diff --git a/fixtures/0005-inheritance.php b/fixtures/0005-inheritance.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af0404d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/0005-inheritance.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+class Base {
+	protected $mX;
+
+	protected function __construct($x) {
+		$this->mX = $x;
+	}
+	
+	static function TheStatic() {}
+}
+
+class Child extends Base {
+
+	protected $mY;
+
+	public function __construct($x) {
+		super($x);
+		$this->mY = 0;	
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 3b2e0a8..fc9082a 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -166,13 +166,23 @@ func convert(n_ node.Node) (string, error) {
 
 				} else {
 
+					// Check if this is a static method
+					hasStatic, err := hasModifier(s.Modifiers, `static`)
+					if err != nil {
+						return "", parseErr{s, err}
+					}
+
 					// Method body
 					funcStmt, err := convertFunctionCommon(s.Params, s.ReturnType, s.ReturnsRef, s.Stmt.(*stmt.StmtList).Stmts)
 					if err != nil {
 						return "", parseErr{s, err}
 					}
-					memberFuncStmt := "func (this *" + className + ") " + funcName + funcStmt + "\n"
-					memberFuncs = append(memberFuncs, memberFuncStmt)
+
+					if hasStatic {
+						memberFuncs = append(memberFuncs, "func "+className+funcName+funcStmt+"\n")
+					} else {
+						memberFuncs = append(memberFuncs, "func (this *"+className+") "+funcName+funcStmt+"\n")
+					}
 
 				}
 
@@ -688,30 +698,50 @@ func convert(n_ node.Node) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// applyVisibilityModifier renames a function to use an upper/lowercase first
-// letter based on PHP visibility modifiers.
-func applyVisibilityModifier(funcName string, modifiers []node.Node) (string, error) {
-	isPublic := true
+func hasModifier(modifiers []node.Node, search string) (bool, error) {
 
 	for _, mod := range modifiers {
 		ident, ok := mod.(*node.Identifier)
 		if !ok {
-			return "", parseErr{mod, fmt.Errorf("expected node.Identifier")}
+			return false, parseErr{mod, fmt.Errorf("expected node.Identifier")}
 		}
 
-		switch ident.Value {
-		case "public":
-			isPublic = true
-		case "private", "protected":
-			isPublic = false
+		if strings.ToLower(ident.Value) == strings.ToLower(search) {
+			return true, nil
 		}
-
 	}
 
-	if isPublic {
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// applyVisibilityModifier renames a function to use an upper/lowercase first
+// letter based on PHP visibility modifiers.
+func applyVisibilityModifier(funcName string, modifiers []node.Node) (string, error) {
+
+	hasPublic, err := hasModifier(modifiers, "public")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	hasPrivate, err := hasModifier(modifiers, "private")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	hasProtected, err := hasModifier(modifiers, "protected")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if (hasPublic && !hasPrivate && !hasProtected) /* explicitly public */ ||
+		(!hasPublic && !hasPrivate && !hasProtected) /* no modifiers defaults to public */ {
 		return toPublic(funcName), nil
-	} else {
+
+	} else if !hasPublic && (hasPrivate || hasProtected) {
 		return toPrivate(funcName), nil
+
+	} else {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected combination of modifiers")
 	}
 }