diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 7bdde91f286..2fe44641efd 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ namespace ts {
             // declaration is after usage, but it can still be legal if usage is deferred:
             // 1. inside a function
             // 2. inside an instance property initializer, a reference to a non-instance property
+            // 3. inside a static property initializer, a reference to a static method in the same class
             const container = getEnclosingBlockScopeContainer(declaration);
             return isUsedInFunctionOrInstanceProperty(usage, declaration, container);
 
@@ -792,14 +793,22 @@ namespace ts {
                         return true;
                     }
 
-                    const initializerOfInstanceProperty = current.parent &&
+                    const initializerOfProperty = current.parent &&
                         current.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration &&
-                        (getModifierFlags(current.parent) & ModifierFlags.Static) === 0 &&
                         (<PropertyDeclaration>current.parent).initializer === current;
 
-                    if (initializerOfInstanceProperty) {
-                        const isDeclarationInstanceProperty = declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration && !(getModifierFlags(declaration) & ModifierFlags.Static);
-                        return !isDeclarationInstanceProperty || getContainingClass(usage) !== getContainingClass(declaration);
+                    if (initializerOfProperty) {
+                        if (getModifierFlags(current.parent) & ModifierFlags.Static) {
+                            if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration) {
+                                return true;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            const isDeclarationInstanceProperty = declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration && !(getModifierFlags(declaration) & ModifierFlags.Static);
+                            if (!isDeclarationInstanceProperty || getContainingClass(usage) !== getContainingClass(declaration)) {
+                                return true;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
 
                     current = current.parent;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c023c356a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts(2,38): error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'data' used before its declaration.
+tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts(5,23): error TS2449: Class 'After' used before its declaration.
+tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts(5,29): error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'data' used before its declaration.
+tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts(6,23): error TS2449: Class 'After' used before its declaration.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts (4 errors) ====
+    class X {
+        static illegalBeforeProperty = X.data;
+                                         ~~~~
+!!! error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'data' used before its declaration.
+        static okBeforeMethod = X.method;
+    
+        static illegal2 = After.data;
+                          ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2449: Class 'After' used before its declaration.
+                                ~~~~
+!!! error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'data' used before its declaration.
+        static illegal3 = After.method;
+                          ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2449: Class 'After' used before its declaration.
+        static data = 13;
+        static method() { }
+    }
+    class After {
+        static data = 12;
+        static method() { };
+    }
+    
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.js b/tests/baselines/reference/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59711f07380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//// [scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts]
+class X {
+    static illegalBeforeProperty = X.data;
+    static okBeforeMethod = X.method;
+
+    static illegal2 = After.data;
+    static illegal3 = After.method;
+    static data = 13;
+    static method() { }
+}
+class After {
+    static data = 12;
+    static method() { };
+}
+
+
+
+//// [scopeCheckStaticInitializer.js]
+var X = (function () {
+    function X() {
+    }
+    X.method = function () { };
+    return X;
+}());
+X.illegalBeforeProperty = X.data;
+X.okBeforeMethod = X.method;
+X.illegal2 = After.data;
+X.illegal3 = After.method;
+X.data = 13;
+var After = (function () {
+    function After() {
+    }
+    After.method = function () { };
+    ;
+    return After;
+}());
+After.data = 12;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5c7b6ccd62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/scopeCheckStaticInitializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class X {
+    static illegalBeforeProperty = X.data;
+    static okBeforeMethod = X.method;
+
+    static illegal2 = After.data;
+    static illegal3 = After.method;
+    static data = 13;
+    static method() { }
+}
+class After {
+    static data = 12;
+    static method() { };
+}
+