diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 2d272ffa3..21536600d 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ declare namespace dayjs {
     utcOffset(): number
   }
 
+  export function utc(config?: ConfigType, option?: OptionType): Dayjs
+
   export type PluginFunc = (option: ConfigType, d1: Dayjs, d2: Dayjs) => void
 
   export function extend(plugin: PluginFunc, option?: ConfigType): Dayjs
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8dd2f57a9..19516d202 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@ class Dayjs {
   }
 }
 
+dayjs.utc = (date, c) => {
+  const cfg = { ...c, utc: true }
+  return dayjs(date, cfg)
+}
+
 dayjs.extend = (plugin, option) => {
   plugin(option, Dayjs, dayjs)
   return dayjs
diff --git a/test/utc/utc.test.js b/test/utc/utc.test.js
index c6488635a..0f973712d 100644
--- a/test/utc/utc.test.js
+++ b/test/utc/utc.test.js
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ it('Returns an UTC instance', () => {
   expect(instance.hour()).toEqual(19)
   expect(instance.minute()).toEqual(34)
 })
+
+it('Static method creates an UTC instance', () => {
+  const instance = dayjs.utc('2018-09-06T19:34:28.657Z')
+  expect(instance.$u).toBeTruthy()
+  expect(instance.hour()).toEqual(19)
+  expect(instance.minute()).toEqual(34)
+})