diff --git a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/basic/InnerClassTests.java b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/basic/InnerClassTests.java
index d29c178baa..7e3d474130 100644
--- a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/basic/InnerClassTests.java
+++ b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/basic/InnerClassTests.java
@@ -2318,6 +2318,31 @@ public void testAccessOuterClassMemberFromInnerClassConstructor3() {
         runConformTest(sources, "ok");
     }
 
+    @Test // GROOVY-11352
+    public void testAccessOuterClassMemberFromInnerClassConstructor4() {
+        //@formatter:off
+        String[] sources = {
+            "Script.groovy",
+            "class Super {\n" +
+            "  protected final String s\n" +
+            "  Super(String s) { this.s = s }\n" +
+            "}\n" +
+            "class Outer {\n" +
+            "  static String initValue() { 'ok' }\n" +
+            "  static class Inner extends Super {\n" +
+            "    Inner() {\n" +
+            "      super(initValue())\n" + // here
+            "    }\n" +
+            "  }\n" +
+            "  String test() { new Inner().s }\n" +
+            "}\n" +
+            "print new Outer().test()\n",
+        };
+        //@formatter:on
+
+        runConformTest(sources, "ok");
+    }
+
     @Test // GROOVY-9501
     public void testAccessOuterClassMemberFromInnerClassMethod1() {
         //@formatter:off
diff --git a/base/org.codehaus.groovy30/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java b/base/org.codehaus.groovy30/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
index 27f7b32ba2..2be982eb99 100644
--- a/base/org.codehaus.groovy30/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
+++ b/base/org.codehaus.groovy30/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
@@ -749,12 +749,17 @@ public void visitMapEntryExpression(MapEntryExpression mee) {
                 @Override
                 public void visitMethodCallExpression(MethodCallExpression mce) {
                     if (inSpecialConstructorCall() && isThisObjectExpression(mce)) {
-                        MethodNode methodTarget = mce.getMethodTarget();
-                        if (methodTarget == null || !(methodTarget.isStatic() || classNode.getOuterClasses().contains(methodTarget.getDeclaringClass()))) {
-                            if (!mce.isImplicitThis()) {
-                                throw newVariableError(mce.getObjectExpression().getText(), mce.getObjectExpression());
-                            } else {
+                        boolean outerOrStaticMember = false;
+                        if (mce.getMethodTarget() != null) {
+                            outerOrStaticMember = mce.getMethodTarget().isStatic() || classNode.getOuterClasses().contains(mce.getMethodTarget().getDeclaringClass());
+                        } else if (mce.isImplicitThis()) { // GROOVY-11352
+                            outerOrStaticMember = classNode.getOuterClasses().stream().anyMatch(oc -> oc.hasPossibleStaticMethod(mce.getMethodAsString(), mce.getArguments()));
+                        }
+                        if (!outerOrStaticMember) {
+                            if (mce.isImplicitThis()) {
                                 throw newVariableError(mce.getMethodAsString(), mce.getMethod());
+                            } else {
+                                throw newVariableError(mce.getObjectExpression().getText(), mce.getObjectExpression());
                             }
                         }
                         nodes.push(mce);
diff --git a/base/org.codehaus.groovy40/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java b/base/org.codehaus.groovy40/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
index b164e1d7e8..3acdc0cbc3 100644
--- a/base/org.codehaus.groovy40/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
+++ b/base/org.codehaus.groovy40/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
@@ -828,12 +828,17 @@ public void visitMapEntryExpression(MapEntryExpression mee) {
                 @Override
                 public void visitMethodCallExpression(MethodCallExpression mce) {
                     if (inSpecialConstructorCall() && isThisObjectExpression(mce)) {
-                        MethodNode methodTarget = mce.getMethodTarget();
-                        if (methodTarget == null || !(methodTarget.isStatic() || classNode.getOuterClasses().contains(methodTarget.getDeclaringClass()))) {
-                            if (!mce.isImplicitThis()) {
-                                throw newVariableError(mce.getObjectExpression().getText(), mce.getObjectExpression());
-                            } else {
+                        boolean outerOrStaticMember = false;
+                        if (mce.getMethodTarget() != null) {
+                            outerOrStaticMember = mce.getMethodTarget().isStatic() || classNode.getOuterClasses().contains(mce.getMethodTarget().getDeclaringClass());
+                        } else if (mce.isImplicitThis()) { // GROOVY-11352
+                            outerOrStaticMember = classNode.getOuterClasses().stream().anyMatch(oc -> oc.hasPossibleStaticMethod(mce.getMethodAsString(), mce.getArguments()));
+                        }
+                        if (!outerOrStaticMember) {
+                            if (mce.isImplicitThis()) {
                                 throw newVariableError(mce.getMethodAsString(), mce.getMethod());
+                            } else {
+                                throw newVariableError(mce.getObjectExpression().getText(), mce.getObjectExpression());
                             }
                         }
                         nodes.push(mce);
diff --git a/base/org.codehaus.groovy50/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java b/base/org.codehaus.groovy50/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
index 73f31bede7..c3fc8be0f1 100644
--- a/base/org.codehaus.groovy50/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
+++ b/base/org.codehaus.groovy50/src/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/Verifier.java
@@ -805,12 +805,17 @@ public void visitMapEntryExpression(MapEntryExpression mee) {
                 @Override
                 public void visitMethodCallExpression(MethodCallExpression mce) {
                     if (inSpecialConstructorCall() && isThisObjectExpression(mce)) {
-                        MethodNode methodTarget = mce.getMethodTarget();
-                        if (methodTarget == null || !(methodTarget.isStatic() || classNode.getOuterClasses().contains(methodTarget.getDeclaringClass()))) {
-                            if (!mce.isImplicitThis()) {
-                                throw newVariableError(mce.getObjectExpression().getText(), mce.getObjectExpression());
-                            } else {
+                        boolean outerOrStaticMember = false;
+                        if (mce.getMethodTarget() != null) {
+                            outerOrStaticMember = mce.getMethodTarget().isStatic() || classNode.getOuterClasses().contains(mce.getMethodTarget().getDeclaringClass());
+                        } else if (mce.isImplicitThis()) { // GROOVY-11352
+                            outerOrStaticMember = classNode.getOuterClasses().stream().anyMatch(oc -> oc.hasPossibleStaticMethod(mce.getMethodAsString(), mce.getArguments()));
+                        }
+                        if (!outerOrStaticMember) {
+                            if (mce.isImplicitThis()) {
                                 throw newVariableError(mce.getMethodAsString(), mce.getMethod());
+                            } else {
+                                throw newVariableError(mce.getObjectExpression().getText(), mce.getObjectExpression());
                             }
                         }
                         nodes.push(mce);