diff --git a/docs/rules/max-statements.md b/docs/rules/max-statements.md
index 6ef87c2f82f..c2a67331063 100644
--- a/docs/rules/max-statements.md
+++ b/docs/rules/max-statements.md
@@ -112,6 +112,30 @@ let foo = () => {
 }
 ```
 
+Note that this rule does not apply to class static blocks, and that statements in class static blocks do not count as statements in the enclosing function.
+
+Examples of **correct** code for this rule with `{ "max": 2 }` option:
+
+```js
+/*eslint max-statements: ["error", 2]*/
+
+function foo() {
+    let one;
+    let two = class {
+        static {
+            let three;
+            let four;
+            let five;
+            if (six) {
+                let seven;
+                let eight;
+                let nine;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+```
+
 ### ignoreTopLevelFunctions
 
 Examples of additional **correct** code for this rule with the `{ "max": 10 }, { "ignoreTopLevelFunctions": true }` options:
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-statements.js b/lib/rules/max-statements.js
index 6f48c9218a9..969e40bbd85 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-statements.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-statements.js
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ module.exports = {
         function endFunction(node) {
             const count = functionStack.pop();
 
+            /*
+             * This rule does not apply to class static blocks, but we have to track them so
+             * that stataments in them do not count as statements in the enclosing function.
+             */
+            if (node.type === "StaticBlock") {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (ignoreTopLevelFunctions && functionStack.length === 0) {
                 topLevelFunctions.push({ node, count });
             } else {
@@ -148,12 +156,14 @@ module.exports = {
             FunctionDeclaration: startFunction,
             FunctionExpression: startFunction,
             ArrowFunctionExpression: startFunction,
+            StaticBlock: startFunction,
 
             BlockStatement: countStatements,
 
             "FunctionDeclaration:exit": endFunction,
             "FunctionExpression:exit": endFunction,
             "ArrowFunctionExpression:exit": endFunction,
+            "StaticBlock:exit": endFunction,
 
             "Program:exit"() {
                 if (topLevelFunctions.length === 1) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/max-statements.js b/tests/lib/rules/max-statements.js
index fd939e592cc..decdd8a56dc 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/max-statements.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/max-statements.js
@@ -33,7 +33,33 @@ ruleTester.run("max-statements", rule, {
         { code: "var foo = { thing() { var bar = 1; var baz = 2; } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } },
         { code: "var foo = { ['thing']() { var bar = 1; var baz = 2; } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } },
         { code: "var foo = { thing: () => { var bar = 1; var baz = 2; } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } },
-        { code: "var foo = { thing: function() { var bar = 1; var baz = 2; } }", options: [{ max: 2 }] }
+        { code: "var foo = { thing: function() { var bar = 1; var baz = 2; } }", options: [{ max: 2 }] },
+
+        // this rule does not apply to class static blocks, and statements in them should not count as statements in the enclosing function
+        { code: "class C { static { one; two; three; { four; five; six; } } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 } },
+        { code: "function foo() { class C { static { one; two; three; { four; five; six; } } } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 } },
+        { code: "class C { static { one; two; three; function foo() { 1; 2; } four; five; six; } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 } },
+        { code: "class C { static { { one; two; three; function foo() { 1; 2; } four; five; six; } } }", options: [2], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 } },
+        {
+            code: "function top_level() { 1; /* 2 */ class C { static { one; two; three; { four; five; six; } } } 3;}",
+            options: [2, { ignoreTopLevelFunctions: true }],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 }
+        },
+        {
+            code: "function top_level() { 1; 2; } class C { static { one; two; three; { four; five; six; } } }",
+            options: [1, { ignoreTopLevelFunctions: true }],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 }
+        },
+        {
+            code: "class C { static { one; two; three; { four; five; six; } } } function top_level() { 1; 2; } ",
+            options: [1, { ignoreTopLevelFunctions: true }],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 }
+        },
+        {
+            code: "function foo() { let one; let two = class { static { let three; let four; let five; if (six) { let seven; let eight; let nine; } } }; }",
+            options: [2],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 }
+        }
     ],
     invalid: [
         {
@@ -143,6 +169,30 @@ ruleTester.run("max-statements", rule, {
             code: "function foo() { 1; }",
             options: [{ max: 0 }],
             errors: [{ messageId: "exceed", data: { name: "Function 'foo'", count: 1, max: 0 } }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "function foo() { foo_1; /* foo_ 2 */ class C { static { one; two; three; four; { five; six; seven; eight; } } } foo_3 }",
+            options: [2],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 },
+            errors: [{ messageId: "exceed", data: { name: "Function 'foo'", count: 3, max: 2 } }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "class C { static { one; two; three; four; function not_top_level() { 1; 2; 3; } five; six; seven; eight; } }",
+            options: [2, { ignoreTopLevelFunctions: true }],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 },
+            errors: [{ messageId: "exceed", data: { name: "Function 'not_top_level'", count: 3, max: 2 } }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "class C { static { { one; two; three; four; function not_top_level() { 1; 2; 3; } five; six; seven; eight; } } }",
+            options: [2, { ignoreTopLevelFunctions: true }],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 },
+            errors: [{ messageId: "exceed", data: { name: "Function 'not_top_level'", count: 3, max: 2 } }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "class C { static { { one; two; three; four; } function not_top_level() { 1; 2; 3; } { five; six; seven; eight; } } }",
+            options: [2, { ignoreTopLevelFunctions: true }],
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2022 },
+            errors: [{ messageId: "exceed", data: { name: "Function 'not_top_level'", count: 3, max: 2 } }]
         }
     ]
 });