diff --git a/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/main/java/net/jangaroo/jooc/backend/TypeScriptCodeGenerator.java b/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/main/java/net/jangaroo/jooc/backend/TypeScriptCodeGenerator.java
index cc7e32645..f28d7e25d 100644
--- a/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/main/java/net/jangaroo/jooc/backend/TypeScriptCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/main/java/net/jangaroo/jooc/backend/TypeScriptCodeGenerator.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public static boolean generatesCode(IdeDeclaration primaryDeclaration) {
   private boolean needsCompanionInterface;
   private List<ClassDeclaration> mixinClasses;
   private boolean hasOwnConfigClass;
+  private List<BlockStatement> staticCodeBlocks;
 
   TypeScriptCodeGenerator(TypeScriptModuleResolver typeScriptModuleResolver, JsWriter out, CompilationUnitResolver compilationUnitModelResolver) {
     super(out, compilationUnitModelResolver);
@@ -2131,7 +2132,15 @@ public void visitClassBodyDirectives(List<Directive> classBodyDirectives) throws
         }
       }
     }
+    staticCodeBlocks = new ArrayList<>();
     super.visitClassBodyDirectives(classBodyDirectives);
+    if (!companionInterfaceMode) {
+      for (BlockStatement staticCodeBlock : staticCodeBlocks) {
+        out.writeSymbolWhitespace(staticCodeBlock.getSymbol());
+        out.writeToken("static ");
+        staticCodeBlock.visit(this);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   private void generateRestResourceUriTemplateConstant(Annotation restResourceAnnotation) throws IOException {
@@ -2157,35 +2166,26 @@ private void setIndentationToTwo(JooSymbol symbol) {
     }
   }
 
-  private int staticCodeCounter = 0;
-
   @Override
   void generateStaticInitializer(List<Directive> directives) throws IOException {
-    if (directives.isEmpty() || companionInterfaceMode) {
+    if (directives.isEmpty()) {
       return;
     }
     Directive firstDirective = directives.get(0);
-    out.writeSymbolWhitespace(firstDirective.getSymbol());
-    String uniqueName = "";
-    if (staticCodeCounter > 0) {
-      uniqueName = String.valueOf(staticCodeCounter);
-    }
-    ++staticCodeCounter;
-    out.writeToken(String.format("static #static%s = (() =>", uniqueName));
-
     // is static code already wrapped in a block?
     if (directives.size() == 1 && firstDirective instanceof BlockStatement) {
       // static block already has curly braces: reuse these!
-      firstDirective.visit(this);
+      staticCodeBlocks.add((BlockStatement) firstDirective);
     } else {
       // surround statements by curly braces:
-      out.writeToken(" {\n    ");
-      for (Directive directive : directives) {
-        directive.visit(this);
-      }
-      out.writeToken("\n  }");
+      JooSymbol firstSymbol = firstDirective.getSymbol();
+      JooSymbol lastSymbol = directives.get(directives.size() - 1).getSymbol();
+      staticCodeBlocks.add(new BlockStatement(
+              new JooSymbol(sym.LBRACE, firstSymbol.getFileName(), firstSymbol.getLine(), firstSymbol.getColumn(), firstSymbol.getWhitespace(), "{"),
+              directives,
+              new JooSymbol(sym.RBRACE, lastSymbol.getFileName(), lastSymbol.getLine(), lastSymbol.getColumn(), lastSymbol.getWhitespace(), "}")
+      ));
     }
-    out.writeToken(")();");
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/StaticAndNonStatic.ts b/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/StaticAndNonStatic.ts
index 08b81ab99..f584a5f1b 100644
--- a/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/StaticAndNonStatic.ts
+++ b/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/StaticAndNonStatic.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@
  */
 class StaticAndNonStatic {
 
-  static #static = (() => {
-    new StaticAndNonStatic();
-  })();
-
   StaticAndNonStatic:string = null;
+
+  static {
+
+  new StaticAndNonStatic();
+
+  }
+  
+  static {
+  
+  new StaticAndNonStatic();
   
-  static #static1 = (() => {
-    new StaticAndNonStatic();
-  })();
+  }
 }
 export default StaticAndNonStatic;
diff --git a/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/mxml/SimpleMxmlClass.ts b/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/mxml/SimpleMxmlClass.ts
index 43b32519c..d06674474 100644
--- a/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/mxml/SimpleMxmlClass.ts
+++ b/jangaroo/jangaroo-compiler/src/test/resources/expected/package1/mxml/SimpleMxmlClass.ts
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ class SimpleMxmlClass extends ConfigClass{
 
   #blub:any;
 
-  static #static = (() =>{
-      if(1 < 0 && 0 > 1) {
-        throw "plain wrong!";
-      }
-    })();
-
   #list:any = null;
 
   get list():any { return this.#list; }
@@ -193,5 +187,11 @@ class SimpleMxmlClass extends ConfigClass{
   #no_config:SomeOtherClass = null;
 
   get no_config():SomeOtherClass { return this.#no_config; }
-  set no_config(value:SomeOtherClass) { this.#no_config = value; }}
+  set no_config(value:SomeOtherClass) { this.#no_config = value; }
+
+  static {
+      if(1 < 0 && 0 > 1) {
+        throw "plain wrong!";
+      }
+    }}
 export default SimpleMxmlClass;