 from wagtail.core import blocks
 from wagtail.core.blocks.field_block import FieldBlockAdapter
 from wagtail.core.blocks.list_block import ListBlockAdapter
+from wagtail.core.blocks.static_block import StaticBlockAdapter
 from wagtail.core.blocks.stream_block import StreamBlockAdapter
 from wagtail.core.blocks.struct_block import StructBlockAdapter
 from wagtail.core.models import Page
@@ -3517,56 +3518,86 @@ class TestPageChooserBlock(TestCase):
 
 
 class TestStaticBlock(unittest.TestCase):
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO(telepath)
-    def test_render_form_with_constructor(self):
+    def test_adapt_with_constructor(self):
         block = blocks.StaticBlock(
             admin_text="Latest posts - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically",
             template='tests/blocks/posts_static_block.html')
-        rendered_html = block.render_form(None)
 
-        self.assertEqual(rendered_html, "Latest posts - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically")
+        block.set_name('posts_static_block')
+        js_args = StaticBlockAdapter().js_args(block)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO(telepath)
-    def test_render_form_with_subclass(self):
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[0], 'posts_static_block')
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[1], {
+            'text': "Latest posts - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically",
+            'icon': 'placeholder',
+            'label': 'Posts static block'
+        })
+
+    def test_adapt_with_subclass(self):
         class PostsStaticBlock(blocks.StaticBlock):
             class Meta:
                 admin_text = "Latest posts - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically"
                 template = "tests/blocks/posts_static_block.html"
 
         block = PostsStaticBlock()
-        rendered_html = block.render_form(None)
 
-        self.assertEqual(rendered_html, "Latest posts - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically")
+        block.set_name('posts_static_block')
+        js_args = StaticBlockAdapter().js_args(block)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO(telepath)
-    def test_render_form_with_subclass_displays_default_text_if_no_admin_text(self):
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[0], 'posts_static_block')
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[1], {
+            'text': "Latest posts - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically",
+            'icon': 'placeholder',
+            'label': 'Posts static block'
+        })
+
+    def test_adapt_with_subclass_displays_default_text_if_no_admin_text(self):
         class LabelOnlyStaticBlock(blocks.StaticBlock):
             class Meta:
                 label = "Latest posts"
 
         block = LabelOnlyStaticBlock()
-        rendered_html = block.render_form(None)
 
-        self.assertEqual(rendered_html, "Latest posts: this block has no options.")
+        block.set_name('posts_static_block')
+        js_args = StaticBlockAdapter().js_args(block)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO(telepath)
-    def test_render_form_with_subclass_displays_default_text_if_no_admin_text_and_no_label(self):
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[0], 'posts_static_block')
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[1], {
+            'text': "Latest posts: this block has no options.",
+            'icon': 'placeholder',
+            'label': 'Latest posts'
+        })
+
+    def test_adapt_with_subclass_displays_default_text_if_no_admin_text_and_no_label(self):
         class NoMetaStaticBlock(blocks.StaticBlock):
             pass
 
         block = NoMetaStaticBlock()
-        rendered_html = block.render_form(None)
 
-        self.assertEqual(rendered_html, "This block has no options.")
+        block.set_name('posts_static_block')
+        js_args = StaticBlockAdapter().js_args(block)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO(telepath)
-    def test_render_form_works_with_mark_safe(self):
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[0], 'posts_static_block')
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[1], {
+            'text': "Posts static block: this block has no options.",
+            'icon': 'placeholder',
+            'label': 'Posts static block'
+        })
+
+    def test_adapt_works_with_mark_safe(self):
         block = blocks.StaticBlock(
             admin_text=mark_safe("<b>Latest posts</b> - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically"),
             template='tests/blocks/posts_static_block.html')
-        rendered_html = block.render_form(None)
 
-        self.assertEqual(rendered_html, "<b>Latest posts</b> - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically")
+        block.set_name('posts_static_block')
+        js_args = StaticBlockAdapter().js_args(block)
+
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[0], 'posts_static_block')
+        self.assertEqual(js_args[1], {
+            'html': "<b>Latest posts</b> - This block doesn't need to be configured, it will be displayed automatically",
+            'icon': 'placeholder',
+            'label': 'Posts static block'
+        })
 
     def test_get_default(self):
         block = blocks.StaticBlock()