diff --git a/src/ReflectionTypeInterface.php b/src/ReflectionTypeInterface.php
index 0c5ab40..d2e8b07 100644
--- a/src/ReflectionTypeInterface.php
+++ b/src/ReflectionTypeInterface.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface ReflectionTypeInterface
         'null',
         'void',
         'self',
+        'static',
         'array',
         'callable',
         'iterable',
diff --git a/test/ReflectionTypeTest.php b/test/ReflectionTypeTest.php
index 614be14..215cbec 100644
--- a/test/ReflectionTypeTest.php
+++ b/test/ReflectionTypeTest.php
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class ReflectionTypeTest extends TestCase
      */
     private $t3;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ReflectionType
+     */
+    private $t4;
+
     private function method(array $param = null, \Exception $param_2): void
     {
         // for testing only;
@@ -38,6 +43,11 @@ private function php8method(string|int $union_param): string|int
         return $union_param;
     }
 
+    private function fluentMethod(): static
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION < 7) {
@@ -47,6 +57,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         $this->t1 = new ReflectionType((new \ReflectionParameter([$this, 'method'], 'param'))->getType());
         $this->t2 = new ReflectionType((new \ReflectionParameter([$this, 'method'], 'param_2'))->getType());
         $this->t3 = new ReflectionType((new \ReflectionParameter([$this, 'php8method'], 'union_param'))->getType());
+        $this->t4 = new ReflectionType((new \ReflectionMethod($this, 'fluentMethod'))->getReturnType());
     }
 
     public function testGetName(): void
@@ -56,6 +67,12 @@ public function testGetName(): void
         $this->assertSame('string|int', $this->t3->getName());
     }
 
+    public function testGetNameDoesNotQualifyStaticReturnType(): void
+    {
+        // "static" is a reserved word, not a class name — qualifying it as "\static" is invalid PHP.
+        $this->assertSame('static', $this->t4->getName());
+    }
+
     public function testAllowsNull(): void
     {
         $this->assertTrue($this->t1->allowsNull());