diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml
index 02e340615c..d704db9ae3 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ adverse impacts on performance.
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
                     <![CDATA[
-            //PrimitiveType[@Image = 'short']
+            //PrimitiveType[@Image = 'short'][name(../..) != 'CastExpression']
                     ]]>
                 </value>
             </property>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/controversial/xml/AvoidUsingShortType.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/controversial/xml/AvoidUsingShortType.xml
index 044c950621..29030daf07 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/controversial/xml/AvoidUsingShortType.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/controversial/xml/AvoidUsingShortType.xml
@@ -66,4 +66,17 @@ Short as method return type
 		]]>
 		</code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1449 false positive when casting a variable to short</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class CastToShort {
+    public void testcase() {
+        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(2);
+        buffer.putShort((short) "1111".getBytes().length);
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 4e223fb728..df4382f277 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
         annotated with @VisibleForTesting
 *   java-comments/CommentRequired
     *   [#1434](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1434/): CommentRequired raises violation on serialVersionUID field
+*   java-controversial/AvoidUsingShortType:
+    *   [#1449](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1449/): false positive when casting a variable to short
 *   java-design/AccessorClassGeneration:
     *   [#1452](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1452/): ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException with Annotations for AccessorClassGenerationRule
 *   java-design/UseNotifyAllInsteadOfNotify