diff --git a/Zend/tests/traits/language012.phpt b/Zend/tests/traits/language012.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..481dd64ec7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/traits/language012.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--TEST--
+Statics should work in traits, too.
+--FILE--
+<?php
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
+trait Counter {
+   public function inc() {
+     static $c = 0;
+     $c = $c + 1;
+     echo "$c\n";
+   }
+}
+
+
+class C1 {
+   use Counter;
+}
+
+$o = new C1();
+$o->inc();
+$o->inc();
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+1
+2
diff --git a/Zend/tests/traits/language013.phpt b/Zend/tests/traits/language013.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a55cbbed342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/traits/language013.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--TEST--
+Statics work like expected for language-based copy'n'paste. No link between methods from the same trait.
+--FILE--
+<?php
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
+trait Counter {
+   public function inc() {
+     static $c = 0;
+     $c = $c + 1;
+     echo "$c\n";
+   }
+}
+
+
+class C1 {
+   use Counter;
+}
+
+class C2 {
+   use Counter;
+}
+
+$o = new C1();
+$o->inc();
+$o->inc();
+
+$p = new C2();
+$p->inc();
+$p->inc();
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+1
+2
+1
+2
diff --git a/Zend/zend_closures.c b/Zend/zend_closures.c
index 20cbd906695..b40b9222db4 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_closures.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_closures.c
@@ -398,43 +398,6 @@ void zend_register_closure_ce(TSRMLS_D) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-static int zval_copy_static_var(zval **p TSRMLS_DC, int num_args, va_list args, zend_hash_key *key) /* {{{ */
-{
-	HashTable *target = va_arg(args, HashTable*);
-	zend_bool is_ref;
-
-	if (Z_TYPE_PP(p) & (IS_LEXICAL_VAR|IS_LEXICAL_REF)) {
-		is_ref = Z_TYPE_PP(p) & IS_LEXICAL_REF;
-
-		if (!EG(active_symbol_table)) {
-			zend_rebuild_symbol_table(TSRMLS_C);
-		}
-		if (zend_hash_quick_find(EG(active_symbol_table), key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, (void **) &p) == FAILURE) {
-			if (is_ref) {
-				zval *tmp;
-
-				ALLOC_INIT_ZVAL(tmp);
-				Z_SET_ISREF_P(tmp);
-				zend_hash_quick_add(EG(active_symbol_table), key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, &tmp, sizeof(zval*), (void**)&p);
-			} else {
-				p = &EG(uninitialized_zval_ptr);
-				zend_error(E_NOTICE,"Undefined variable: %s", key->arKey);
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (is_ref) {
-				SEPARATE_ZVAL_TO_MAKE_IS_REF(p);
-			} else if (Z_ISREF_PP(p)) {
-				SEPARATE_ZVAL(p);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if (zend_hash_quick_add(target, key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, p, sizeof(zval*), NULL) == SUCCESS) {
-		Z_ADDREF_PP(p);
-	}
-	return ZEND_HASH_APPLY_KEEP;
-}
-/* }}} */
-
 ZEND_API void zend_create_closure(zval *res, zend_function *func, zend_class_entry *scope, zval *this_ptr TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 {
 	zend_closure *closure;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 879a1dab665..87e494110b7 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -3476,8 +3476,9 @@ static void zend_traits_duplicate_function(zend_function *fe, char *newname)
 		zval tmpZval;
 
 		ALLOC_HASHTABLE(tmpHash);
-		zend_hash_init(tmpHash, 2, NULL, ZVAL_PTR_DTOR, 0);
-		zend_hash_copy(tmpHash, fe->op_array.static_variables, ZVAL_COPY_CTOR, &tmpZval, sizeof(zval));
+		zend_hash_init(tmpHash, zend_hash_num_elements(fe->op_array.static_variables), NULL, ZVAL_PTR_DTOR, 0);
+		zend_hash_apply_with_arguments(tmpHash TSRMLS_CC, (apply_func_args_t)zval_copy_static_var, 1, fe->op_array.static_variables);
+    
 		fe->op_array.static_variables = tmpHash;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Zend/zend_variables.c b/Zend/zend_variables.c
index f6f1ea728e0..67b08b48029 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_variables.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_variables.c
@@ -188,6 +188,43 @@ ZEND_API void _zval_internal_ptr_dtor_wrapper(zval **zval_ptr)
 }
 #endif
 
+ZEND_API int zval_copy_static_var(zval **p TSRMLS_DC, int num_args, va_list args, zend_hash_key *key) /* {{{ */
+{
+	HashTable *target = va_arg(args, HashTable*);
+	zend_bool is_ref;
+  
+	if (Z_TYPE_PP(p) & (IS_LEXICAL_VAR|IS_LEXICAL_REF)) {
+		is_ref = Z_TYPE_PP(p) & IS_LEXICAL_REF;
+    
+		if (!EG(active_symbol_table)) {
+			zend_rebuild_symbol_table(TSRMLS_C);
+		}
+		if (zend_hash_quick_find(EG(active_symbol_table), key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, (void **) &p) == FAILURE) {
+			if (is_ref) {
+				zval *tmp;
+        
+				ALLOC_INIT_ZVAL(tmp);
+				Z_SET_ISREF_P(tmp);
+				zend_hash_quick_add(EG(active_symbol_table), key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, &tmp, sizeof(zval*), (void**)&p);
+			} else {
+				p = &EG(uninitialized_zval_ptr);
+				zend_error(E_NOTICE,"Undefined variable: %s", key->arKey);
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (is_ref) {
+				SEPARATE_ZVAL_TO_MAKE_IS_REF(p);
+			} else if (Z_ISREF_PP(p)) {
+				SEPARATE_ZVAL(p);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (zend_hash_quick_add(target, key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, p, sizeof(zval*), NULL) == SUCCESS) {
+		Z_ADDREF_PP(p);
+	}
+	return ZEND_HASH_APPLY_KEEP;
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * tab-width: 4
diff --git a/Zend/zend_variables.h b/Zend/zend_variables.h
index 87016433337..baf905fa5cd 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_variables.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_variables.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static zend_always_inline void _zval_copy_ctor(zval *zvalue ZEND_FILE_LINE_DC)
 	_zval_copy_ctor_func(zvalue ZEND_FILE_LINE_RELAY_CC);
 }
 
+ZEND_API int zval_copy_static_var(zval **p TSRMLS_DC, int num_args, va_list args, zend_hash_key *key);
 
 ZEND_API int zend_print_variable(zval *var);
 ZEND_API void _zval_ptr_dtor(zval **zval_ptr ZEND_FILE_LINE_DC);