diff --git a/internal/db/sqltest/initdb.d/03_widgets_persona.sql b/internal/db/sqltest/initdb.d/03_widgets_persona.sql
index a695b1028..2287a2e68 100644
--- a/internal/db/sqltest/initdb.d/03_widgets_persona.sql
+++ b/internal/db/sqltest/initdb.d/03_widgets_persona.sql
@@ -404,6 +404,18 @@ begin;
       ('t_________wb', 'vl______wvl2',        'brokered'),
       ('t_________wb', 'vl______wvl3',        'brokered'),
       ('t_________wb', 'vl______wvl3',        'injected_application');
+
+    insert into credential_static_store
+      (scope_id,       public_id,      name,                  description)
+    values
+      ('p____bwidget', 'cs______wup1', 'widget static store', 'None'),
+      ('p____swidget', 'cs______wup2', 'widget static store', 'None');
+
+    insert into credential_static_username_password_credential
+      (store_id,       public_id,      name,                                         description, username, password_encrypted,   password_hmac, key_id)
+    values
+      ('cs______wup1', 'cred____wup1', 'widget static username password credential', 'None',      'b_user', 'encrypted_password', 'hmac-value', 'kdkv___widget'),
+      ('cs______wup2', 'cred____wup2', 'widget static username password credential', 'None',      's_user', 'encrypted_password', 'hmac-value', 'kdkv___widget');
   end;
   $$ language plpgsql;
 
diff --git a/internal/db/sqltest/tests/target/target_static_credential.sql b/internal/db/sqltest/tests/target/target_static_credential.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f54831095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/sqltest/tests/target/target_static_credential.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+begin;
+  select plan(3);
+  select wtt_load('widgets', 'iam', 'kms', 'auth', 'hosts', 'targets', 'credentials');
+
+  -- validate the setup data
+  select is(count(*), 1::bigint)
+    from credential_static cred
+    join credential_store cs on cred.store_id = cs.public_id
+   where cs.scope_id  = 'p____bwidget'
+     and cs.public_id = 'cs______wup1'
+     and cred.public_id = 'cred____wup1';
+
+  insert into target
+    (scope_id,       public_id)
+  values
+    ('p____bwidget', 'test______wb');
+
+  prepare insert_valid_target_static_credential as
+    insert into target_static_credential
+      (target_id,      credential_static_id, credential_purpose)
+    values
+      ('test______wb', 'cred____wup1',       'application');
+  select lives_ok('insert_valid_target_static_credential', 'insert valid target_static_credential failed');
+
+  -- create a credential_static_store and target in a different project
+  insert into credential_static_store
+      (scope_id,       public_id,      name,                  description)
+    values
+      ('p____swidget', 'test______cs', 'test static store', 'None');
+
+  insert into credential_static_username_password_credential
+    (store_id,       public_id,      name,                                       description, username, password_encrypted,   password_hmac, key_id)
+  values
+    ('test______cs', 'test____cred', 'test static username password credential', 'None',      'b_user', 'encrypted_password', 'hmac-value',  'kdkv___widget');
+
+  prepare insert_invalid_target_static_credential as
+    insert into target_static_credential
+      (target_id,      credential_static_id, credential_purpose)
+    values
+      ('test______wb', 'test____cred',       'application');
+  select throws_ok('insert_invalid_target_static_credential', '23000', null, 'insert invalid target_credential_library succeeded');
+
+  select * from finish();
+rollback;