diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 1c751c7..2b2c5ba 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Client
     public static function instance($name = 'default')
     {
         if (! isset(self::$instances[$name])) {
-            self::$instances[$name] = new Client($name);
+            self::$instances[$name] = new static($name);
         }
         return self::$instances[$name];
     }
diff --git a/tests/LateStaticClient.php b/tests/LateStaticClient.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f06fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/LateStaticClient.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace League\StatsD\Test;
+
+class LateStaticClient extends \League\StatsD\Client
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/LateStaticClientTest.php b/tests/LateStaticClientTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f7e5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/LateStaticClientTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace League\StatsD\Test;
+
+class LateStaticClientTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    public function testStaticInstance()
+    {
+        $client = new LateStaticClient();
+        $instance = LateStaticClient::instance();
+        $this->assertTrue($instance instanceof LateStaticClient);
+    }
+
+}