diff --git a/test/doxygen/autodoc.gold b/test/doxygen/autodoc.gold
index 2e50746..983ced9 100644
--- a/test/doxygen/autodoc.gold
+++ b/test/doxygen/autodoc.gold
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 <data-member name="static_integer" specifiers="static"><type>int</type></data-member>
 <data-member name="static_const_integer" specifiers="static"><type>const int</type></data-member>
 <method-group name="public member functions">
-<method name="virtual_method"><type>virtual int</type></method>
-<method name="virtual_abstract_method" cv="= 0"><type>virtual int</type></method>
-<method name="virtual_const_method" cv="const"><type>virtual int</type></method>
+<method name="virtual_method" specifiers="virtual"><type>int</type></method>
+<method name="virtual_abstract_method" cv="= 0" specifiers="virtual"><type>int</type></method>
+<method name="virtual_const_method" cv="const" specifiers="virtual"><type>int</type></method>
 <method name="method_with_default_value"><type>int</type><parameter name=""><paramtype>int</paramtype><default>default_value</default></parameter></method>
 <method name="const_method" cv="const"><type>void</type></method>
 <method name="volatile_method" cv="volatile"><type>void</type></method>
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 </method-group>
 <constructor cv="= default"><parameter name=""><paramtype><classname>example</classname> const &amp;</paramtype></parameter></constructor>
 <copy-assignment cv="= delete"><type><classname>example</classname> &amp;</type><parameter name=""><paramtype><classname>example</classname> const &amp;</paramtype></parameter></copy-assignment>
+<method-group name="public static functions">
+<method name="static_method" specifiers="static"><type>int</type></method>
+<method name="static_constexpr" cv="constexpr" specifiers="static"><type>int</type></method>
+</method-group>
 </class><struct name="example_template"><template>
       <template-type-parameter name="TypeParameter"><purpose><para>A template parameter </para></purpose></template-type-parameter>
       <template-nontype-parameter name="NonTypeParameter"><type>int</type><purpose><para>This is a non-type template parameter </para></purpose></template-nontype-parameter>
diff --git a/test/doxygen/boost/example.hpp b/test/doxygen/boost/example.hpp
index 608a260..af2d0e7 100644
--- a/test/doxygen/boost/example.hpp
+++ b/test/doxygen/boost/example.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ namespace example
 
         void constexpr_noexcept() constexpr noexcept;
 
+        static int static_method();
+        static int static_constexpr() constexpr;
+
         int integer;
         static int static_integer;
         mutable int mutable_integer;
diff --git a/xsl/doxygen/doxygen2boostbook.xsl b/xsl/doxygen/doxygen2boostbook.xsl
index 663c9f9..d10f584 100644
--- a/xsl/doxygen/doxygen2boostbook.xsl
+++ b/xsl/doxygen/doxygen2boostbook.xsl
@@ -1087,15 +1087,24 @@
         substring('= 0 ', 1, 999 * (@virt = 'pure-virtual')),
         ''))" />
 
+    <!-- Specifiers -->
+    <xsl:variable name="specifiers" select="normalize-space(concat(
+        substring('explicit ', 1, 999 * (@explicit = 'yes')),
+        substring('virtual ', 1, 999 * (
+            @virtual='yes' or @virt='virtual' or @virt='pure-virtual')),
+        substring('static ', 1, 999 * (@static = 'yes')),
+        ''))" />
+
     <xsl:if test="$cv-qualifiers">
       <xsl:attribute name="cv">
         <xsl:value-of select="$cv-qualifiers" />
       </xsl:attribute>
     </xsl:if>
 
-    <!-- Specifiers -->
-    <xsl:if test="@explicit = 'yes'">
-      <xsl:attribute name="specifiers">explicit</xsl:attribute>
+    <xsl:if test="$specifiers">
+      <xsl:attribute name="specifiers">
+        <xsl:value-of select="$specifiers" />
+      </xsl:attribute>
     </xsl:if>
 
   </xsl:template>
@@ -1247,11 +1256,6 @@
       <xsl:call-template name="function.attributes"/>
       <!-- Return type -->
       <xsl:element name="type">
-        <!-- Cheat on virtual and static by dropping them into the type -->
-        <xsl:if test="@virtual='yes' or @virt='virtual' or @virt='pure-virtual'">
-          <xsl:text>virtual </xsl:text>
-        </xsl:if>
-
         <xsl:apply-templates select="type"/>
       </xsl:element>
 
@@ -1288,15 +1292,6 @@
 
       <!-- Return type -->
       <xsl:element name="type">
-        <!-- Cheat on virtual and static by dropping them into the type -->
-        <xsl:if test="@static='yes'">
-          <xsl:text>static </xsl:text>
-        </xsl:if>
-
-        <xsl:if test="@virtual='yes' or @virt='virtual' or @virt='pure-virtual'">
-          <xsl:text>virtual </xsl:text>
-        </xsl:if>
-
         <xsl:apply-templates select="type"/>
       </xsl:element>