diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ce0d193c..15be1371 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ vkd3d_shader_tests = \
 	tests/hlsl-majority-typedef.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-return-implicit-conversion.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-return-void.shader_test \
+	tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-struct-assignment.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-struct-varying.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-vector-indexing.shader_test \
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ XFAIL_TESTS = \
 	tests/hlsl-majority-typedef.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-return-implicit-conversion.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-return-void.shader_test \
+	tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-struct-assignment.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-struct-varying.shader_test \
 	tests/hlsl-vector-indexing.shader_test \
diff --git a/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test b/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b9d000f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[pixel shader]
+float myfunc()
+{
+    return 0.6;
+}
+static float a = myfunc() + 0.2;
+static float b;
+float4 main() : sv_target
+{
+    return float4(a, b, 0, 0);
+}
+
+[test]
+draw quad
+probe all rgba (0.8, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)