diff --git a/include/zeus/CTransform.hpp b/include/zeus/CTransform.hpp
index 35236f8..09d55f4 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CTransform.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CTransform.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ public:
   CTransform(const CVector3f& c0, const CVector3f& c1, const CVector3f& c2, const CVector3f& c3)
   : basis(c0, c1, c2), origin(c3) {}
 
-  static CTransform Identity() { return CTransform(CMatrix3f::skIdentityMatrix3f); }
+  static const CTransform skIdentityTransform;
+
+  static const CTransform& Identity() { return skIdentityTransform; }
 
   bool operator==(const CTransform& other) const { return origin == other.origin && basis == other.basis; }
 
diff --git a/src/CTransform.cpp b/src/CTransform.cpp
index 00e3fdf..a549339 100644
--- a/src/CTransform.cpp
+++ b/src/CTransform.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "zeus/CTransform.hpp"
 
 namespace zeus {
+const CTransform CTransform::skIdentityTransform;
+
 CTransform CTransformFromEditorEuler(const CVector3f& eulerVec) {
   CTransform result;
   double ti, tj, th, ci, cj, ch, si, sj, sh, cc, cs, sc, ss;