diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java
index 15b9f9d4595..0fab7e01949 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java
@@ -620,15 +620,17 @@ public void visitVariableExpression(final VariableExpression vexp) {
         } else if (accessedVariable instanceof FieldNode) {
             FieldNode accessedField = (FieldNode) accessedVariable;
             ClassNode temporaryType = getInferredTypeFromTempInfo(vexp, null); // GROOVY-9454
-            if (enclosingClosure != null) {
-                tryVariableExpressionAsProperty(vexp, name);
-            } else if (getOutermost(accessedField.getDeclaringClass()) == getOutermost(typeCheckingContext.getEnclosingClassNode())
-                    || !tryVariableExpressionAsProperty(vexp, name)) { // GROOVY-10981: check for property before super class field
-                checkOrMarkPrivateAccess(vexp, accessedField, typeCheckingContext.isTargetOfEnclosingAssignment(vexp));
-                if (temporaryType == null) storeType(vexp, getType(vexp));
-            }
-            if (temporaryType != null && !temporaryType.equals(OBJECT_TYPE)) {
-                vexp.putNodeMetaData(INFERRED_TYPE, temporaryType);
+            boolean declaredInScope = (getOutermost(accessedField.getDeclaringClass()) == getOutermost(typeCheckingContext.getEnclosingClassNode())
+                    && (enclosingClosure == null || accessedField.isStatic())); // GROOVY-9655, GROOVY-9683, GROOVY-9695, GROOVY-9768, GROOVY-11387
+            if (declaredInScope || tryVariableExpressionAsProperty(vexp, name)) { // GROOVY-10981: check for property before super class field
+                if (temporaryType == null) {
+                    storeType(vexp, getType(vexp));
+                } else if (!temporaryType.equals(OBJECT_TYPE)) {
+                    vexp.putNodeMetaData(INFERRED_TYPE, temporaryType);
+                }
+                if (declaredInScope) {
+                    checkOrMarkPrivateAccess(vexp, accessedField, typeCheckingContext.isTargetOfEnclosingAssignment(vexp));
+                }
             }
         } else if (accessedVariable instanceof PropertyNode) {
             // we must be careful, because the property node may be of a wrong type:
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/FieldsAndPropertiesSTCTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/FieldsAndPropertiesSTCTest.groovy
index 03da00b3228..03b4e72ff65 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/FieldsAndPropertiesSTCTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/FieldsAndPropertiesSTCTest.groovy
@@ -1020,6 +1020,21 @@ class FieldsAndPropertiesSTCTest extends StaticTypeCheckingTestCase {
             def accept = HttpHeaders.ACCEPT
             assert accept == 'Accept'
         '''
+        assertScript '''
+            class MapSub extends HashMap<String,String> {
+                private static final short ANSWER = 42
+                def m() {
+                    {->
+                        @ASTTest(phase=INSTRUCTION_SELECTION, value={
+                            assert node.getNodeMetaData(INFERRED_TYPE) == short_TYPE
+                        })
+                        def answer = ANSWER
+                    }()
+                }
+            }
+            Object answer = new MapSub().m()
+            assert answer == 42
+        '''
     }
 
     void testTypeCheckerDoesNotThinkPropertyIsReadOnly() {