diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/unusedimports/Base.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/unusedimports/Base.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd90539900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/unusedimports/Base.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.bestpractices.unusedimports;
+
+public class Base {
+    void method(java.io.File file) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UnusedImports.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UnusedImports.xml
index 223783eb2c..10fe98740e 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UnusedImports.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UnusedImports.xml
@@ -452,6 +452,23 @@ public class Imports {
         i = g3(i);
         return i;
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1625 [java] UnusedImports false positive for method parameter type in @see Javadoc</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.bestpractices.unusedimports;
+
+import static net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.bestpractices.unusedimports.Base;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class Derived extends Base {
+    /** @see #method(File) */
+    void main() {}
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>