diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
index 019c875c..73266006 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
@@ -2174,6 +2174,41 @@ static struct list *declare_vars(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_type *basic_t
             vkd3d_free(v->initializer.args);
             vkd3d_free(v->initializer.instrs);
         }
+        else if (var->storage_modifiers & HLSL_STORAGE_STATIC)
+        {
+            struct hlsl_ir_constant *zero;
+            struct hlsl_ir_store *store;
+            struct hlsl_ir_node *cast;
+
+            /* Initialize statics to zero by default. */
+
+            if (type_has_object_components(var->data_type, false))
+            {
+                hlsl_fixme(ctx, &var->loc, "Uninitialized static objects.");
+                vkd3d_free(v);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!(zero = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, 0, &var->loc)))
+            {
+                vkd3d_free(v);
+                continue;
+            }
+            list_add_tail(&ctx->static_initializers, &zero->node.entry);
+
+            if (!(cast = add_cast(ctx, &ctx->static_initializers, &zero->node, var->data_type, &var->loc)))
+            {
+                vkd3d_free(v);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!(store = hlsl_new_simple_store(ctx, var, cast)))
+            {
+                vkd3d_free(v);
+                continue;
+            }
+            list_add_tail(&ctx->static_initializers, &store->node.entry);
+        }
         vkd3d_free(v);
     }
     vkd3d_free(var_list);
diff --git a/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test b/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test
index 526fc99d..2ab25f65 100644
--- a/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test
+++ b/tests/hlsl-static-initializer.shader_test
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ float4 main() : sv_target
 [test]
 draw quad
 todo probe all rgba (0.8, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
+
+
+[pixel shader fail]
+static uint i;
+
+float4 main() : sv_target
+{
+    return 1 / i;
+}