diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs b/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
index 6ee4dad7d..69a4c0ae8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
@@ -48,20 +48,23 @@ impl StaticConst {
             TyKind::Rptr(ref optional_lifetime, ref borrow_type) => {
                 // Match the 'static lifetime
                 if let Some(lifetime) = *optional_lifetime {
-                    if let TyKind::Path(_, _) = borrow_type.ty.node {
-                        // Verify that the path is a str
-                        if lifetime.ident.name == "'static" {
-                            let mut sug: String = String::new();
-                            span_lint_and_then(
-                                cx,
-                                CONST_STATIC_LIFETIME,
-                                lifetime.span,
-                                "Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime",
-                                |db| {
-                                    db.span_suggestion(lifetime.span, "consider removing `'static`", sug);
-                                },
-                            );
+                    match borrow_type.ty.node {
+                        TyKind::Path(..) | TyKind::Slice(..) | TyKind::Array(..) |
+                        TyKind::Tup(..) => {
+                            if lifetime.ident.name == "'static" {
+                                let mut sug: String = String::new();
+                                span_lint_and_then(
+                                    cx,
+                                    CONST_STATIC_LIFETIME,
+                                    lifetime.span,
+                                    "Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime",
+                                    |db| {
+                                        db.span_suggestion(lifetime.span, "consider removing `'static`", sug);
+                                    },
+                                );
+                            }
                         }
+                        _ => {}
                     }
                 }
                 self.visit_type(&*borrow_type.ty, cx);
diff --git a/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.rs b/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.rs
index d2caf5993..a033f2b36 100644
--- a/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ const VAR_SEVEN: &[&(&str, &'static [&'static str])] = &[&("one", &["other one"]
 
 const VAR_HEIGHT: &'static Foo = &Foo {};
 
+const VAR_SLICE: &'static [u8] = b"Test constant #1"; // ERROR Consider removing 'static.
+
+const VAR_TUPLE: &'static (u8, u8) = &(1, 2); // ERROR Consider removing 'static.
+
+const VAR_ARRAY: &'static [u8; 1] = b"T"; // ERROR Consider removing 'static.
+
 fn main() {
     let false_positive: &'static str = "test";
     println!("{}", VAR_ONE);
diff --git a/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.stderr b/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.stderr
index 1eeb27c24..d4558f7b2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/const_static_lifetime.stderr
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
 10 | const VAR_FOUR: (&str, (&str, &'static str), &'static str) = ("on", ("th", "th"), "on"); // ERROR Consider removing 'static
    |                                               ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
 
+error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
+  --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:12:18
+   |
+12 | const VAR_FIVE: &'static [&[&'static str]] = &[&["test"], &["other one"]]; // ERROR Consider removing 'static
+   |                  ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
+
 error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
   --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:12:30
    |
@@ -36,6 +42,12 @@ error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
 14 | const VAR_SIX: &'static u8 = &5;
    |                 ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
 
+error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
+  --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:16:29
+   |
+16 | const VAR_SEVEN: &[&(&str, &'static [&'static str])] = &[&("one", &["other one"])];
+   |                             ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
+
 error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
   --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:16:39
    |
@@ -48,3 +60,21 @@ error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
 18 | const VAR_HEIGHT: &'static Foo = &Foo {};
    |                    ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
 
+error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
+  --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:20:19
+   |
+20 | const VAR_SLICE: &'static [u8] = b"Test constant #1"; // ERROR Consider removing 'static.
+   |                   ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
+
+error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
+  --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:22:19
+   |
+22 | const VAR_TUPLE: &'static (u8, u8) = &(1, 2); // ERROR Consider removing 'static.
+   |                   ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
+
+error: Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime
+  --> $DIR/const_static_lifetime.rs:24:19
+   |
+24 | const VAR_ARRAY: &'static [u8; 1] = b"T"; // ERROR Consider removing 'static.
+   |                   ^^^^^^^ help: consider removing `'static`
+