diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index fb96f47..7db73a3 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "no-invalid-regexp": 2,
     "no-irregular-whitespace": 2,
     "no-obj-calls": 2,
-    "no-reserved-keys": 2,
     "no-sparse-arrays": 2,
     "no-unreachable": 2,
     "use-isnan": 2,
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@
       "no-new-object": 2,
       "no-spaced-func": 2,
       "no-trailing-spaces": 2,
-      "no-wrap-func": 2,
+      "no-extra-parens": 2,
       "no-underscore-dangle": 0,
       "one-var": [2, "never"],
       "padded-blocks": [2, "never"],
@@ -126,11 +125,10 @@
         "before": false,
         "after": true
       }],
-      "space-after-keywords": 2,
+      "keyword-spacing": 2,
       "space-before-blocks": 2,
       "space-infix-ops": 2,
-      "space-return-throw-case": 2,
-      "spaced-line-comment": 2,
+      "spaced-comment": 2,
 
     /* custom rules */
     "no-console": 0,
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@
     "func-names": 0,
     "consistent-this": [2, "this"],
     "func-style": [0, "expression"],
-    "generator-star": [2, "end"],
+    "generator-star-spacing": [2, "after"],
     "max-nested-callbacks": [2, 3],
     "new-parens": 2,
     "no-array-constructor": 2,
@@ -150,9 +148,6 @@
     "no-inline-comments": 2,
     "no-lonely-if": 2,
     "no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs": 2,
-    "no-multiple-empty-lines": [1, {
-      "max": 2
-    }],
     "no-ternary": 0,
     "operator-assignment": 0,
     "quote-props": [2, "as-needed"],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 230ecff..2ba57c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,20 +3,22 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "lib/connectToStores",
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "estraverse": "^4.2.0",
+    "estraverse-fb": "^1.3.1"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "alt": "0.17.1",
     "babel": "5.6.14",
     "babel-core": "5.6.15",
-    "babel-eslint": "3.1.18",
     "babel-loader": "^5.1.4",
     "babelify": "6.1.2",
     "browserify": "^10.2.6",
     "chai": "^2.3.0",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.2",
     "envify": "^3.4.0",
+    "eslint": "^2.4.0",
     "es6-promise": "^2.1.1",
-    "eslint": "^0.24.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "2.5.2",
     "istanbul": "^0.3.14",
     "jsdom": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/src/connectToStores.js b/src/connectToStores.js
index 1564155..ba83b89 100644
--- a/src/connectToStores.js
+++ b/src/connectToStores.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ const eachObject = (f, o) => {
   })
 }
 const assign = (target, ...source) => {
-  eachObject((key, value) => target[key] = value, source)
+  eachObject((key, value) => {
+    target[key] = value
+  }, source)
   return target
 }
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ function connectToStores(Spec, Component = Spec) {
   }
 
   const StoreConnection = React.createClass({
+
     getInitialState() {
       return Spec.getPropsFromStores(this.props, this.context)
     },
@@ -58,6 +61,14 @@ function connectToStores(Spec, Component = Spec) {
     }
   })
 
+  // copy static methods of component
+  Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Spec).forEach(function (prop) {
+    if (prop === 'getPropsFromStores' || prop === 'getStores') return
+    if (typeof Spec[prop] === 'function' && !StoreConnection[prop]) {
+      StoreConnection[prop] = Spec[prop]
+    }
+  })
+
   return StoreConnection
 }
 
diff --git a/test/connect-to-stores-test.js b/test/connect-to-stores-test.js
index 2ef9eaa..8731032 100644
--- a/test/connect-to-stores-test.js
+++ b/test/connect-to-stores-test.js
@@ -92,6 +92,38 @@ export default {
       assert.throws(() => connectToStores(BadComponentOne), 'expects the wrapped component to have a static getStores() method')
     },
 
+    'static methods on wrapped component are copied to StoreConnection component'() {
+
+      let outsideFunction = sinon.spy();
+
+      const ComponentWithStatics = React.createClass({
+        statics: {
+          getStores() {
+            return [testStore]
+          },
+          getPropsFromStores(props) {
+            return testStore.getState()
+          },
+          foo() {
+            outsideFunction()
+          }
+        },
+        render() {
+          return React.createElement('div', null, 'statics')
+        }
+      })
+
+      const wrappedComponent = connectToStores(ComponentWithStatics)
+
+
+      assert.isFunction(wrappedComponent.foo, 'expects foo to also be a function on the wrapped component')
+      assert.isNotFunction(wrappedComponent.getPropsFromStores, 'expects getPropsFromStores to not be copied')
+      assert.isNotFunction(wrappedComponent.getStores, 'expects getStores to not be copied')
+
+      wrappedComponent.foo()
+      assert.strictEqual(outsideFunction.called, true, 'expects the funtion outside to have been called')
+    },
+
     'element mounts and unmounts'() {
       const div = document.createElement('div')