diff --git a/src/aggregate.h b/src/aggregate.h
index 16b5d15994d1..d90e4de42369 100644
--- a/src/aggregate.h
+++ b/src/aggregate.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class ClassDeclaration : public AggregateDeclaration
     bool com;                           // true if this is a COM class (meaning it derives from IUnknown)
     bool cpp;                           // true if this is a C++ interface
     bool isscope;                       // true if this is a scope class
-    bool isabstract;                    // true if abstract class
+    int isabstract;                     // 0: fwdref, 1: is abstract class, 2: not abstract
     int inuse;                          // to prevent recursive attempts
     Baseok baseok;                      // set the progress of base classes resolving
     Objc_ClassDeclaration objc;
diff --git a/src/dclass.d b/src/dclass.d
index f611ac96164d..32ff8cee9e4a 100644
--- a/src/dclass.d
+++ b/src/dclass.d
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public:
     bool com;           // true if this is a COM class (meaning it derives from IUnknown)
     bool cpp;           // true if this is a C++ interface
     bool isscope;       // true if this is a scope class
-    bool isabstract;    // true if abstract class
+    int isabstract;     // 0: fwdref, 1: is abstract class, 2: not abstract
     int inuse;          // to prevent recursive attempts
     Baseok baseok;      // set the progress of base classes resolving
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public:
             if (storage_class & STCscope)
                 isscope = true;
             if (storage_class & STCabstract)
-                isabstract = true;
+                isabstract = 1;
 
             userAttribDecl = sc.userAttribDecl;
 
@@ -1415,18 +1415,52 @@ public:
      */
     final bool isAbstract()
     {
-        if (isabstract)
-            return true;
+        if (isabstract != 0)
+            return isabstract == 1;
+
+        /* Bugzilla 11169: Resolve forward references to all class member functions,
+         * and determine whether this class is abstract.
+         */
+        extern (C++) static int func(Dsymbol s, void* param)
+        {
+            auto fd = s.isFuncDeclaration();
+            if (!fd)
+                return 0;
+            if (fd.storage_class & STCstatic)
+                return 0;
+
+            if (fd._scope)
+                fd.semantic(null);
+
+            if (fd.isAbstract())
+                return 1;
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < members.dim; i++)
+        {
+            auto s = (*members)[i];
+            if (s.apply2(&func, cast(void*)this))
+            {
+                isabstract = 1;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Iterate inherited member functions and check their abstract attribute.
+         */
         for (size_t i = 1; i < vtbl.dim; i++)
         {
-            FuncDeclaration fd = vtbl[i].isFuncDeclaration();
-            //printf("\tvtbl[%d] = %p\n", i, fd);
+            auto fd = vtbl[i].isFuncDeclaration();
+            //if (fd) printf("\tvtbl[%d] = [%s] %s\n", i, fd.loc.toChars(), fd.toChars());
             if (!fd || fd.isAbstract())
             {
-                isabstract = true;
+                isabstract = 1;
                 return true;
             }
         }
+
+        isabstract = 2;
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/func.d b/src/func.d
index e60c5b83e2e7..602441a6741b 100644
--- a/src/func.d
+++ b/src/func.d
@@ -553,15 +553,15 @@ public:
         assert(semanticRun <= PASSsemantic);
         semanticRun = PASSsemantic;
 
-        parent = sc.parent;
-        Dsymbol parent = toParent();
-
         if (_scope)
         {
             sc = _scope;
             _scope = null;
         }
 
+        parent = sc.parent;
+        Dsymbol parent = toParent();
+
         foverrides.setDim(0); // reset in case semantic() is being retried for this function
 
         storage_class |= sc.stc & ~STCref;
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ public:
                 goto Ldone;
             }
             if (storage_class & STCabstract)
-                cd.isabstract = true;
+                cd.isabstract = 1;
             // if static function, do not put in vtbl[]
             if (!isVirtual())
             {
diff --git a/test/compilable/test11169.d b/test/compilable/test11169.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10a3df2c7a6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compilable/test11169.d
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// REQUIRED_ARGS: -o-
+/*
+TEST_OUTPUT:
+---
+1: false
+2: true
+3: true
+---
+*/
+
+class A
+{
+    abstract void foo();
+}
+
+template MixinAbstractBar() { abstract void bar(); }
+
+class B1 : A
+{
+    // Use pragma instead of static assert, in order to evaluate
+    // __traits during ClassDeclaration.semantic().
+    pragma(msg, "1: ", __traits(isAbstractClass, typeof(this)));
+    override void foo() {}
+}
+
+class B2 : A
+{
+    pragma(msg, "2: ", __traits(isAbstractClass, typeof(this)));
+    override void foo() {}
+    abstract void bar();
+}
+
+class B3 : A
+{
+    pragma(msg, "3: ", __traits(isAbstractClass, typeof(this)));
+    override void foo() {}
+    mixin MixinAbstractBar!();
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    static assert( __traits(compiles, { auto b = new B1(); }));
+    static assert(!__traits(compiles, { auto b = new B2(); }));
+    static assert(!__traits(compiles, { auto b = new B3(); }));
+}
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/fail11169.d b/test/fail_compilation/fail11169.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6ab4a64886b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/fail11169.d
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+TEST_OUTPUT:
+---
+fail_compilation/fail11169.d(16): Error: error evaluating static if expression
+---
+*/
+
+class A
+{
+    abstract void foo();
+}
+
+class B : A
+{
+    // __traits(isAbstractClass) is not usable in static if condition.
+    static if (__traits(isAbstractClass, typeof(this)))
+    {
+    }
+
+    override void foo()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    B b = new B();
+}