diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockCantBeStaticExtension.kt b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockCantBeStaticExtension.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..040de8216205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockCantBeStaticExtension.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.ext.spock
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Condition
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.ext.spock.SpockUtils.*
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.typedef.members.GrMethod
+
+class SpockCantBeStaticExtension : Condition<PsiElement> {
+
+  override fun value(element: PsiElement?): Boolean {
+    return element is GrMethod
+           && isSpecification(element.containingClass)
+           && (isFeatureMethod(element) || isFixtureMethod(element))
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/spock-support.xml b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/spock-support.xml
index 770c423608e3..6fae11a91044 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/spock-support.xml
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/spock-support.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
     <testFramework implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.ext.spock.SpockTestFramework" order="first"/>
     <pom.declarationSearcher implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.ext.spock.SpockPomDeclarationSearcher"/>
+    <cantBeStatic implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.ext.spock.SpockCantBeStaticExtension"/>
   </extensions>
 </idea-plugin>
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diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockTest.groovy
index 34c221561ea5..a5817910f511 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/ext/spock/SpockTest.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiVariable
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.assignment.GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.declaration.GrMethodMayBeStaticInspection
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.untypedUnresolvedAccess.GrUnresolvedAccessInspection
 
 /**
@@ -244,4 +245,20 @@ class FooSpec extends spock.lang.Specification {
     assert !elements.contains("_")
   }
 
+  void 'test method may be static'() {
+    myFixture.configureByText 'specs.groovy', '''\
+class SomeSpec extends spock.lang.Specification {
+  def cleanup() {}
+  def setupSpec() {}
+  def <warning descr="Method may be static">regularMethod</warning>() {}
+  def featureMethod() {
+    expect: 1 == 1
+  }
+}
+'''
+    def inspection = new GrMethodMayBeStaticInspection()
+    inspection.myIgnoreEmptyMethods = false
+    myFixture.enableInspections inspection
+    myFixture.checkHighlighting()
+  }
 }