--TEST-- ZE2 $this can be an argument to a static function --FILE-- Test1(); } static function Test1() { var_dump($this); } static function Test2($this) { var_dump($this); } } $obj = new TestClass; TestClass::Test2(new stdClass); ?> ===DONE=== --EXPECTF-- Notice: Undefined variable: this in %sstatic_this.php on line %d NULL Notice: Undefined variable: this in %sstatic_this.php on line %d NULL object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } ===DONE===