diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp
index 07c9bea1..13485f97 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp
@@ -2127,6 +2127,9 @@ static void declloc(int tokid)
 
     slength = fix_char_size(&decl);
 
+    if (fstatic && type->ident == iREFARRAY)
+      error(165);
+
     if (type->ident == iARRAY || fstatic) {
       if (!parse_local_array_initializer(type, &cur_lit, &slength))
         return;
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
index e099541f..a296c84c 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static const char *errmsg[] = {
 /*162*/  "cannot create dynamic arrays in global scope - did you mean to create a fixed-length array with brackets after the variable name?\n",
 /*163*/  "indeterminate array size in \"sizeof\" expression (symbol \"%s\")\n",
 /*164*/  "allocated array type '%s' doesn't match original type '%s'\n",
+/*165*/  "cannot create dynamic arrays in static scope - did you mean to create a fixed-length array with brackets after the variable name?\n",
 #else
   "\315e\306\227\266k\217:\235\277bu\201fo\220\204\223\012",
   "\202l\224\250s\205g\346\356e\233\201(\243\315\214\267\202) \253 f\255low ea\305 \042c\353e\042\012",
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.sp
index 07d0fb0c..0a834b8f 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.sp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.sp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public OnPluginStart()
   int v = 10;
   int invalid1[v];
   int[] invalid2 = {1};
+  static int[] invalid3 = {1};
 }
 
 void invalid_arg1(int invalid[])
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.txt b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.txt
index 1f7022da..f415a354 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.txt
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-array-decls.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (1) : error 162: cannot create dynamic arrays in global scope - did you mean to create a fixed-length array with brackets after the variable name?
 (6) : error 161: brackets after variable name indicate a fixed-size array, but a dynamic size was given - did you mean to use 'new int[size]' syntax?
 (7) : error 160: brackets in between type and variable name indicate a dynamic-size array, but a fixed-size initializer was given
-(10) : error 159: brackets after variable name indicate a fixed-size array, but size could not be determined - either specify sizes, an array initializer, or use dynamic syntax (such as 'char[] x')
-(14) : error 160: brackets in between type and variable name indicate a dynamic-size array, but a fixed-size initializer was given
+(8) : error 165: cannot create dynamic arrays in static scope - did you mean to create a fixed-length array with brackets after the variable name?
+(11) : error 159: brackets after variable name indicate a fixed-size array, but size could not be determined - either specify sizes, an array initializer, or use dynamic syntax (such as 'char[] x')
+(15) : error 160: brackets in between type and variable name indicate a dynamic-size array, but a fixed-size initializer was given