diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/MethodNamingConventionsRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/MethodNamingConventionsRule.java
index 5f7068f20e..bc773f624d 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/MethodNamingConventionsRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/MethodNamingConventionsRule.java
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
  */
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.naming;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTCompilationUnit;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMarkerAnnotation;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclarator;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTName;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.properties.BooleanProperty;
 
@@ -30,6 +35,10 @@ public class MethodNamingConventionsRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
             return data;
         }
 
+        if (isOverriddenMethod(node)) {
+            return data;
+        }
+
         String methodName = node.getImage();
 
         if (Character.isUpperCase(methodName.charAt(0))) {
@@ -41,4 +50,15 @@ public class MethodNamingConventionsRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
         return data;
     }
 
+    private boolean isOverriddenMethod(ASTMethodDeclarator node) {
+        ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration declaration = node.getFirstParentOfType(ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration.class);
+        List<ASTMarkerAnnotation> annotations = declaration.findDescendantsOfType(ASTMarkerAnnotation.class);
+        for (ASTMarkerAnnotation ann : annotations) {
+            ASTName name = ann.getFirstChildOfType(ASTName.class);
+            if (name != null && name.hasImageEqualTo("Override")) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/MethodNamingConventions.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/MethodNamingConventions.xml
index e962b685dc..d2283ba88a 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/MethodNamingConventions.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/MethodNamingConventions.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ public class Foo {
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
     protected final native void __surfunc__(float[] data);
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1343 MethodNamingConventions for overrided methods</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class MethodNamingConventions implements SomeInterface {
+    @Override
+    public void _foo() {
+    }
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index f891c77160..c23aaf7115 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 *   [#1335](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1335/): GuardLogStatementJavaUtil should not apply to SLF4J Logger
 *   [#1342](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1342/): UseConcurrentHashMap false positive (with documentation example)
+*   [#1343](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1343/): MethodNamingConventions for overrided methods
 *   [#1345](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1345/): UseCollectionIsEmpty throws NullPointerException
 *   [#1353](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1353/): False positive "Only One Return" with lambda