diff --git a/src/Exceptions/TestClosureMustNotBeStatic.php b/src/Exceptions/TestClosureMustNotBeStatic.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..498b1913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/TestClosureMustNotBeStatic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Pest\Exceptions;
+
+use NunoMaduro\Collision\Contracts\RenderlessEditor;
+use NunoMaduro\Collision\Contracts\RenderlessTrace;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\ExceptionInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+final class TestClosureMustNotBeStatic extends \InvalidArgumentException implements ExceptionInterface, RenderlessEditor, RenderlessTrace
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php b/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
index 4bdb2f07..9e166a1f 100644
--- a/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Pest\Contracts\HasPrintableTestCaseName;
 use Pest\Exceptions\DatasetMissing;
 use Pest\Exceptions\ShouldNotHappen;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestAlreadyExist;
+use Pest\Exceptions\TestClosureMustNotBeStatic;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestDescriptionMissing;
 use Pest\Factories\Concerns\HigherOrderable;
 use Pest\Support\Reflection;
@@ -216,6 +217,13 @@ final class TestCaseFactory
             throw new TestAlreadyExist($method->filename, $method->description);
         }
 
+        if (
+            $method->closure instanceof \Closure &&
+            (new \ReflectionFunction($method->closure))->isStatic()
+        ) {
+            throw new TestClosureMustNotBeStatic("The test `$method->description` closure must not be static in $method->filename.");
+        }
+
         if (! $method->receivesArguments()) {
             if (! $method->closure instanceof \Closure) {
                 throw ShouldNotHappen::fromMessage('The test closure may not be empty.');
diff --git a/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php b/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php
index f9d02d9c..73fde260 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/TestSuite.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Pest\Exceptions\DatasetMissing;
 use Pest\Exceptions\TestAlreadyExist;
+use Pest\Exceptions\TestClosureMustNotBeStatic;
 use Pest\Factories\TestCaseMethodFactory;
 use Pest\TestSuite;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,22 @@ it('does not allow to add the same test description twice', function () {
     sprintf('A test with the description `%s` already exists in the filename `%s`.', 'bar', 'foo'),
 );
 
+it('does not allow static closures', function () {
+    $testSuite = new TestSuite(getcwd(), 'tests');
+    $method = new TestCaseMethodFactory('foo', 'bar', static function () {
+
+    });
+
+    $testSuite->tests->set($method);
+})->throws(
+    TestClosureMustNotBeStatic::class,
+    sprintf(
+        'The test `%s` closure must not be static in %s.',
+        'bar',
+        'foo',
+    )
+);
+
 it('alerts users about tests with arguments but no input', function () {
     $testSuite = new TestSuite(getcwd(), 'tests');