diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index 2296b9a..ea612c7 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Job(object):
             job._instance = func.__self__
             job._func_name = func.__name__
         elif inspect.isfunction(func) or inspect.isbuiltin(func):
-            job._func_name = '{0}.{1}'.format(func.__module__, func.__name__)
+            job._func_name = '{0}.{1}'.format(func.__module__, func.__qualname__)
         elif isinstance(func, string_types):
             job._func_name = as_text(func)
         elif not inspect.isclass(func) and hasattr(func, '__call__'):  # a callable class instance
diff --git a/rq/utils.py b/rq/utils.py
index 573c4aa..2686f52 100644
--- a/rq/utils.py
+++ b/rq/utils.py
@@ -125,9 +125,37 @@ class ColorizingStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
 
 def import_attribute(name):
     """Return an attribute from a dotted path name (e.g. "path.to.func")."""
-    module_name, attribute = name.rsplit('.', 1)
-    module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
-    return getattr(module, attribute)
+    name_bits = name.split('.')
+    module_name_bits, attribute_bits = name_bits[:-1], [name_bits[-1]]
+    module = None
+    # When the attribute we look for is a staticmethod, module name in its
+    # dotted path is not the last-before-end word
+    # E.g.: package_a.package_b.module_a.ClassA.my_static_method
+    # Thus we remove the bits from the end of the name until we can import it
+    while len(module_name_bits):
+        try:
+            module_name = '.'.join(module_name_bits)
+            module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+            break
+        except ModuleNotFoundError:
+            attribute_bits.insert(0, module_name_bits.pop())
+
+    if module is None:
+        raise ValueError(f'Invalid attribute name: {name}')
+
+    attribute_name = '.'.join(attribute_bits)
+    if hasattr(module, attribute_name):
+        return getattr(module, attribute_name)
+
+    # staticmethods
+    attribute_name = attribute_bits.pop()
+    attribute_owner_name = '.'.join(attribute_bits)
+    attribute_owner = getattr(module, attribute_owner_name)
+
+    if not hasattr(attribute_owner, attribute_name):
+        raise ValueError(f'Invalid attribute name: {name}')
+
+    return getattr(attribute_owner, attribute_name)
 
 
 def utcnow():
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index 82e98bc..dd2218a 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ class UnicodeStringObject(object):
         return u'é'
 
 
+class ClassWithAStaticMethod(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def static_method():
+        return u"I'm a static method"
+
+
 with Connection():
     @job(queue='default')
     def decorated_job(x, y):
diff --git a/tests/test_job.py b/tests/test_job.py
index a65ca86..f50b03e 100644
--- a/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/test_job.py
@@ -772,6 +772,14 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(job.get_call_string())
         job.perform()
 
+    def test_create_job_from_static_method(self):
+        """test creating jobs with static method"""
+        queue = Queue(connection=self.testconn)
+
+        job = queue.enqueue(fixtures.ClassWithAStaticMethod.static_method)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(job.get_call_string())
+        job.perform()
+
     def test_create_job_with_ttl_should_have_ttl_after_enqueued(self):
         """test creating jobs with ttl and checks if get_jobs returns it properly [issue502]"""
         queue = Queue(connection=self.testconn)