diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index 76334f0213d15..97d0a4d4e7dcd 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ fn item_static(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &Context, it: &clean::Item, s: &clean::Static
     render_attributes(w, it, false);
     write!(
         w,
-        "{vis}static {mutability} {name}: {typ}</pre>",
+        "{vis}static {mutability}{name}: {typ}</pre>",
         vis = it.visibility.print_with_space(),
         mutability = s.mutability.print_with_space(),
         name = it.name.as_ref().unwrap(),
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc/static.rs b/src/test/rustdoc/static.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..90dafd8b3480d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc/static.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// compile-flags: --document-private-items
+
+#![crate_type = "lib"]
+
+// @has static/static.FOO.html '//pre' 'static FOO: usize'
+static FOO: usize = 1;
+
+// @has static/static.BAR.html '//pre' 'pub static BAR: usize'
+pub static BAR: usize = 1;
+
+// @has static/static.BAZ.html '//pre' 'pub static mut BAZ: usize'
+pub static mut BAZ: usize = 1;