diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/BytecodeGenerator.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/BytecodeGenerator.java
index 392392d2d9..5040c17573 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/BytecodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/BytecodeGenerator.java
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
  */
 package org.mockito.internal.creation.bytebuddy;
 
+import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
+
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.*;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
+
 public interface BytecodeGenerator {
 
     <T> Class<? extends T> mockClass(MockFeatures<T> features);
@@ -13,4 +19,16 @@ public interface BytecodeGenerator {
     void mockClassStatic(Class<?> type);
 
     default void clearAllCaches() {}
+
+    static ElementMatcher<MethodDescription> isGroovyMethod(boolean inline) {
+        ElementMatcher.Junction<MethodDescription> matcher =
+                isDeclaredBy(named("groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport"))
+                        .or(isAnnotatedWith(named("groovy.transform.Internal")));
+        if (inline) {
+            return matcher.or(
+                    named("$getStaticMetaClass").and(returns(named("groovy.lang.MetaClass"))));
+        } else {
+            return matcher;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineBytecodeGenerator.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineBytecodeGenerator.java
index 10b73c81a2..72ab81adbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineBytecodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineBytecodeGenerator.java
@@ -117,15 +117,19 @@ public InlineBytecodeGenerator(
                                                                 .or(isEquals())
                                                                 .or(isDefaultFinalizer())))
                                         .and(
-                                                not(
-                                                        isDeclaredBy(nameStartsWith("java."))
+                                                not(isDeclaredBy(nameStartsWith("java."))
                                                                 .<MethodDescription>and(
-                                                                        isPackagePrivate()))),
+                                                                        isPackagePrivate()))
+                                                        .and(
+                                                                not(
+                                                                        BytecodeGenerator
+                                                                                .isGroovyMethod(
+                                                                                        true)))),
                                 Advice.withCustomMapping()
                                         .bind(MockMethodAdvice.Identifier.class, identifier)
                                         .to(MockMethodAdvice.class))
                         .method(
-                                isStatic(),
+                                isStatic().and(not(BytecodeGenerator.isGroovyMethod(true))),
                                 Advice.withCustomMapping()
                                         .bind(MockMethodAdvice.Identifier.class, identifier)
                                         .to(MockMethodAdvice.ForStatic.class))
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/SubclassBytecodeGenerator.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/SubclassBytecodeGenerator.java
index f67fdfc5a6..75c287c349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/SubclassBytecodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/SubclassBytecodeGenerator.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public <T> Class<? extends T> mockClass(MockFeatures<T> features) {
                 byteBuddy
                         .subclass(features.mockedType)
                         .name(name)
-                        .ignoreAlso(isGroovyMethod())
+                        .ignoreAlso(BytecodeGenerator.isGroovyMethod(false))
                         .annotateType(
                                 features.stripAnnotations
                                         ? new Annotation[0]
@@ -293,11 +293,6 @@ private <T> Collection<Class<? super T>> getAllTypes(Class<T> type) {
         return supertypes;
     }
 
-    private static ElementMatcher<MethodDescription> isGroovyMethod() {
-        return isDeclaredBy(named("groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport"))
-                .or(isAnnotatedWith(named("groovy.transform.Internal")));
-    }
-
     private boolean isComingFromJDK(Class<?> type) {
         // Comes from the manifest entry :
         // Implementation-Title: Java Runtime Environment