diff --git a/Lib/test/test_enum.py b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
index 8f4b39b4d..b9d9cf33e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_enum.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
@@ -5208,7 +5208,6 @@ class TestStdLib(unittest.TestCase):
                     ]),
                 )
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure # TODO: RUSTPYTHON; len is often/always > 256
     def test_test_simple_enum(self):
         @_simple_enum(Enum)
         class SimpleColor:
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
index 8660d1f2e..fed9af976 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
-    PyClassMethod, PyDictRef, PyList, PyStr, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyWeak,
-    mappingproxy::PyMappingProxy, object, union_,
+    PyClassMethod, PyDictRef, PyList, PyStaticMethod, PyStr, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef,
+    PyWeak, mappingproxy::PyMappingProxy, object, union_,
 };
 use crate::{
     AsObject, Context, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, TryFromObject,
@@ -1166,6 +1166,12 @@ impl Constructor for PyType {
             *f = PyClassMethod::from(f.clone()).into_pyobject(vm);
         }
 
+        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut(identifier!(vm, __new__))
+            && f.class().is(vm.ctx.types.function_type)
+        {
+            *f = PyStaticMethod::from(f.clone()).into_pyobject(vm);
+        }
+
         if let Some(current_frame) = vm.current_frame() {
             let entry = attributes.entry(identifier!(vm, __module__));
             if matches!(entry, Entry::Vacant(_)) {
diff --git a/extra_tests/snippets/builtin_type.py b/extra_tests/snippets/builtin_type.py
index 67269e694..8cb0a09a2 100644
--- a/extra_tests/snippets/builtin_type.py
+++ b/extra_tests/snippets/builtin_type.py
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ assert ClassWithNew.__new__.__qualname__ == "ClassWithNew.__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew().__new__.__qualname__ == "ClassWithNew.__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew.__new__.__name__ == "__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew().__new__.__name__ == "__new__"
+assert isinstance(ClassWithNew.__dict__.get("__new__"), staticmethod)
 
 assert ClassWithNew.N.__new__.__qualname__ == "ClassWithNew.N.__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew().N.__new__.__qualname__ == "ClassWithNew.N.__new__"
@@ -593,6 +594,7 @@ assert ClassWithNew.N().__new__.__qualname__ == "ClassWithNew.N.__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew().N().__new__.__qualname__ == "ClassWithNew.N.__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew.N().__new__.__name__ == "__new__"
 assert ClassWithNew().N().__new__.__name__ == "__new__"
+assert isinstance(ClassWithNew.N.__dict__.get("__new__"), staticmethod)
 
 
 # Regression to: