diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 0b2612b21..8849b87e3 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -830,6 +830,19 @@ static bool checkFunctionUsage(const std::string& name, const Scope* scope)
                 return true;
     }
 
+    for (std::list<Variable>::const_iterator i = scope->varlist.begin(); i != scope->varlist.end(); ++i) {
+        if (i->isStatic()) {
+            const Token* tok = Token::findmatch(scope->classEnd, "%varid% =|(|{", i->declarationId());
+            if (tok)
+                tok = tok->tokAt(2);
+            while (tok && tok->str() != ";") {
+                if (tok->str() == name && (tok->strAt(-1) == "." || tok->strAt(-2) == scope->className))
+                    return true;
+                tok = tok->next();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     return false; // Unused in this scope
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 207668531..ef9ac9e12 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Scope* scope, const Token *tok,
                             if (tok2->isName() && tok2->next()->isName())
                                 condition += ' ';
                         }
-                        reportError(tok, Severity::debug, "debug", "bailout uninitialized variable checking for '" + var.nameToken()->str() + "'. can't determine if this condition can be false when previous condition is false: " + condition);
+                        reportError(tok, Severity::debug, "debug", "bailout uninitialized variable checking for '" + var.name() + "'. can't determine if this condition can be false when previous condition is false: " + condition);
                     }
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp b/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp
index 15084d627..511f29044 100644
--- a/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(multiFile);
         TEST_CASE(unknownBaseTemplate); // ticket #2580
         TEST_CASE(hierarchie_loop); // ticket 5590
+
+        TEST_CASE(staticVariable); //ticket #5566
     }
 
 
@@ -725,6 +727,30 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'InfiniteA::foo'\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void staticVariable() {
+        check("class Foo {\n"
+              "    static int i;\n"
+              "    static int F() const { return 1; }\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "int Foo::i = Foo::F();");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class Foo {\n"
+              "    static int i;\n"
+              "    int F() const { return 1; }\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "Foo f;\n"
+              "int Foo::i = f.F();");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class Foo {\n"
+              "    static int i;\n"
+              "    static int F() const { return 1; }\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "int Foo::i = sth();"
+              "int i = F();");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) Unused private function: 'Foo::F'\n", errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestUnusedPrivateFunction)