diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/Makefile b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..99998b20bcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CXX_SOURCES := main.cpp
+
+include Makefile.rules
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/TestStaticInitializers.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/TestStaticInitializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e350e6ef930f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/TestStaticInitializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import lldb
+from lldbsuite.test.decorators import *
+from lldbsuite.test.lldbtest import *
+from lldbsuite.test import lldbutil
+
+class StaticInitializers(TestBase):
+
+    mydir = TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
+
+    def test(self):
+        """ Test a static initializer. """
+        self.build()
+
+        lldbutil.run_to_source_breakpoint(self, '// break here',
+                lldb.SBFileSpec("main.cpp", False))
+
+        # We use counter to observe if the initializer was called.
+        self.expect("expr counter", substrs=["(int) $", " = 0"])
+        self.expect("expr -p -- struct Foo { Foo() { inc_counter(); } }; Foo f;")
+        self.expect("expr counter", substrs=["(int) $", " = 1"])
+
+    def test_failing_init(self):
+        """ Test a static initializer that fails to execute. """
+        self.build()
+
+        lldbutil.run_to_source_breakpoint(self, '// break here',
+                lldb.SBFileSpec("main.cpp", False))
+
+        # FIXME: This error message is not even remotely helpful.
+        self.expect("expr -p -- struct Foo2 { Foo2() { do_abort(); } }; Foo2 f;", error=True,
+                    substrs=["error: couldn't run static initializers: couldn't run static initializer:"])
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/main.cpp b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bcf1eb3edaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/expression/static-initializers/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+int counter = 0;
+
+void inc_counter() { ++counter; }
+
+void do_abort() { abort(); }
+
+int main() {
+  return 0; // break here
+}