diff --git a/wrap/Class.cpp b/wrap/Class.cpp
index d1ffe0eb2..e70d745cd 100644
--- a/wrap/Class.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Class.cpp
@@ -736,7 +736,6 @@ void Class::emit_cython_pyx(FileWriter& pyxFile, const std::vector<Class>& allCl
                  "\t\tself." << pyxCythonObj() << " = " 
                  << pyxSharedCythonClass() << "(new " << pyxCythonClass() << "())\n";
   pyxInitParentObj(pyxFile, "\t\tself", "self." + pyxCythonObj(), allClasses);
-  pyxFile.oss << "\n";
 
   pyxFile.oss << "\t@staticmethod\n";
   pyxFile.oss << "\tcdef " << pythonClassName() << " cyCreate(" << pyxSharedCythonClass() << " other):\n"
@@ -744,13 +743,14 @@ void Class::emit_cython_pyx(FileWriter& pyxFile, const std::vector<Class>& allCl
               << "\t\tret." << pyxCythonObj() << " = other\n";
   pyxInitParentObj(pyxFile, "\t\tret", "other", allClasses);
   pyxFile.oss << "\t\treturn ret" << "\n";
+  pyxFile.oss << "\n";
 
   constructor.emit_cython_pyx(pyxFile, *this);
-  // if (constructor.nrOverloads()>0) pyxFile.oss << "\n";
+  if (constructor.nrOverloads()>0) pyxFile.oss << "\n";
 
-  // for(const StaticMethod& m: static_methods | boost::adaptors::map_values)
-  //   m.emit_cython_pxd(pyxFile);
-  // if (static_methods.size()>0) pyxFile.oss << "\n";
+  for(const StaticMethod& m: static_methods | boost::adaptors::map_values)
+    m.emit_cython_pyx(pyxFile, *this);
+  if (static_methods.size()>0) pyxFile.oss << "\n";
 
   // for(const Method& m: nontemplateMethods_ | boost::adaptors::map_values)
   //   m.emit_cython_pxd(pyxFile);
diff --git a/wrap/ReturnValue.h b/wrap/ReturnValue.h
index 5a6fe24ec..fba4fc6b9 100644
--- a/wrap/ReturnValue.h
+++ b/wrap/ReturnValue.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ struct ReturnValue {
     isPair = false;
   }
 
+  bool isVoid() const {
+    return !isPair && !type1.isPtr && (type1.name() == "void");
+  }
+
   bool operator==(const ReturnValue& other) const {
     return isPair == other.isPair && type1 == other.type1
         && type2 == other.type2;
diff --git a/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp b/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp
index e612f4353..6b7d98894 100644
--- a/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp
+++ b/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "StaticMethod.h"
 #include "utilities.h"
+#include "Class.h"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
@@ -59,15 +60,31 @@ string StaticMethod::wrapper_call(FileWriter& wrapperFile, Str cppClassName,
 void StaticMethod::emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file) const {
   // don't support overloads for static method :-(
   for(size_t i = 0; i < nrOverloads(); ++i) {
-    if (i>0) file.oss << "# ";
     file.oss << "\t\t@staticmethod\n";
-    if (i>0) file.oss << "# ";
     file.oss << "\t\t";
     returnVals_[i].emit_cython_pxd(file);
-    file.oss << name_ << "(";
+    file.oss << name_ << ((i>0)?to_string(i):"") << "(";
     argumentList(i).emit_cython_pxd(file);
     file.oss << ")\n";
   }
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
+void StaticMethod::emit_cython_pyx(FileWriter& file, const Class& cls) const {
+  // don't support overloads for static method :-(
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < nrOverloads(); ++i) {
+    file.oss << "\t@staticmethod\n";
+    file.oss << "\tdef " << name_ << "(";
+    argumentList(i).emit_cython_pyx(file);
+    file.oss << "):\n";
+    file.oss << "\t\t";
+    if (!returnVals_[i].isVoid()) file.oss << "return ";
+    file.oss << cls.pythonClassName() << ".cyCreate(" 
+             << cls.pyxCythonClass() << "." << name_
+             << "(";
+    argumentList(i).emit_cython_pyx_asParams(file);
+    file.oss << "))\n";
+  }
+}
+
+/* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/wrap/StaticMethod.h b/wrap/StaticMethod.h
index 2c69459a0..c04408daf 100644
--- a/wrap/StaticMethod.h
+++ b/wrap/StaticMethod.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 namespace wrap {
 
+// Forward declaration
+class Class;
+
 /// StaticMethod class
 struct StaticMethod: public MethodBase {
 
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ struct StaticMethod: public MethodBase {
   }
 
   void emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file) const;
+  void emit_cython_pyx(FileWriter& file, const Class& cls) const;
 
 protected: