diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ReferenceBuilder.java b/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ReferenceBuilder.java
index bd0a6037867..bff1df4cccb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ReferenceBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ReferenceBuilder.java
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ <T> CtExecutableReference<T> getExecutableReference(MessageSend messageSend) {
 		ref.setType(this.<T>getTypeReference(messageSend.expectedType(), true));
 		if (messageSend.receiver.resolvedType == null) {
 			// It is crisis dude! static context, we don't have much more information.
+			ref.setStatic(true);
 			if (messageSend.receiver instanceof SingleNameReference) {
 				ref.setDeclaringType(jdtTreeBuilder.getHelper().createTypeAccessNoClasspath((SingleNameReference) messageSend.receiver).getAccessedType());
 			} else if (messageSend.receiver instanceof QualifiedNameReference) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/spoon/test/imports/ImportTest.java b/src/test/java/spoon/test/imports/ImportTest.java
index 84c5882c7b4..0f2294578e5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/spoon/test/imports/ImportTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/spoon/test/imports/ImportTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import spoon.reflect.code.CtTypeAccess;
 import spoon.reflect.cu.CompilationUnit;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtClass;
+import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtConstructor;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtElement;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtField;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtImport;
@@ -1534,6 +1535,7 @@ public void testBug2369_autoimports() {
 				"    }" + nl +
 				"}", launcher.getFactory().Type().get("spoon.test.imports.testclasses.JavaLongUse").toString());
 	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testImportReferenceIsFullyQualifiedAndNoGeneric() {
 		//contract: the reference of CtImport is always fully qualified and contains no actual type arguments
@@ -1556,4 +1558,26 @@ public void testImportReferenceIsFullyQualifiedAndNoGeneric() {
 		assertTrue(typeRef.isImplicit());
 		assertTrue(typeRef.getPackage().isImplicit());
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMethodChainAutoImports() {
+		// contract: A chain of unknown methods in noclasspath mode with enabled auto-imports should not corrupt argument
+		// https://github.com/INRIA/spoon/issues/2996
+		Launcher launcher = new Launcher();
+		launcher.getEnvironment().setNoClasspath(true);
+		launcher.getEnvironment().setShouldCompile(false);
+		launcher.getEnvironment().setAutoImports(true);
+		launcher.addInputResource("./src/test/resources/import-resources/fr/inria/PageButtonNoClassPath.java");
+		launcher.buildModel();
+
+		CtClass<?> clazz = (CtClass<?>) launcher.getFactory().Type().get("fr.inria.PageButtonNoClassPath");
+		CtConstructor<?> ctor = clazz.getConstructors().stream().findFirst().get();
+		List<CtStatement> statements = ctor.getBody().getStatements();
+
+		assertEquals("super(context, attributeSet)", statements.get(0).toString());
+		assertEquals("mButton = ((Button) (findViewById(R.id.page_button_button)))", statements.get(1).toString());
+		assertEquals("mCurrentActiveColor = getColor(R.color.c4_active_button_color)", statements.get(2).toString());
+		assertEquals("mCurrentActiveColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.c4_active_button_color)", statements.get(3).toString());
+		assertEquals("mCurrentActiveColor = getData().getResources().getColor(R.color.c4_active_button_color)", statements.get(4).toString());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/import-resources/fr/inria/PageButtonNoClassPath.java b/src/test/resources/import-resources/fr/inria/PageButtonNoClassPath.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74b4f726095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/import-resources/fr/inria/PageButtonNoClassPath.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package fr.inria;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
+
+import com.carconnectivity.mlmediaplayer.R;
+
+public class PageButtonNoClassPath extends FrameLayout {
+    private final Button mButton;
+    private int mCurrentActiveColor;
+
+    public PageButtonNoClassPath(Context context, AttributeSet attributeSet) {
+        super(context, attributeSet);
+        mButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.page_button_button);
+        mCurrentActiveColor = getColor(R.color.c4_active_button_color);
+        mCurrentActiveColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.c4_active_button_color);
+        mCurrentActiveColor = getData().getResources().getColor(R.color.c4_active_button_color);
+    }
+}