diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i
index 2102e1e4b..b4d96e53e 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ struct Except {
 %}
 
 // Default parameters in static class methods
+#ifdef SWIGPYTHON
+%rename(staticMethod) staticmethod;
+#endif
+
 %inline %{
 namespace SpaceName {
   struct Statics {
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py
index 05c84fc78..2251dacaa 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import default_args 
 
 
-if default_args.Statics.staticmethod() != 60:
+if default_args.Statics.staticMethod() != 60:
   raise RuntimeError
   
 if default_args.cfunc1(1) != 2:
diff --git a/SWIG/Lib/python/pythonkw.swg b/SWIG/Lib/python/pythonkw.swg
index 9f36ffdff..dcc2c8e97 100644
--- a/SWIG/Lib/python/pythonkw.swg
+++ b/SWIG/Lib/python/pythonkw.swg
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ PYTHONKW(return);
 PYTHONKW(try);
 PYTHONKW(while);
 PYTHONKW(yield);
+PYTHONKW(staticmethod);
 
 /*
   built-in functions