diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build
index 6f9b16fe5..b7ac36d69 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build	
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ project('boosttest', 'cpp',
 
 nolinkdep = dependency('boost', modules: 'utility')
 linkdep = dependency('boost', modules : ['thread', 'system'])
+staticdep = dependency('boost', modules : ['thread', 'system'], static : true)
 testdep = dependency('boost', modules : 'test')
 nomoddep = dependency('boost')
 
 nolinkexe = executable('nolinkedexe', 'nolinkexe.cc', dependencies : nolinkdep)
 linkexe = executable('linkedexe', 'linkexe.cc', dependencies : linkdep)
+staticexe = executable('linkedexe', 'linkexe.cc', dependencies : staticdep)
 unitexe = executable('utf', 'unit_test.cpp', dependencies: testdep)
 nomodexe = executable('nomod', 'nomod.cpp', dependencies : nomoddep)
 
-test('Boost nolinktext', nolinkexe)
-test('Boost linktext', linkexe)
+test('Boost nolinktest', nolinkexe)
+test('Boost linktest', linkexe)
+test('Boost statictest', staticexe)
 test('Boost UTF test', unitexe)
 test('Boost nomod', nomodexe)