diff --git a/plexus-java/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/languages/java/jpms/LocationManagerTest.java b/plexus-java/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/languages/java/jpms/LocationManagerTest.java
index f2350af..fb8166c 100644
--- a/plexus-java/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/languages/java/jpms/LocationManagerTest.java
+++ b/plexus-java/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/languages/java/jpms/LocationManagerTest.java
@@ -381,4 +381,34 @@ public void testTransitiveStatic() throws Exception
         assertThat( result.getPathExceptions().size(), is( 0 ) );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDirectStatic() throws Exception 
+    {
+        Path moduleA = Paths.get( "src/test/resources/mock/module-info.java" ); // some file called module-info.java
+        Path moduleB = Paths.get( "src/test/resources/mock/jar0.jar" ); // any existing file
+        Path moduleC = Paths.get( "src/test/resources/mock/jar1.jar" ); // any existing file
+        Path moduleD = Paths.get( "src/test/resources/mock/jar2.jar" ); // any existing file
+        ResolvePathsRequest<Path> request = ResolvePathsRequest.ofPaths( moduleB, moduleC, moduleD ).setMainModuleDescriptor( moduleA );
+        
+        when(  qdoxParser.fromSourcePath( moduleA ) ).thenReturn( JavaModuleDescriptor.newModule( "moduleA" )
+                                                                  .requires( "moduleB" )
+                                                                  .requires​( Collections.singleton( JavaModuleDescriptor.JavaRequires.JavaModifier.STATIC ), "moduleD")
+                                                                  .build() );
+        when(  asmParser.getModuleDescriptor( moduleB ) ).thenReturn( JavaModuleDescriptor.newModule( "moduleB" )
+                                                                      .requires​( Collections.singleton( JavaModuleDescriptor.JavaRequires.JavaModifier.STATIC ), "moduleC" )
+                                                                      .build() );
+        when(  asmParser.getModuleDescriptor( moduleC ) ).thenReturn( JavaModuleDescriptor.newModule( "moduleC" ).build() );
+        when(  asmParser.getModuleDescriptor( moduleD ) ).thenReturn( JavaModuleDescriptor.newModule( "moduleD" ).build() );
+        
+        
+        ResolvePathsResult<Path> result = locationManager.resolvePaths( request );
+        assertThat( result.getPathElements().size(), is( 3 ) );
+        assertThat( result.getModulepathElements().size(), is( 2 ) );
+        assertThat( result.getModulepathElements().containsKey( moduleB ), is( true ) );
+        assertThat( result.getModulepathElements().containsKey( moduleD ), is( true ) );
+        assertThat( result.getClasspathElements().size(), is( 1 ) );
+        assertThat( result.getClasspathElements().contains( moduleC ), is( true ) );
+        assertThat( result.getPathExceptions().size(), is( 0 ) );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/plexus-java/src/test/resources/mock/jar2.jar b/plexus-java/src/test/resources/mock/jar2.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29