diff --git a/cpp2rust/converter/converter.cpp b/cpp2rust/converter/converter.cpp
index c0e7f693..49856a98 100644
--- a/cpp2rust/converter/converter.cpp
+++ b/cpp2rust/converter/converter.cpp
@@ -382,8 +382,9 @@ bool Converter::ConvertVarDeclSkipInit(clang::VarDecl *decl) {
 
   if (decl->isFileVarDecl()) {
     name = ReplaceAll(Mapper::ToString(decl), "::", "_");
-    if (decl->isThisDeclarationADefinition() ==
-            clang::VarDecl::DeclarationOnly ||
+    if ((decl->isThisDeclarationADefinition() ==
+             clang::VarDecl::DeclarationOnly &&
+         !decl->hasInit()) ||
         !globals_.insert(name).second) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/out/refcount/static_var_in_class.rs b/tests/unit/out/refcount/static_var_in_class.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0acf1b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/out/refcount/static_var_in_class.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+extern crate libcc2rs;
+use libcc2rs::*;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
+use std::os::fd::AsFd;
+use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
+thread_local!(
+    static C_inner_const: Value<i32> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(1));
+);
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct C {}
+impl C {
+    pub fn get(&self) -> i32 {
+        return (*C_inner_const.with(Value::clone).borrow());
+    }
+}
+impl Clone for C {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        let mut this = Self {};
+        this
+    }
+}
+impl ByteRepr for C {}
+thread_local!(
+    pub static S_inner_const: Value<i32> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(2));
+);
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct S {}
+impl Clone for S {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        let mut this = Self {};
+        this
+    }
+}
+impl ByteRepr for S {}
+pub fn main() {
+    std::process::exit(main_0());
+}
+fn main_0() -> i32 {
+    let c: Value<C> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(<C>::default()));
+    assert!((({ (*c.borrow()).get() }) == 1));
+    assert!(((*S_inner_const.with(Value::clone).borrow()) == 2));
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/out/unsafe/static_var_in_class.rs b/tests/unit/out/unsafe/static_var_in_class.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..231fc87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/out/unsafe/static_var_in_class.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+extern crate libc;
+use libc::*;
+extern crate libcc2rs;
+use libcc2rs::*;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
+use std::os::fd::{AsFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd};
+use std::rc::Rc;
+static mut C_inner_const: i32 = 1;
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct C {}
+impl C {
+    pub unsafe fn get(&mut self) -> i32 {
+        return C_inner_const;
+    }
+}
+pub static mut S_inner_const: i32 = 2;
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct S {}
+pub fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        std::process::exit(main_0() as i32);
+    }
+}
+unsafe fn main_0() -> i32 {
+    let mut c: C = <C>::default();
+    assert!(((unsafe { c.get() }) == (1)));
+    assert!(((S_inner_const) == (2)));
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/static_var_in_class.cpp b/tests/unit/static_var_in_class.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25f468c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/static_var_in_class.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <assert.h>
+
+class C {
+  static const int inner_const = 1;
+
+public:
+  int get() { return inner_const; }
+};
+
+struct S {
+  static const int inner_const = 2;
+};
+
+int main() {
+  C c;
+  assert(c.get() == 1);
+  assert(S::inner_const == 2);
+  return 0;
+}