diff --git a/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrap_generator.py b/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrap_generator.py
index 0ecf7a63..6923e6c5 100644
--- a/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrap_generator.py
+++ b/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrap_generator.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class cfunction :
               INCOMPATIBLE with c_name.
               If c_name is given, the default calling_pattern is made.
     """
-    def __init__(self, doc = '', is_method = False, no_self_c = False, **kw) :
+    def __init__(self, doc = '', is_method = False, no_self_c = False, is_static = False, **kw) :
       """ Use keywords to build, from the data. Cf doc of class"""
       self.c_name = kw.pop("c_name", None)
       self._calling_pattern = kw.pop("calling_pattern", None)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class cfunction :
       assert not(self.c_name and self._calling_pattern), "You can not specify c_name and calling_pattern"
       self.doc = doc
       self.is_method = is_method
+      self.is_static = is_static
       self.args = []
       if 'signature' in kw :
         assert 'rtype' not in kw and 'args' not in kw, "signature and rtype/args are not compatible"
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ class cfunction :
     def calling_pattern(self) :
         if self._calling_pattern : return self._calling_pattern
         s= "%s result = "%self.rtype if self.rtype != "void" else ""
-        self_c = "self_c." if self.is_method else ""
+        self_c = ""
+        if self.is_method: 
+            self_c = "self_c." if not self.is_static else "self_class::"
         # the wrapped types are called by pointer !
         # do we want to keep it this way ?
         return "%s %s%s(%s)"%(s,self_c, self.c_name , ",".join([ ('*' if t in module_.wrapped_types else '') + n for t,n,d in self.args]))
@@ -128,12 +131,13 @@ class pyfunction :
                            The function must take a python object, and return one...
         - module : module path to the function [pure python only]
     """
-    def __init__(self, py_name, is_method = False, doc = '', python_precall = None, python_postcall = None, arity = None, **unused) : 
+    def __init__(self, py_name, is_method = False, is_static = False, doc = '', python_precall = None, python_postcall = None, arity = None, **unused) : 
       """ Use keywords to build, from the data. Cf doc of class"""
       self.py_name =py_name       # name given in python 
       self.doc = doc        
       self.arity = arity
       self.is_method = is_method  # can be a method, a function...
+      self.is_static = is_static  # 
       self.python_precall, self.python_postcall  = python_precall, python_postcall
       self.overloads = [] # List of all C++ overloads
       self.do_implement = True # in some cases, we do not want to implement it automatically, (special methods).
diff --git a/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrapper.mako.cpp b/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrapper.mako.cpp
index 177596b2..600f23a2 100644
--- a/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrapper.mako.cpp
+++ b/pytriqs/wrap_generator/wrapper.mako.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef ${c.py_type}_getseters[] = {
 static PyMethodDef ${c.py_type}_methods[] = {
    %for meth_name, meth in c.methods.items():
     %if not meth_name.startswith('__') :
-    {"${meth_name}", (PyCFunction)${c.py_type}_${meth_name}, METH_VARARGS| METH_KEYWORDS, "${c.methods[meth_name].generate_doc()}" },
+    {"${meth_name}", (PyCFunction)${c.py_type}_${meth_name}, METH_VARARGS| METH_KEYWORDS ${"|METH_STATIC" if meth.is_static else ""}, "${c.methods[meth_name].generate_doc()}" },
     %endif
    %endfor
 %if c.serializable :
@@ -532,9 +532,12 @@ template<typename T>
      static char *kwlist[] = {${",".join([ '"%s"'%n for t,n,d in overload.args] + ["NULL"])}};
      static const char * format = "${overload.format()}";
      if (PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, keywds, format, kwlist ${"".join([ module.get_proper_converter(t) + ' ,&%s'%n for t,n,d in overload.args])})) {
-      %if overload.is_method and not overload.is_constructor and not overload.no_self_c :
+      %if overload.is_method and not overload.is_constructor and not overload.no_self_c and not overload.is_static :
       auto & self_c = convert_from_python<${self_c_type}>(self);
       %endif
+      %if overload.is_static :
+       using self_class = ${self_c_type};
+      %endif
       try {
         ${overload.calling_pattern()}; // the call is here. It sets up "result" : sets up in the python layer.
         %if not overload.is_constructor :
diff --git a/pytriqs/wrap_test/a.hpp b/pytriqs/wrap_test/a.hpp
index 3a88c2ef..e353765b 100644
--- a/pytriqs/wrap_test/a.hpp
+++ b/pytriqs/wrap_test/a.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ struct A {
     return x + 2 * u + 3 * y;
   }
 
+  static int sm(int i) { return i*2;}
+
+  int count =0;
+
+  void long_fnt() {
+
+   PyOS_sighandler_t sig = PyOS_getsig(SIGINT);
+   Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+   for (int u = 0; u < 101; u +=10) {
+    sleep(1);
+    if (!triqs::signal_handler().empty()) goto _end;
+    count = u;
+    std::cout << " inner count " << count << std::endl;
+   }
+   std::cout << " completed" << std::endl;
+  _end:
+
+   Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+   PyOS_setsig(SIGINT, sig);
+
+   // PyErr_SetString(PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt, " ended long_fnt");
+  }
 
   double m1(int u) const {
     std::cout << " calling m1 one arg " << u << std::endl;
diff --git a/pytriqs/wrap_test/my_module_desc.py b/pytriqs/wrap_test/my_module_desc.py
index 8727f492..0f67d4e7 100644
--- a/pytriqs/wrap_test/my_module_desc.py
+++ b/pytriqs/wrap_test/my_module_desc.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ g.add_method(py_name = "m1p", c_name = "m1", signature = "double (int u, double
 # demo of adding a simple piece of C++ code, there is no C++ method corresponding
 g.add_method(py_name = "m1_x", calling_pattern = "bool result = (self_c.x >0) && (self_c.x < 10)" , signature = "bool()", doc = "A method which did not exist in C++")
 
+#
+g.add_method(py_name = "sm", c_name = "sm", signature = "int (int u)", is_static = True, doc = "a static method")
+
 # alternative syntax 
 #g.add_method(py_name = "m1", python_precall = "aux.ffg", python_postcall = "aux.post1").add_overload(c_name = "m1", rtype = "double", doc = "DOC of mm", args = [("int","u"), ("double","y",3)])