diff --git a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
index db79143b88..c4ef9a478e 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Fixed character reference in xml report - thanks to Seko
 
 New Java rules:
 
-	Basic ruleset: ExtendsObject,CheckSkipResult,AvoidBranchingStatementAsLastInLoop
+	Basic ruleset: ExtendsObject,CheckSkipResult,AvoidBranchingStatementAsLastInLoop,DontCallThreadRun
 	Controversial ruleset: AvoidLiteralsInIfCondition, AvoidPrefixingMethodParameters, OneDeclarationPerLine, UseConcurrentHashMap
 	Coupling ruleset: LoosePackageCoupling,LawofDemeter
 	Design ruleset: LogicInversion,UseVarargs,FieldDeclarationsShouldBeAtStartOfClass,GodClass
diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/BasicRulesTest.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/BasicRulesTest.java
index 55a0db2895..caf6299669 100644
--- a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/BasicRulesTest.java
+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/BasicRulesTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import test.net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.SimpleAggregatorTst;
 
 public class BasicRulesTest extends SimpleAggregatorTst {
-    
+
     private static final String RULESET = "java-basic";
 
     @Before
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class BasicRulesTest extends SimpleAggregatorTst {
         addRule(RULESET, "MisplacedNullCheck");
         addRule(RULESET, "OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode");
         addRule(RULESET, "ReturnFromFinallyBlock");
+        addRule(RULESET, "DontCallThreadRun");
     }
 
     public static junit.framework.Test suite() {
diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/DontCallThreadRun.xml b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/DontCallThreadRun.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ce4ed27c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/DontCallThreadRun.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<test-data>
+    <test-code>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+basic use case - calls to run()
+     ]]></description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ public void bar() {
+    Thread t = new Thread();
+    t.run();                // use t.start() instead
+ }
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+basic use case - call to Thread().run()
+     ]]></description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ public void bar() {
+    new Thread().run();
+ }
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+</test-data>
diff --git a/pmd/rulesets/java/basic.xml b/pmd/rulesets/java/basic.xml
index c20b6dc407..627d2a4124 100644
--- a/pmd/rulesets/java/basic.xml
+++ b/pmd/rulesets/java/basic.xml
@@ -736,6 +736,45 @@ for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
         </example>
     </rule>
 
+    <rule  name="DontCallThreadRun"
+           language="java"
+           since="4.3"
+           message="Don't call Thread.run() explicitly, use Thread.start()"
+           class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
+           externalInfoUrl="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rules/java/basic.html#DontCallThreadRun">
+      <description>
+Explicitly calling Thread.run() method will execute in the caller's thread of control.  Instead, call Thread.start() for the intended behavior.
+      </description>
+      <priority>4</priority>
+      <properties>
+        <property name="xpath">
+          <value>
+<![CDATA[
+//StatementExpression/PrimaryExpression
+[
+    PrimaryPrefix
+    [
+        ./Name[ends-with(@Image, '.run') or @Image = 'run']
+        and substring-before(Name/@Image, '.') =//VariableDeclarator/VariableDeclaratorId/@Image
+        [../../../Type/ReferenceType[ClassOrInterfaceType/@Image = 'Thread']]
+        or (
+        ./AllocationExpression/ClassOrInterfaceType[@Image = 'Thread']
+        and ../PrimarySuffix[@Image = 'run'])
+    ]
+]
+]]>
+         </value>
+        </property>
+      </properties>
+      <example>
+<![CDATA[
+Thread t = new Thread();
+t.run();            // use t.start() instead
+new Thread().run(); // same violation
+]]>
+      </example>
+    </rule>
+
     <rule deprecated="true" ref="rulesets/java/empty.xml/EmptyCatchBlock" />
     <rule deprecated="true" ref="rulesets/java/empty.xml/EmptyIfStmt" />
     <rule deprecated="true" ref="rulesets/java/empty.xml/EmptyWhileStmt" />