--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/Bootstrap.java	Tue Oct 11 09:49:43 2016 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/Bootstrap.java	Wed Oct 12 13:23:15 2016 +0200
@@ -78,14 +78,17 @@
         prioritizedLinkers = new GuardingDynamicLinker[] {
             new NashornLinker(),
             new NashornPrimitiveLinker(),
-            new NashornStaticClassLinker(beansLinker),
             new BoundCallableLinker(),
             new JavaSuperAdapterLinker(beansLinker),
             new JSObjectLinker(nashornBeansLinker),
             new BrowserJSObjectLinker(nashornBeansLinker),
             new ReflectionCheckLinker()
         };
-        fallbackLinkers = new GuardingDynamicLinker[] {nashornBeansLinker, new NashornBottomLinker() };
+        fallbackLinkers = new GuardingDynamicLinker[] {
+            new NashornStaticClassLinker(beansLinker),
+            nashornBeansLinker,
+            new NashornBottomLinker()
+        };
     }
 
     // do not create me!!

--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/NashornStaticClassLinker.java	Tue Oct 11 09:49:43 2016 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/NashornStaticClassLinker.java	Wed Oct 12 13:23:15 2016 +0200
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     @Override
     public GuardedInvocation getGuardedInvocation(final LinkRequest request, final LinkerServices linkerServices) throws Exception {
         final Object self = request.getReceiver();
-        if (self.getClass() != StaticClass.class) {
+        if (self == null || self.getClass() != StaticClass.class) {
             return null;
         }
         final Class<?> receiverClass = ((StaticClass) self).getRepresentedClass();

--- a/nashorn/test/src/jdk/dynalink/test/DynamicLinkerFactoryTest.java	Tue Oct 11 09:49:43 2016 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/test/src/jdk/dynalink/test/DynamicLinkerFactoryTest.java	Wed Oct 12 13:23:15 2016 +0200
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import jdk.dynalink.NoSuchDynamicMethodException;
 import jdk.dynalink.Operation;
 import jdk.dynalink.StandardOperation;
+import jdk.dynalink.beans.StaticClass;
 import jdk.dynalink.linker.GuardedInvocation;
 import jdk.dynalink.linker.GuardingDynamicLinker;
 import jdk.dynalink.linker.LinkRequest;
@@ -234,6 +235,15 @@
 
     @Test
     public void autoLoadedLinkerTest() {
+        testAutoLoadedLinkerInvoked(new Object(), "toString");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void autoLoadedLinkerSeesStaticMethod() {
+        testAutoLoadedLinkerInvoked(StaticClass.forClass(System.class), "currentTimeMillis");
+    }
+
+    private static void testAutoLoadedLinkerInvoked(final Object target, final String methodName) {
         final DynamicLinkerFactory factory = newDynamicLinkerFactory(false);
         final DynamicLinker linker = factory.createLinker();
 
@@ -241,22 +251,21 @@
         checkOneAutoLoadingError(factory);
 
         final MethodType mt = MethodType.methodType(Object.class, Object.class);
-        // create a callsite with TestLinkerOperation
-        final CallSite cs = linker.link(new SimpleRelinkableCallSite(new CallSiteDescriptor(
-                MethodHandles.publicLookup(), new TestLinkerOperation(), mt)));
-        boolean reachedAutoLinker = false;
-
+        final CallSiteDescriptor testDescriptor = new CallSiteDescriptor(MethodHandles.publicLookup(),
+                new NamedOperation(StandardOperation.GET_METHOD, methodName), mt);
+        final CallSite cs = linker.link(new SimpleRelinkableCallSite(testDescriptor));
 
+        TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter.enable();
         try {
-            cs.getTarget().invoke(new Object());
-        } catch (final ReachedAutoLoadedDynamicLinkerException e) {
-            // TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter threw exception on TestLinkerOperation as expected!
-            reachedAutoLinker = true;
+            cs.getTarget().invoke(target);
+            // The linker was loaded and it observed our invocation
+            Assert.assertTrue(TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter.isLastCallSiteDescriptor(testDescriptor));
         } catch (final Throwable th) {
             throw new RuntimeException(th);
+        } finally {
+            TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter.disable();
         }
 
-        Assert.assertTrue(reachedAutoLinker);
     }
 
     @Test

--- a/nashorn/test/src/jdk/dynalink/test/ReachedAutoLoadedDynamicLinkerException.java	Tue Oct 11 09:49:43 2016 +0200
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
- * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
- * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-
-package jdk.dynalink.test;
-
-/**
- * Exception used to signal to the test method that the control has reached auto loaded
- * dynamic linker.
- */
-public final class ReachedAutoLoadedDynamicLinkerException extends RuntimeException {
-}

--- a/nashorn/test/src/jdk/dynalink/test/TestLinkerOperation.java	Tue Oct 11 09:49:43 2016 +0200
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
- * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
- * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-
-package jdk.dynalink.test;
-
-import jdk.dynalink.Operation;
-
-public final class TestLinkerOperation implements Operation {
-}

--- a/nashorn/test/src/jdk/dynalink/test/TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter.java	Tue Oct 11 09:49:43 2016 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/test/src/jdk/dynalink/test/TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter.java	Wed Oct 12 13:23:15 2016 +0200
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 package jdk.dynalink.test;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import jdk.dynalink.CallSiteDescriptor;
 import jdk.dynalink.linker.GuardingDynamicLinker;
 import jdk.dynalink.linker.GuardingDynamicLinkerExporter;
 import jdk.dynalink.linker.LinkRequest;
@@ -37,20 +37,32 @@
  */
 public final class TrustedGuardingDynamicLinkerExporter extends GuardingDynamicLinkerExporter {
 
+    private static final ThreadLocal<CallSiteDescriptor> lastDescriptor = new ThreadLocal<>();
+    private static boolean enabled = false;
+
+    public static void enable() {
+        reset(true);
+    }
+
+    public static void disable() {
+        reset(false);
+    }
+    public static boolean isLastCallSiteDescriptor(final CallSiteDescriptor desc) {
+        return lastDescriptor.get() == desc;
+    }
+
+    private static void reset(final boolean enable) {
+        lastDescriptor.set(null);
+        enabled = enable;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<GuardingDynamicLinker> get() {
-        final ArrayList<GuardingDynamicLinker> linkers = new ArrayList<>();
-        linkers.add((GuardingDynamicLinker) (final LinkRequest linkRequest, final LinkerServices linkerServices) -> {
-            // handle only the TestLinkerOperation instances
-            if (linkRequest.getCallSiteDescriptor().getOperation() instanceof TestLinkerOperation) {
-                System.out.println("inside " + this.getClass().getName());
-                // throw exception to signal to the test method that the control has reached here!
-                throw new ReachedAutoLoadedDynamicLinkerException();
-            } else {
-                // any other operation!
-                return null;
+        return List.of(((GuardingDynamicLinker) (final LinkRequest linkRequest, final LinkerServices linkerServices) -> {
+            if (enabled) {
+                lastDescriptor.set(linkRequest.getCallSiteDescriptor());
             }
-        });
-        return linkers;
+            return null;
+        }));
     }
 }