diff --git a/src/services/compiler/precompile.ts b/src/services/compiler/precompile.ts
index b806645c7af..3ff23d85bea 100644
--- a/src/services/compiler/precompile.ts
+++ b/src/services/compiler/precompile.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module TypeScript {
         return isNoDefaultLibRegex.exec(comment);
     }
 
-    export var tripleSlashReferenceRegExp = /^(\/\/\/\s*<reference\s+path=)('|")(.+?)\2\s*(static=('|")(.+?)\2\s*)*\/>/;
+    export var tripleSlashReferenceRegExp = /^(\/\/\/\s*<reference\s+path=)('|")(.+?)\2\s*(static=('|")(.+?)\5\s*)*\/>/;
 
     function getFileReferenceFromReferencePath(fileName: string, text: ISimpleText, position: number, comment: string, diagnostics: Diagnostic[]): IFileReference {
         // First, just see if they've written: /// <reference\s+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/project/referencePathStatic/amd/referencePathStatic.json b/tests/baselines/reference/project/referencePathStatic/amd/referencePathStatic.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bdf1f68e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/project/referencePathStatic/amd/referencePathStatic.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "scenario": "Reference-path-static",
+    "projectRoot": "tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static",
+    "inputFiles": [
+        "test.ts"
+    ],
+    "resolvedInputFiles": [
+        "test.ts",
+        "lib.ts",
+        "lib.d.ts"
+    ],
+    "emittedFiles": [
+        "lib.js",
+        "test.js"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/project/referencePathStatic/node/referencePathStatic.json b/tests/baselines/reference/project/referencePathStatic/node/referencePathStatic.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bdf1f68e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/project/referencePathStatic/node/referencePathStatic.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "scenario": "Reference-path-static",
+    "projectRoot": "tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static",
+    "inputFiles": [
+        "test.ts"
+    ],
+    "resolvedInputFiles": [
+        "test.ts",
+        "lib.ts",
+        "lib.d.ts"
+    ],
+    "emittedFiles": [
+        "lib.js",
+        "test.js"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/tests/cases/project/referencePathStatic.json b/tests/cases/project/referencePathStatic.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0a7786b835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/project/referencePathStatic.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "scenario": "Reference-path-static",
+    "projectRoot": "tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static",
+    "inputFiles": [
+        "test.ts"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static/lib.ts b/tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static/lib.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d0f3d9c69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static/lib.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module Lib {
+    export class LibType {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static/test.ts b/tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee338c684f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/projects/reference-path-static/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/// <reference path="lib.ts" static='true' />
+
+var libType: Lib.LibType;
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