diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/StrutsConstants.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/StrutsConstants.java
index 7fc6d34b2..e2773b786 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/StrutsConstants.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/StrutsConstants.java
@@ -161,5 +161,8 @@ public final class StrutsConstants {
 
     /** The name of the parameter to create when mapping an id (used by some action mappers) */
 	public static final String STRUTS_ID_PARAMETER_NAME = "struts.mapper.idParameterName";
+	
+	/** The name of the parameter to determine whether static method access will be allowed in OGNL expressions or not */
+	public static final String STRUTS_ALLOW_STATIC_METHOD_ACCESS = "struts.ognl.allowStaticMethodAccess";
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/BeanSelectionProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/BeanSelectionProvider.java
index a2e2e2ea4..31e431fea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/BeanSelectionProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/BeanSelectionProvider.java
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ public class BeanSelectionProvider implements ConfigurationProvider {
             props.setProperty("devMode", "false");
         }
         
+        String val = props.getProperty(StrutsConstants.STRUTS_ALLOW_STATIC_METHOD_ACCESS);
+        props.setProperty("allowStaticMethodAccess", val);
+        
         // TODO: This should be moved to XWork after 2.0.4
         // struts.custom.i18n.resources
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/default.properties b/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/default.properties
index 697b1ec34..d6ddbb158 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/default.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/default.properties
@@ -183,4 +183,7 @@ struts.xslt.nocache=false
 ### Whether to always select the namespace to be everything before the last slash or not
 struts.mapper.alwaysSelectFullNamespace=false
 
+### Whether to allow static method access in OGNL expressions or not
+struts.ognl.allowStaticMethodAccess=false
+
 ### END SNIPPET: complete_file