diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 953a3a05e1..dda829b7eb 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 *   java-bestpractices
     *   [#3209](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3209): \[java] UnusedPrivateMethod false positive with static method and cast expression
     *   [#3468](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3468): \[java] UnusedPrivateMethod false positive when outer class calls private static method on inner class
+*   java-design
+    *   [#3679](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3679): \[java] Make FinalFieldCouldBeStatic detect constant variable
 *   java-errorprone
     *   [#3686](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3686): \[java] ReturnEmptyCollectionRatherThanNull - false negative with conditioned returns
 *   java-performance
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 *   [#3704](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3704): \[java] Fix for #3686 - Fix ReturnEmptyCollectionRatherThanNull - [Oleksii Dykov](https://github.com/dykov)
 *   [#3713](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3713): \[java] Enhance UnnecessaryModifier to support records - [Vincent Galloy](https://github.com/vgalloy)
 *   [#3719](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3719): \[java] Upgrade log4j to 2.17.1 - [Daniel Paul Searles](https://github.com/squaresurf)
+*   [#3724](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3724): \[java] Fix for #3686 - fix FinalFieldCouldBeStatic - [Oleksii Dykov](https://github.com/dykov)
 
 {% endtocmaker %}
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
index d1e326ceb3..4ea7bf514e 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
@@ -808,7 +808,9 @@ in each object at runtime.
  [not(preceding-sibling::Annotation/MarkerAnnotation/Name[@Image="Builder.Default"]
     and //ImportDeclaration/Name[@Image="lombok.Builder"])]
 /VariableDeclarator
- [VariableInitializer/Expression/PrimaryExpression[not(PrimarySuffix)]/PrimaryPrefix/Literal]
+ [VariableInitializer/Expression/PrimaryExpression[not(PrimarySuffix)]
+  /PrimaryPrefix/*[self::Literal or self::Name]
+ ]
 /VariableDeclaratorId
 ]]>
                 </value>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml
index ebd108cc17..7611e5fc43 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,28 @@ package com.example;
 public class ExampleClass {
 
     private final String one = "one", two = "two";
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#3679 - False-negative on initializing with another object</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>3</expected-linenumbers>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+class Clazz {
+  public static final int a = 10;
+  public final int b = a;  // should report a warning here
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>[OK] initializing with a method invocation</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+class Clazz {
+  public final int a = getValue();
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>