diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java
index ba62be14cb0..ce8dfec9ea1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/stc/StaticTypeCheckingVisitor.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
+import static org.apache.groovy.ast.tools.ClassNodeUtils.getField;
 import static org.apache.groovy.ast.tools.MethodNodeUtils.withDefaultArgumentMethods;
 import static org.apache.groovy.util.BeanUtils.capitalize;
 import static org.apache.groovy.util.BeanUtils.decapitalize;
@@ -3650,14 +3651,18 @@ public void visitMethodCallExpression(final MethodCallExpression call) {
           case "doCall":
             if (!isThisObjectExpression) {
                 isCallOnClosure = receiver.equals(CLOSURE_TYPE);
-                break;
             }
           default:
             if (isThisObjectExpression) {
-                ClassNode enclosingType = typeCheckingContext.getEnclosingClassNode();
-                fieldNode = enclosingType.getDeclaredField(name);
-                if (fieldNode != null && getType(fieldNode).equals(CLOSURE_TYPE)
-                        && !enclosingType.hasPossibleMethod(name, callArguments)) {
+                // GROOVY-5705, GROOVY-11366: "this.x(...)" could refer to field
+                if (!typeCheckingContext.isInStaticContext) {
+                    fieldNode = getField(receiver, name);
+                } else {
+                    fieldNode = getField(receiver, name, FieldNode::isStatic);
+                }
+                if (fieldNode != null
+                        && getType(fieldNode).equals(CLOSURE_TYPE)
+                        && !receiver.hasPossibleMethod(name, callArguments)) {
                     isCallOnClosure = true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/ClosuresSTCTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/ClosuresSTCTest.groovy
index 8bceb4cfd23..ddc80666015 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/ClosuresSTCTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/transform/stc/ClosuresSTCTest.groovy
@@ -188,6 +188,47 @@ class ClosuresSTCTest extends StaticTypeCheckingTestCase {
         '''
     }
 
+    // GROOVY-5705
+    void testCallClosure19() {
+        assertScript '''
+            class Foo {
+                Closure c = { it }
+                def test() {
+                    c("123")
+                }
+            }
+
+            String result = new Foo().test()
+            assert result == '123'
+        '''
+        shouldFailWithMessages '''
+            class Foo {
+                Closure c = { -> }
+                static test() {
+                    c()
+                }
+            }
+        ''',
+        'Cannot find matching method java.lang.Class#c() or static method Foo#c()'
+    }
+
+    // GROOVY-11366
+    void testCallClosure20() {
+        assertScript '''
+            class Bar {
+                Closure c = { it }
+            }
+            class Foo extends Bar {
+                def test() {
+                    c("123")
+                }
+            }
+
+            String result = new Foo().test()
+            assert result == '123'
+        '''
+    }
+
     void testClosureReturnTypeInference1() {
         assertScript '''
             def c = { int a, int b -> return a + b }
@@ -693,20 +734,6 @@ class ClosuresSTCTest extends StaticTypeCheckingTestCase {
         '''
     }
 
-    // GROOVY-5705
-    void testNPEWhenCallingClosureFromAField() {
-        assertScript '''
-            class Test {
-                Closure c = { it }
-                void test() {
-                    c("123")
-                }
-            }
-
-            new Test().test()
-        '''
-    }
-
     // GROOVY-6219, GROOVY-10277
     void testClosureReturnDoesNotMatchTarget() {
         shouldFailWithMessages '''