diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
index a12da5be2ab4..1ec9881b9808 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ fn test_doc_comment_of_items() {
     assert_eq!("doc", module.doc_comment_text().unwrap());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_doc_comment_of_statics() {
+    let file = SourceFile::parse(
+        r#"
+        /// Number of levels
+        static LEVELS: i32 = 0;
+        "#,
+    )
+    .ok()
+    .unwrap();
+    let st = file.syntax().descendants().find_map(StaticDef::cast).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!("Number of levels", st.doc_comment_text().unwrap());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_doc_comment_preserves_indents() {
     let file = SourceFile::parse(
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/parsing/text_tree_sink.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/parsing/text_tree_sink.rs
index 142164316360..c36756d6c37c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/parsing/text_tree_sink.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/parsing/text_tree_sink.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ fn n_attached_trivias<'a>(
 ) -> usize {
     match kind {
         MACRO_CALL | CONST_DEF | TYPE_ALIAS_DEF | STRUCT_DEF | ENUM_DEF | ENUM_VARIANT | FN_DEF
-        | TRAIT_DEF | MODULE | RECORD_FIELD_DEF => {
+        | TRAIT_DEF | MODULE | RECORD_FIELD_DEF | STATIC_DEF => {
             let mut res = 0;
             for (i, (kind, text)) in trivias.enumerate() {
                 match kind {