diff --git a/test/test_jit.py b/test/test_jit.py
index b929573f956..922d7595117 100644
--- a/test/test_jit.py
+++ b/test/test_jit.py
@@ -3518,6 +3518,30 @@ class TestScript(JitTestCase):
             .check("aten::mul") \
             .run(m.inlined_graph)
 
+    def test_static_method_on_module(self):
+        """
+        Check that the `@staticmethod` annotation on a function on a module works.
+        """
+        class MyCell(torch.nn.Module):
+            def __init__(self):
+                super(MyCell, self).__init__()
+
+            @staticmethod
+            def do_it(x, h):
+                new_h = torch.tanh(x + h)
+                return new_h, new_h
+
+            def forward(self, x, h):
+                return self.do_it(x, h)
+
+        my_cell = torch.jit.script(MyCell())
+        x = torch.rand(3, 4)
+        h = torch.rand(3, 4)
+        jitted_cell = my_cell(x, h)
+        non_jitted_cell = MyCell().do_it(x, h)
+
+        self.assertEqual(jitted_cell, non_jitted_cell)
+
     def test_code_with_constants(self):
         """
         Check that the `code_with_constants` property correctly returns graph CONSTANTS in the
diff --git a/torch/_jit_internal.py b/torch/_jit_internal.py
index fdf506a4f99..3a18551a366 100644
--- a/torch/_jit_internal.py
+++ b/torch/_jit_internal.py
@@ -453,6 +453,14 @@ def is_ignored_fn(fn):
     mod = get_torchscript_modifier(fn)
     return mod is FunctionModifiers.UNUSED or mod is FunctionModifiers.IGNORE
 
+
+def is_static_fn(cls, fn):
+    return isinstance(inspect.getattr_static(cls, fn), staticmethod)
+
+def get_static_fn(cls, fn):
+    return inspect.getattr_static(cls, fn).__func__
+
+
 def get_torchscript_modifier(fn):
     if not callable(fn):
         return None
diff --git a/torch/csrc/jit/python/python_sugared_value.cpp b/torch/csrc/jit/python/python_sugared_value.cpp
index c31b5081119..a1a8cfa73c2 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/jit/python/python_sugared_value.cpp
+++ b/torch/csrc/jit/python/python_sugared_value.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,17 @@ std::shared_ptr<SugaredValue> ModuleValue::tryGetAttr(
       concreteType_->getPyClass(),
       field.c_str(),
       pybind11::cast<pybind11::none>(Py_None));
+
   if (py::isinstance<py::function>(unboundMethod)) {
+    bool isStaticFn =
+        py::cast<bool>(py::module::import("torch._jit_internal")
+                           .attr("is_static_fn")(concreteType_->getPyClass(), field.c_str()));
+    if (isStaticFn) {
+      // Functions within the module annotated with @staticmethod do not need binding.
+      py::object staticFn = py::module::import("torch._jit_internal")
+                           .attr("get_static_fn")(concreteType_->getPyClass(), field.c_str());
+      return toSugaredValue(staticFn, m, loc);
+    }
     // For Python methods that we're trying to call directly, we need to bind
     // the method to a self. (see the documentation for lazy_bind in Python for
     // more info).