diff --git a/src/Parser/AssignOpTrait.php b/src/Parser/AssignOpTrait.php
index d006e6bb..c92fad04 100644
--- a/src/Parser/AssignOpTrait.php
+++ b/src/Parser/AssignOpTrait.php
@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ trait AssignOpTrait
         } elseif ($this->isPropertyFetch($expr->expr)) {
             $left = $this->parseIdentifier($expr->var);
             $rightExpr = $tmpVar . ' = ' . $this->emitDynamicPropertyFetchRef($expr->expr, $expr);
+        } elseif ($this->isStaticPropertyFetch($expr->expr)) {
+            $left = $this->parseIdentifier($expr->var);
+            $rightExpr = $tmpVar . ' = ' . $this->emitStaticPropertyFetchRef($expr->expr, $expr);
         } elseif ($this->isArrayDimFetch($expr->expr)) {
             $left = $this->parseIdentifier($expr->var);
             $array = $this->parseWritableIdentifier($expr->expr->var);
diff --git a/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php b/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php
index 6bb55ef9..4997c9a3 100644
--- a/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php
+++ b/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php
@@ -201,6 +201,36 @@ trait PropertyAccessTrait
         return $objectExpr . '.attrRef(' . $this->identifierToStr($expr->name) . ')';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Emit a reference (php::Ref) bound to a static property's underlying zval.
+     *
+     * `php::getStaticProperty(ce, offset)` returns a Variant that shares the
+     * static property's zval, so `.toReference()` yields a live reference whose
+     * writes propagate back to the static property.
+     */
+    protected function emitStaticPropertyFetchRef(Expr\StaticPropertyFetch $expr, NodeAbstract $errorNode): string
+    {
+        if ($this->isIdExpr($expr->name)) {
+            $this->resolveNativeStaticPropertyFetch($expr);
+            $this->assertPropertySetVisibility($expr);
+        }
+
+        $resolution = $this->resolveNativeStaticPropertyFetch($expr);
+        if ($resolution !== null) {
+            if ($resolution->class !== null) {
+                $classPtr = $this->getClassEntryPtr($resolution->class);
+                return Symbol::getStaticProperty() . '(' . $classPtr . ', ' . $resolution->expression . ').toReference()';
+            }
+            if ($resolution->expression !== null) {
+                // Dynamic target, e.g. `self` resolved through the called class inside a trait.
+                return $resolution->expression . '.toReference()';
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fully dynamic path: `static` keyword, dynamic class name, or dynamic property name.
+        return $this->parseDynamicStaticPropertyFetch($expr) . '.toReference()';
+    }
+
 
     protected function resolveNativeStaticPropertyFetch(Expr\StaticPropertyFetch $expr): ?StaticPropertyFetchResolution
     {
diff --git a/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-late-static-binding.phpt b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-late-static-binding.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2053e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-late-static-binding.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Assign by reference to late-static-bound property resolves to called class
+--FILE--
+<?php
+use native_types;
+
+class Base {
+    protected static int $value = 1;
+
+    public static function bump(): void {
+        $ref = &static::$value;
+        $ref = 99;
+    }
+
+    public static function show(): void {
+        var_dump(static::$value);
+    }
+}
+
+class Child extends Base {
+    protected static int $value = 2;
+}
+
+function main(): void {
+    Base::show();
+    Child::bump();
+    Child::show();
+    Base::show();
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(1)
+int(99)
+int(1)
diff --git a/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-native.phpt b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-native.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb454e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-native.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--TEST--
+Assign by reference to native typed static property (self / static / class name)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+use native_types;
+
+class Test
+{
+    private static int $value = 123;
+
+    public static function abc(): void
+    {
+        $a = &self::$value;
+        var_dump($a);
+        $a = 456;
+        var_dump(self::$value);
+
+        $b = &static::$value;
+        var_dump($b);
+        $b = 789;
+        var_dump(static::$value);
+
+        $c = &Test::$value;
+        var_dump($c);
+        $c = 1000;
+        var_dump(Test::$value);
+    }
+}
+
+function main(): void
+{
+    Test::abc();
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(123)
+int(456)
+int(456)
+int(789)
+int(789)
+int(1000)
diff --git a/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-parent.phpt b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-parent.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c75c0c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref-parent.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--TEST--
+Assign by reference to parent static property (parent::$value)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Base
+{
+    public static $value = 1;
+}
+
+class Child extends Base
+{
+    public static function run()
+    {
+        $ref = &parent::$value;
+        var_dump(parent::$value);
+        var_dump(Child::$value);
+        $ref = 999;
+        var_dump(parent::$value);
+        var_dump(Child::$value);
+        var_dump(Base::$value);
+    }
+}
+
+function main()
+{
+    Child::run();
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(1)
+int(1)
+int(999)
+int(999)
+int(999)
diff --git a/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref.phpt b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f31f5dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/static/static-prop-assign-ref.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--TEST--
+Assign by reference to static property (self / static / class name)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Test
+{
+    private static $value = 123;
+
+    public static function abc(): void
+    {
+        $a = &self::$value;
+        var_dump($a);
+        $a = 456;
+        var_dump(self::$value);
+
+        $b = &static::$value;
+        var_dump($b);
+        $b = 789;
+        var_dump(static::$value);
+
+        $c = &Test::$value;
+        var_dump($c);
+        $c = 1000;
+        var_dump(Test::$value);
+    }
+}
+
+function main(): void
+{
+    Test::abc();
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(123)
+int(456)
+int(456)
+int(789)
+int(789)
+int(1000)