diff --git a/Stylet/Xaml/ActionBase.cs b/Stylet/Xaml/ActionBase.cs
index a514c45..783a4ee 100644
--- a/Stylet/Xaml/ActionBase.cs
+++ b/Stylet/Xaml/ActionBase.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Stylet.Xaml
         protected readonly ActionUnavailableBehaviour ActionNonExistentBehaviour;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the object on which methods will be invokced
+        /// Gets the object on which methods will be invoked
         /// </summary>
         public object Target
         {
@@ -128,10 +128,19 @@ namespace Stylet.Xaml
             }
             else
             {
-                var newTargetType = newTarget.GetType();
+                BindingFlags bindingFlags;
+                if (newTarget is Type newTargetType)
+                {
+                    bindingFlags = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    newTargetType = newTarget.GetType();
+                    bindingFlags = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance;
+                }
                 try
                 {
-                    targetMethodInfo = newTargetType.GetMethod(this.MethodName);
+                    targetMethodInfo = newTargetType.GetMethod(this.MethodName, bindingFlags);
 
                     if (targetMethodInfo == null)
                         this.logger.Warn("Unable to find method {0} on {1}", this.MethodName, newTargetType.Name);
@@ -199,7 +208,8 @@ namespace Stylet.Xaml
 
             try
             {
-                this.TargetMethodInfo.Invoke(this.Target, parameters);
+                var target = this.TargetMethodInfo.IsStatic ? null : this.Target;
+                this.TargetMethodInfo.Invoke(target, parameters);
             }
             catch (TargetInvocationException e)
             {
diff --git a/StyletUnitTests/CommandActionTests.cs b/StyletUnitTests/CommandActionTests.cs
index 9718b1f..731ed36 100644
--- a/StyletUnitTests/CommandActionTests.cs
+++ b/StyletUnitTests/CommandActionTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Stylet;
 using Stylet.Xaml;
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Windows;
 
 namespace StyletUnitTests
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
             public void DoSomething() { }
         }
 
+        public class StaticTarget
+        {
+            public static bool DidSomething;
+            public static void DoSomething() => DidSomething = true;
+        }
+
         private DependencyObject subject;
         private Target target;
 
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
             this.target = new Target();
             this.subject = new DependencyObject();
             View.SetActionTarget(this.subject, this.target);
+            StaticTarget.DidSomething = false;
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -315,5 +323,16 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
             cmd.Execute(null);
             Assert.IsTrue(this.target.DoSomethingCalled);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void SupportsStaticTargets()
+        {
+            var cmd = new CommandAction(this.subject, null, "DoSomething", ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw, ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw);
+            View.SetActionTarget(this.subject, typeof(StaticTarget));
+
+            Assert.True(cmd.CanExecute(null));
+            cmd.Execute(null);
+            Assert.True(StaticTarget.DidSomething);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/StyletUnitTests/EventActionTests.cs b/StyletUnitTests/EventActionTests.cs
index ab18b59..7c2c7c5 100644
--- a/StyletUnitTests/EventActionTests.cs
+++ b/StyletUnitTests/EventActionTests.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
         {
         }
 
+        public class StaticTarget
+        {
+            public static bool DidSomething;
+            public static void DoSomething() => DidSomething = true;
+        }
+
         private DependencyObject subject;
         private Target target;
         private EventInfo eventInfo;
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
             this.eventInfo = typeof(Subject).GetEvent("SimpleEventHandler");
             this.dependencyChangedEventInfo = typeof(Subject).GetEvent("DependencyChangedEventHandler");
             View.SetActionTarget(this.subject, this.target);
+            StaticTarget.DidSomething = false;
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -269,13 +276,23 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
         {
             var view = new DependencyObject();
             var backupView = new DependencyObject();
-            var cmd = new CommandAction(view, backupView, "DoSomething", ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw, ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw);
+            var cmd = new EventAction(view, backupView, this.eventInfo.EventHandlerType, "DoSomething", ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw, ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw);
 
             View.SetActionTarget(backupView, this.target);
             view.SetValue(FrameworkElement.DataContextProperty, this.target);
 
-            cmd.Execute(null);
+            cmd.GetDelegate().DynamicInvoke(null, null);
             Assert.IsTrue(this.target.DoSomethingCalled);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void SupportsStaticTargets()
+        {
+            var cmd = new EventAction(this.subject, null, this.eventInfo.EventHandlerType, "DoSomething", ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw, ActionUnavailableBehaviour.Throw);
+            View.SetActionTarget(this.subject, typeof(StaticTarget));
+
+            cmd.GetDelegate().DynamicInvoke(null, null);
+            Assert.True(StaticTarget.DidSomething);
+        }
     }
 }