diff --git a/src/optimization/inline.ml b/src/optimization/inline.ml
index 727c0648a66..f9101167dd8 100644
--- a/src/optimization/inline.ml
+++ b/src/optimization/inline.ml
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ let rec type_inline ctx cf f ethis params tret config p ?(self_calling_closure=f
 				typing_error "Could not inline `this` outside of an instance context" po
 			)
 		| TVar (v,eo) ->
+			if has_var_flag v VStatic then typing_error "Inline functions cannot have static locals" v.v_pos;
 			{ e with eexpr = TVar ((state#declare v).i_subst,opt (map false false) eo)}
 		| TReturn eo when not state#in_local_fun ->
 			if not term then begin
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/Main.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/Main.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..308c279b2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/Main.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function main() foo();
+
+inline function foo() {
+	static var count = 5;
+	trace(--count);
+}
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diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/compile-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/compile-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b30a755894b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/compile-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main Main
+--interp
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diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/compile-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/compile-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..327d99785f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11725/compile-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Main.hx:4: characters 13-18 : Inline functions cannot have static locals
\ No newline at end of file