diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursion.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursion.java
index 4bfa6199444..b8883692d48 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursion.java
@@ -68,25 +68,27 @@ public ExpressionTree visitReturn(ReturnTree tree, Void unused) {
       return NO_MATCH;
     }
     ExpressionTree select = ((MethodInvocationTree) expr).getMethodSelect();
-    switch (select.getKind()) {
-      case IDENTIFIER:
-        break;
-      case MEMBER_SELECT:
-        ExpressionTree receiver = ((MemberSelectTree) select).getExpression();
-        if (receiver.getKind() != Kind.IDENTIFIER) {
-          return NO_MATCH;
-        }
-        if (!((IdentifierTree) receiver).getName().contentEquals("this")) {
-          return NO_MATCH;
-        }
-        break;
-      default:
-        return NO_MATCH;
-    }
     MethodSymbol sym = ASTHelpers.getSymbol(tree);
     if (sym == null || !sym.equals(ASTHelpers.getSymbol(expr))) {
       return NO_MATCH;
     }
+    if (!sym.isStatic()) {
+      switch (select.getKind()) {
+        case IDENTIFIER:
+          break;
+        case MEMBER_SELECT:
+          ExpressionTree receiver = ((MemberSelectTree) select).getExpression();
+          if (receiver.getKind() != Kind.IDENTIFIER) {
+            return NO_MATCH;
+          }
+          if (!((IdentifierTree) receiver).getName().contentEquals("this")) {
+            return NO_MATCH;
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          return NO_MATCH;
+      }
+    }
     return describeMatch(statement);
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursionTest.java
index 727aba9e4af..3eb0c278a33 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/InfiniteRecursionTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,38 @@ public void positive() {
         .doTest();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void positiveStatic() {
+    compilationHelper
+        .addSourceLines(
+            "Test.java",
+            "class Test {",
+            "  static void f(int x) {}",
+            "  static void f() {",
+            "    // BUG: Diagnostic contains:",
+            "    Test.f();",
+            "  }",
+            "  static void instanceF() {",
+            "    // BUG: Diagnostic contains:",
+            "    new Test().instanceF();",
+            "  }",
+            "  static void subclassF() {",
+            "    // BUG: Diagnostic contains:",
+            "    Subclass.subclassF();",
+            "  }",
+            "  static int g() {",
+            "    return 0;",
+            "  }",
+            "  static int g(int x) {",
+            "    // BUG: Diagnostic contains:",
+            "    return Test.g(x);",
+            "  }",
+            "",
+            "  class Subclass extends Test {}",
+            "}")
+        .doTest();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void negative() {
     compilationHelper