diff --git a/elab_lval.cc b/elab_lval.cc
index 1da3871d8..36bee8ac5 100644
--- a/elab_lval.cc
+++ b/elab_lval.cc
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ NetAssign_* PEIdent::elaborate_lval_method_class_member_(Design*des,
       if (pidx < 0)
 	    return 0;
 
+      property_qualifier_t qual = class_type->get_prop_qual(pidx);
+
+	// Static properties are handled as normal signals. Regular symbol
+	// search will find it.
+      if (qual.test_static())
+	    return 0;
+
       NetScope*scope_method = find_method_containing_scope(*this, scope);
       ivl_assert(*this, scope_method);
 
@@ -428,7 +435,6 @@ NetAssign_* PEIdent::elaborate_lval_method_class_member_(Design*des,
 	// Detect assignment to constant properties. Note that the
 	// initializer constructor MAY assign to constant properties,
 	// as this is how the property gets its value.
-      property_qualifier_t qual = class_type->get_prop_qual(pidx);
       if (qual.test_const()) {
 	    if (class_type->get_prop_initialized(pidx)) {
 		  cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: "
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop1.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop1.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ed34b5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop1.v
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Check that static class properties can be accessed for read and write in
+// class tasks. Check the property is shared across all instances and has the
+// same value for all instances.
+
+class C;
+  static int i;
+  task t;
+    int x;
+    x = i;
+    i = x + 1;
+  endtask
+endclass
+
+module test;
+
+  C c1 = new;
+  C c2 = new;
+  C c3 = new;
+
+  initial begin
+    c1.t();
+    c2.t();
+    if (c1.i == 2 && c2.i == 2 && c3.i == 2) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end else begin
+      $display("FAILED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop2.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop2.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a176be049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop2.v
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Check that static class properties can be accessed for read and write in
+// class tasks using `this`. Check the property is shared across all instances
+// and has the same value for all instances.
+
+class C;
+  static int i;
+  task t;
+    int x;
+    x = this.i;
+    this.i = x + 1;
+  endtask
+endclass
+
+module test;
+
+  C c1 = new;
+  C c2 = new;
+  C c3 = new;
+
+  initial begin
+    c1.t();
+    c2.t();
+    if (c1.i == 2 && c2.i == 2 && c3.i == 2) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end else begin
+      $display("FAILED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop3.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop3.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b1b2fb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_static_prop3.v
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Check that static class properties can be accessed for read and write on a
+// class object. Check the property is shared across all instances and has the
+// same value for all instances.
+
+class C;
+  static int i;
+endclass
+
+module test;
+
+  C c1 = new;
+  C c2 = new;
+  C c3 = new;
+
+  task t(C c);
+    int x;
+    x = c.i;
+    c.i = x + 1;
+  endtask
+
+  initial begin
+    t(c1);
+    t(c2);
+    if (c1.i == 2 && c2.i == 2 && c3.i == 2) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end else begin
+      $display("FAILED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index 56a625bd2..888d48339 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ sv_class_extends_scoped	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_localparam	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_in_module_decl	normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_static_prop1	normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_static_prop2	normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_static_prop3	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_super1		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_super2		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_task1		normal,-g2009		ivltests
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
index cda5e1b5b..8e3ce149d 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ sv_class_extends_scoped	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_localparam	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_in_module_decl	CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_static_prop1	CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_static_prop2	CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_static_prop3	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_super1		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_super2		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_task1		CE,-g2009		ivltests