diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizer.php
index 44a71cf1b4..183417c254 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizer.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class GetSetMethodNormalizer extends AbstractNormalizer
             if ($allowed && !$ignored) {
                 $setter = 'set'.ucfirst($attribute);
 
-                if (in_array($setter, $classMethods)) {
+                if (in_array($setter, $classMethods) && !$reflectionClass->getMethod($setter)->isStatic()) {
                     $object->$setter($value);
                 }
             }
@@ -170,10 +170,13 @@ class GetSetMethodNormalizer extends AbstractNormalizer
     {
         $methodLength = strlen($method->name);
 
-        return (
-            ((0 === strpos($method->name, 'get') && 3 < $methodLength) ||
-            (0 === strpos($method->name, 'is') && 2 < $methodLength)) &&
-            0 === $method->getNumberOfRequiredParameters()
-        );
+        return
+            !$method->isStatic() &&
+            (
+                ((0 === strpos($method->name, 'get') && 3 < $methodLength) ||
+                (0 === strpos($method->name, 'is') && 2 < $methodLength)) &&
+                0 === $method->getNumberOfRequiredParameters()
+            )
+        ;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Tests/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Tests/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizerTest.php
index 3baf58703f..1d487c2fdd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Tests/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Tests/Normalizer/GetSetMethodNormalizerTest.php
@@ -549,11 +549,24 @@ class GetSetMethodNormalizerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public function testDenormalizeShouldNotSetStaticAttribute()
+    {
+        $obj = $this->normalizer->denormalize(array('staticObject' => true), __NAMESPACE__.'\GetSetDummy');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new GetSetDummy(), $obj);
+        $this->assertNull(GetSetDummy::getStaticObject());
+    }
+
     public function testNoTraversableSupport()
     {
         $this->assertFalse($this->normalizer->supportsNormalization(new \ArrayObject()));
     }
 
+    public function testNoStaticGetSetSupport()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->normalizer->supportsNormalization(new ObjectWithJustStaticSetterDummy()));
+    }
+
     public function testPrivateSetter()
     {
         $obj = $this->normalizer->denormalize(array('foo' => 'foobar'), __NAMESPACE__.'\ObjectWithPrivateSetterDummy');
@@ -568,6 +581,7 @@ class GetSetDummy
     private $baz;
     protected $camelCase;
     protected $object;
+    private static $staticObject;
 
     public function getFoo()
     {
@@ -628,6 +642,16 @@ class GetSetDummy
     {
         return $this->object;
     }
+
+    public static function getStaticObject()
+    {
+        return self::$staticObject;
+    }
+
+    public static function setStaticObject($object)
+    {
+        self::$staticObject = $object;
+    }
 }
 
 class GetConstructorDummy
@@ -799,3 +823,18 @@ class ObjectWithPrivateSetterDummy
     {
     }
 }
+
+class ObjectWithJustStaticSetterDummy
+{
+    private static $foo = 'bar';
+
+    public static function getFoo()
+    {
+        return self::$foo;
+    }
+
+    public static function setFoo($foo)
+    {
+        self::$foo = $foo;
+    }
+}