diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 324cc79dde..e3b05e96eb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -1828,7 +1828,12 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) call_expr(node ast.CallExpr) {
 			name := f.short_module(node.name)
 			f.mark_import_as_used(name)
 			if node.name.contains('__static__') {
-				f.write(name.replace('__static__', '.').capitalize())
+				if name.contains('.') {
+					indx := name.index('.') or { -1 } + 1
+					f.write(name[0..indx] + name[indx..].replace('__static__', '.').capitalize())
+				} else {
+					f.write(name.replace('__static__', '.').capitalize())
+				}
 			} else {
 				f.write(name)
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/static_methods_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/static_methods_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47b4522796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/static_methods_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module module_fmt
+
+import mod
+
+fn main() {
+	mod.Foo.new()
+}