diff --git a/Sources/Dependencies/Dependency.swift b/Sources/Dependencies/Dependency.swift
index 270428fa..73ca3d76 100644
--- a/Sources/Dependencies/Dependency.swift
+++ b/Sources/Dependencies/Dependency.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@
 /// entry" concept. See the articles <doc:Lifetimes> and <doc:SingleEntryPointSystems> for more
 /// information.
 ///
+/// > Important: Do **not** use `@Dependency` with "static" properties, _e.g._:
+/// >
+/// > ```swift
+/// > struct User {
+/// >   @Dependency(\.uuid) static var uuid
+/// >   // ...
+/// > }
+/// > ```
+/// >
+/// > Static properties are lazily initialized in Swift, and so a static `@Dependency` will lazily
+/// > capture its dependency values wherever it is first accessed, and will likely produce
+/// > unexpected behavior.
+///
 /// For the complete list of dependency values provided by the library, see the properties of the
 /// ``DependencyValues`` structure.
 ///
diff --git a/Tests/DependenciesTests/DependencyTests.swift b/Tests/DependenciesTests/DependencyTests.swift
index dab87671..ed0157d2 100644
--- a/Tests/DependenciesTests/DependencyTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/DependenciesTests/DependencyTests.swift
@@ -182,7 +182,30 @@ final class DependencyTests: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertEqual(9000, greatGrandchild.int)
     XCTAssertEqual("cool", greatGrandchild.string)
   }
+
+  // NB: `@Dependency` should not be used as a `static var` because of the following behavior.
+  func testStaticDependencyCachesFirstUse() {
+    struct User {
+      @Dependency(\.uuid) static var uuid
+
+      let id: UUID
+
+      init() {
+        self.id = Self.uuid()
+      }
+    }
+
+    let user1 = withDependencies { $0.uuid = .incrementing } operation: {
+      User()
+    }
+
+    let user2 = User()
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(user1.id, UUID(0))
+    XCTAssertEqual(user2.id, UUID(1))
+  }
 }
+
 private class Model {
   @Dependency(\.int) var int
   @Dependency(\.string) var string