diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/AnnotationHelper.java b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/AnnotationHelper.java
index 84beb8ca2b..7e96f6daa1 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/AnnotationHelper.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/AnnotationHelper.java
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@
  */
 package org.androidannotations.helper;
 
-import static org.androidannotations.helper.ModelConstants.GENERATION_SUFFIX;
-import static org.androidannotations.helper.ModelConstants.VALID_ENHANCED_COMPONENT_ANNOTATIONS;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import com.sun.codemodel.JFieldRef;
+import org.androidannotations.annotations.OnActivityResult;
+import org.androidannotations.annotations.OptionsItem;
+import org.androidannotations.annotations.ResId;
+import org.androidannotations.logger.Level;
+import org.androidannotations.logger.Logger;
+import org.androidannotations.logger.LoggerFactory;
+import org.androidannotations.process.ProcessHolder;
+import org.androidannotations.rclass.IRInnerClass;
+import org.androidannotations.rclass.RInnerClass;
 
 import javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment;
 import javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror;
@@ -38,18 +39,15 @@
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 import javax.lang.model.util.Elements;
 import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.androidannotations.annotations.OnActivityResult;
-import org.androidannotations.annotations.OptionsItem;
-import org.androidannotations.annotations.ResId;
-import org.androidannotations.logger.Level;
-import org.androidannotations.logger.Logger;
-import org.androidannotations.logger.LoggerFactory;
-import org.androidannotations.process.ProcessHolder;
-import org.androidannotations.rclass.IRInnerClass;
-import org.androidannotations.rclass.RInnerClass;
-
-import com.sun.codemodel.JFieldRef;
+import static org.androidannotations.helper.ModelConstants.GENERATION_SUFFIX;
+import static org.androidannotations.helper.ModelConstants.VALID_ENHANCED_COMPONENT_ANNOTATIONS;
 
 public class AnnotationHelper {
 
@@ -143,6 +141,10 @@ public boolean isPublic(Element element) {
 		return element.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.PUBLIC);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isStatic(Element element) {
+		return element.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.STATIC);
+	}
+
 	public boolean isAbstract(Element element) {
 		return element.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
 	}
diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/ValidatorHelper.java b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/ValidatorHelper.java
index 395241ad99..7ca4cfed4f 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/ValidatorHelper.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/helper/ValidatorHelper.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public void isPublic(Element element, IsValid valid) {
 	}
 
 	public void isStatic(Element element, IsValid valid) {
-		if (!annotationHelper.isPublic(element)) {
+		if (!annotationHelper.isStatic(element)) {
 			valid.invalidate();
 			annotationHelper.printAnnotationError(element, "%s cannot be used on a non static inner element");
 		}
diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/innerclasses/ActivityWithInnerEnhancedClasses.java b/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/innerclasses/ActivityWithInnerEnhancedClasses.java
index e416b367b4..4a2d97aaff 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/innerclasses/ActivityWithInnerEnhancedClasses.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/innerclasses/ActivityWithInnerEnhancedClasses.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public InnerViewGroup(Context context) {
 	}
 
 	@EBean
-	public static class InnerBean {
+	protected static class InnerBean {
 
 	}