diff --git a/tests/51_static.c b/tests/51_static.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e93ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/51_static.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static int fred = 1234;
+static int joe;
+
+void henry()
+{
+    static int fred = 4567;
+
+    printf("%d\n", fred);
+    fred++;
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    printf("%d\n", fred);
+    henry();
+    henry();
+    henry();
+    henry();
+    printf("%d\n", fred);
+    fred = 8901;
+    joe = 2345;
+    printf("%d\n", fred);
+    printf("%d\n", joe);
+}
diff --git a/tests/51_static.expect b/tests/51_static.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18224fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/51_static.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+1234
+4567
+4568
+4569
+4570
+1234
+8901
+2345
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 7843edf..14b0098 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ TESTS=	00_assignment.test \
 	31_args.test \
 	32_led.test \
 	33_ternary_op.test \
-        34_array_assignment.test \
+    34_array_assignment.test \
 	35_sizeof.test \
 	36_array_initialisers.test \
-        37_sprintf.test \
+    37_sprintf.test \
 	38_multiple_array_index.test \
 	39_typedef.test \
 	40_stdio.test \
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ TESTS=	00_assignment.test \
 	47_switch_return.test \
 	48_nested_break.test \
 	49_bracket_evaluation.test \
-	50_logical_second_arg.test
+	50_logical_second_arg.test \
+	51_static.test
 
 %.test: %.expect %.c
 	@echo Test: $*...