diff --git a/src/lint/linter/ArcanistXHPASTLinter.php b/src/lint/linter/ArcanistXHPASTLinter.php
index 6d211a72..9a490997 100644
--- a/src/lint/linter/ArcanistXHPASTLinter.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/ArcanistXHPASTLinter.php
@@ -249,6 +249,19 @@ final class ArcanistXHPASTLinter extends ArcanistLinter {
         'This codebase targets PHP 5.2, but namespaces were not introduced '.
         'until PHP 5.3.');
     }
+
+    $statics = $root->selectDescendantsOfType('n_CLASS_STATIC_ACCESS');
+    foreach ($statics as $static) {
+      $name = $static->getChildOfType(0, 'n_CLASS_NAME');
+      if ($name->getConcreteString() == 'static') {
+        $this->raiseLintAtNode(
+          $name,
+          self::LINT_PHP_53_FEATURES,
+          'This codebase targets PHP 5.2, but `static::` was not introduced '.
+          'until PHP 5.3.');
+      }
+    }
+
   }
 
   private function lintImplicitFallthrough($root) {
diff --git a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/xhpast/php53.lint-test b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/xhpast/php53.lint-test
index 8622b9ac..cfe8254a 100644
--- a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/xhpast/php53.lint-test
+++ b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/xhpast/php53.lint-test
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ use b, c;
 f(function() {});
 g(function() use ($c) {});
 h(function /* ! */ () use ($c) {});
+static::m();
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 disabled:3:1
 disabled:4:5
 disabled:5:3
 disabled:6:3
 disabled:7:3
+disabled:8:1
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