diff --git a/sphinx_js/__init__.py b/sphinx_js/__init__.py
index 8749fc11..242e7adb 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx_js/__init__.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 from .directives import (auto_class_directive_bound_to_app,
                          auto_function_directive_bound_to_app,
-                         auto_attribute_directive_bound_to_app)
+                         auto_attribute_directive_bound_to_app,
+                         JSStaticFunction)
 from .jsdoc import Analyzer as JsAnalyzer
 from .typedoc import Analyzer as TsAnalyzer
 
-
 def setup(app):
     # I believe this is the best place to run jsdoc. I was tempted to use
     # app.add_source_parser(), but I think the kind of source it's referring to
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ def setup(app):
 
     app.connect('env-before-read-docs', read_all_docs)
 
+    app.add_directive_to_domain('js',
+                                'staticfunction',
+                                JSStaticFunction)
     app.add_directive_to_domain('js',
                                 'autofunction',
                                 auto_function_directive_bound_to_app(app))
diff --git a/sphinx_js/directives.py b/sphinx_js/directives.py
index 2d4e4793..2545798f 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/directives.py
+++ b/sphinx_js/directives.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 """
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
 from docutils.parsers.rst.directives import flag
+from sphinx.domains.javascript import JSCallable
 
-from .renderers import AutoFunctionRenderer, AutoClassRenderer, AutoAttributeRenderer
+from .renderers import (AutoFunctionRenderer,
+                        AutoClassRenderer,
+                        AutoAttributeRenderer)
 
 
 class JsDirective(Directive):
@@ -83,3 +86,8 @@ def _members_to_exclude(arg):
 
     """
     return set(a.strip() for a in (arg or '').split(','))
+
+
+class JSStaticFunction(JSCallable):
+    """Like a callable but with a different prefix."""
+    display_prefix = 'static '
diff --git a/sphinx_js/jsdoc.py b/sphinx_js/jsdoc.py
index 9fa33cfe..5f71efad 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/jsdoc.py
+++ b/sphinx_js/jsdoc.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def _doclet_as_function(doclet, full_path):
             exported_from=None,
             is_abstract=False,
             is_optional=False,
-            is_static=False,
+            is_static=is_static(doclet),
             is_private=is_private(doclet),
             exceptions=exceptions_to_ir(doclet.get('exceptions', [])),
             returns=returns_to_ir(doclet.get('returns', [])),
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ def is_private(doclet):
     return doclet.get('access') == 'private'
 
 
+def is_static(doclet):
+    return doclet.get('scope') == 'static'
+
+
 def full_path_segments(d, base_dir, longname_field='longname'):
     """Return the full, unambiguous list of path segments that points to an
     entity described by a doclet.
diff --git a/sphinx_js/renderers.py b/sphinx_js/renderers.py
index f2e48526..6b099b5f 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/renderers.py
+++ b/sphinx_js/renderers.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ def _template_vars(self, name, obj):
             examples=obj.examples,
             deprecated=obj.deprecated,
             is_optional=obj.is_optional,
+            is_static=obj.is_static,
             see_also=obj.see_alsos,
             content='\n'.join(self._content))
 
diff --git a/sphinx_js/templates/function.rst b/sphinx_js/templates/function.rst
index 105538dc..4a136c76 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/templates/function.rst
+++ b/sphinx_js/templates/function.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {% import 'common.rst' as common %}
 
+{% if is_static %}
+.. js:staticfunction:: {{ name }}{{ '?' if is_optional else '' }}{{ params }}
+{% else %}
 .. js:function:: {{ name }}{{ '?' if is_optional else '' }}{{ params }}
+{% endif %}
 
    {{ common.deprecated(deprecated)|indent(3) }}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_build_js/source/code.js b/tests/test_build_js/source/code.js
index 508d0acb..1c39f9f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_js/source/code.js
+++ b/tests/test_build_js/source/code.js
@@ -234,3 +234,14 @@ function union(fnodeA) {
  */
 function longDescriptions(a, b) {
 }
+
+/**
+ * Class doc.
+ */
+class SimpleClass {
+
+    /**
+     * Static.
+     */
+    static noUseOfThis() {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_build_js/source/docs/autofunction_static.rst b/tests/test_build_js/source/docs/autofunction_static.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed11b695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_build_js/source/docs/autofunction_static.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.. js:autoclass:: SimpleClass
+    :members:
diff --git a/tests/test_build_js/test_build_js.py b/tests/test_build_js/test_build_js.py
index 3aca151c..4a081950 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_js/test_build_js.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_js/test_build_js.py
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ def test_autofunction_see(self):
             '     * "deprecatedFunction"\n\n'
             '     * "DeprecatedAttribute"\n')
 
+    def test_autofunction_static(self):
+        """Make sure the static function gets its prefix ``static``."""
+        self._file_contents_eq(
+            'autofunction_static',
+            'class SimpleClass()\n\n'
+            '   Class doc.\n'
+            '\n'
+            '   static SimpleClass.noUseOfThis()\n'
+            '\n'
+            '      Static.\n')
+
     def test_autoclass(self):
         """Make sure classes show their class comment and constructor
         comment."""