diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/AllowedMethodOnForbiddenClass.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/AllowedMethodOnForbiddenClass.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use DateTime;
+
+/**
+ * Service class that makes an allowed static call to a method on DateTime.
+ * Only DateTime::createFromFormat is forbidden, not other methods.
+ */
+class AllowedMethodOnForbiddenClass
+{
+    public function execute(): string
+    {
+        // This static call should be allowed (only createFromFormat is forbidden)
+        return DateTime::getLastErrors() !== false ? 'errors' : 'no errors';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/AllowedStaticCall.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/AllowedStaticCall.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use App\Factory\UserFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Service class that makes an allowed static call.
+ */
+class AllowedStaticCall
+{
+    public function execute(): object
+    {
+        // This static call should be allowed (not matching any forbidden pattern)
+        return UserFactory::create();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenClassStaticCall.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenClassStaticCall.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use App\Utils\StaticHelper;
+
+/**
+ * Service class that makes a forbidden static call to a forbidden class.
+ */
+class ForbiddenClassStaticCall
+{
+    public function execute(): int
+    {
+        // This static call should be forbidden (class-level pattern)
+        return StaticHelper::calculate();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenMethodStaticCall.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenMethodStaticCall.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use DateTime;
+
+/**
+ * Service class that makes a forbidden static call to a specific method.
+ */
+class ForbiddenMethodStaticCall
+{
+    public function execute(): DateTime
+    {
+        // This static call should be forbidden (method-level pattern)
+        return DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', '2024-01-01');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenNamespaceStaticCall.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenNamespaceStaticCall.php
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+++ b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenNamespaceStaticCall.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use App\Legacy\LegacyHelper;
+
+/**
+ * Service class that makes a forbidden static call to a class in the Legacy namespace.
+ */
+class ForbiddenNamespaceStaticCall
+{
+    public function execute(): string
+    {
+        // This static call should be forbidden (namespace-level pattern)
+        return LegacyHelper::doSomething();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/LegacyHelper.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/LegacyHelper.php
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+++ b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/LegacyHelper.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Legacy;
+
+/**
+ * A legacy helper class with static methods.
+ * Used as a target for forbidden namespace-level static calls.
+ */
+class LegacyHelper
+{
+    public static function doSomething(): string
+    {
+        return 'legacy';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/StaticHelper.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/StaticHelper.php
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+++ b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/StaticHelper.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Utils;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class with static methods.
+ * Used as a target for forbidden class-level static calls.
+ */
+class StaticHelper
+{
+    public static function calculate(): int
+    {
+        return 42;
+    }
+
+    public static function format(): string
+    {
+        return 'formatted';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/UserFactory.php b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/UserFactory.php
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+++ b/data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/UserFactory.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Factory;
+
+/**
+ * A factory class with static methods.
+ * Used as an allowed static call target.
+ */
+class UserFactory
+{
+    public static function create(): object
+    {
+        return new \stdClass();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Architecture/ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule.php b/src/Architecture/ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule.php
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+++ b/src/Architecture/ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Florian Krämer (https://florian-kraemer.net)
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * For full copyright and license information, please see the LICENSE file
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) Florian Krämer (https://florian-kraemer.net)
+ * @author    Florian Krämer
+ * @link      https://github.com/Phauthentic
+ * @license   https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT MIT License
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Phauthentic\PHPStanRules\Architecture;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\StaticCall;
+use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
+use PhpParser\Node\Name;
+use PHPStan\Analyser\Scope;
+use PHPStan\Rules\Rule;
+use PHPStan\Rules\RuleErrorBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Specification:
+ *
+ * - Checks static method calls in PHP code.
+ * - A static method call matching a given regex pattern (FQCN::methodName) is not allowed.
+ * - Supports namespace-level, class-level, and method-level granularity.
+ * - Reports an error if a forbidden static method call is detected.
+ *
+ * @implements Rule<StaticCall>
+ */
+class ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule implements Rule
+{
+    private const ERROR_MESSAGE = 'Static method call "%s" is forbidden.';
+
+    private const IDENTIFIER = 'phauthentic.architecture.forbiddenStaticMethods';
+
+    /**
+     * An array of regex patterns for forbidden static method calls.
+     * Patterns match against FQCN::methodName format.
+     *
+     * @var array<string>
+     */
+    private array $forbiddenStaticMethods;
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string> $forbiddenStaticMethods
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $forbiddenStaticMethods)
+    {
+        $this->forbiddenStaticMethods = $forbiddenStaticMethods;
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeType(): string
+    {
+        return StaticCall::class;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param StaticCall $node
+     */
+    public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
+    {
+        // Skip dynamic method names (e.g., DateTime::$method())
+        if (!$node->name instanceof Identifier) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $className = $this->resolveClassName($node, $scope);
+        if ($className === null) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $methodName = $node->name->toString();
+        $fullName = $className . '::' . $methodName;
+
+        foreach ($this->forbiddenStaticMethods as $forbiddenPattern) {
+            if (preg_match($forbiddenPattern, $fullName)) {
+                return [
+                    RuleErrorBuilder::message(sprintf(
+                        self::ERROR_MESSAGE,
+                        $fullName
+                    ))
+                    ->identifier(self::IDENTIFIER)
+                    ->line($node->getLine())
+                    ->build()
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves the class name from a static call node.
+     * Handles Name nodes and self/static/parent keywords.
+     */
+    private function resolveClassName(StaticCall $node, Scope $scope): ?string
+    {
+        $class = $node->class;
+
+        // Skip dynamic class names (e.g., $class::method())
+        if (!$class instanceof Name) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $className = $class->toString();
+
+        // Handle self, static, parent keywords
+        if (in_array($className, ['self', 'static', 'parent'], true)) {
+            $classReflection = $scope->getClassReflection();
+            if ($classReflection === null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if ($className === 'parent') {
+                $parentClass = $classReflection->getParentClass();
+                if ($parentClass === null) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+                return $parentClass->getName();
+            }
+
+            return $classReflection->getName();
+        }
+
+        // For fully qualified names, return as-is
+        if ($class instanceof Name\FullyQualified) {
+            return $className;
+        }
+
+        // For non-fully-qualified names, we need to resolve them
+        // PHPStan's scope can help us resolve the actual class name
+        return $className;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/TestCases/Architecture/ForbiddenStaticMethodsRuleTest.php b/tests/TestCases/Architecture/ForbiddenStaticMethodsRuleTest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Phauthentic\PHPStanRules\Tests\TestCases\Architecture;
+
+use Phauthentic\PHPStanRules\Architecture\ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule;
+use PHPStan\Rules\Rule;
+use PHPStan\Testing\RuleTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @extends RuleTestCase<ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule>
+ */
+class ForbiddenStaticMethodsRuleTest extends RuleTestCase
+{
+    protected function getRule(): Rule
+    {
+        return new ForbiddenStaticMethodsRule([
+            // Namespace-level: forbid all static calls to classes in App\Legacy
+            '/^App\\\\Legacy\\\\.*::.*/',
+            // Class-level: forbid all static calls on App\Utils\StaticHelper
+            '/^App\\\\Utils\\\\StaticHelper::.*/',
+            // Method-level: forbid only DateTime::createFromFormat
+            '/^DateTime::createFromFormat$/',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testForbiddenNamespaceStaticCall(): void
+    {
+        $this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../../data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenNamespaceStaticCall.php'], [
+            [
+                'Static method call "App\Legacy\LegacyHelper::doSomething" is forbidden.',
+                17,
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testForbiddenClassStaticCall(): void
+    {
+        $this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../../data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenClassStaticCall.php'], [
+            [
+                'Static method call "App\Utils\StaticHelper::calculate" is forbidden.',
+                17,
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testForbiddenMethodStaticCall(): void
+    {
+        $this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../../data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/ForbiddenMethodStaticCall.php'], [
+            [
+                'Static method call "DateTime::createFromFormat" is forbidden.',
+                17,
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAllowedStaticCall(): void
+    {
+        $this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../../data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/AllowedStaticCall.php'], []);
+    }
+
+    public function testAllowedMethodOnPartiallyForbiddenClass(): void
+    {
+        // DateTime::getLastErrors is allowed, only createFromFormat is forbidden
+        $this->analyse([__DIR__ . '/../../../data/ForbiddenStaticMethods/AllowedMethodOnForbiddenClass.php'], []);
+    }
+}