diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
index 56ac9b6fce..0fe5d0bf1c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
@@ -1413,6 +1413,7 @@ public void doSomething() {
           since="3.4"
           message="Document empty constructor"
           class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
+          typeResolution="true"
           externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/rules/java/design.html#UncommentedEmptyConstructor">
       <description>
 Uncommented Empty Constructor finds instances where a constructor does not
@@ -1425,8 +1426,10 @@ and unintentional empty constructors.
           <property name="xpath">
               <value>
     <![CDATA[
-//ConstructorDeclaration[@Private='false'][count(BlockStatement) = 0 and ($ignoreExplicitConstructorInvocation = 'true' or not(ExplicitConstructorInvocation)) and @containsComment = 'false']
- ]]>
+//ConstructorDeclaration[@Private='false']
+                        [count(BlockStatement) = 0 and ($ignoreExplicitConstructorInvocation = 'true' or not(ExplicitConstructorInvocation)) and @containsComment = 'false']
+                        [not(../Annotation/MarkerAnnotation/Name[typeof(@Image, 'javax.inject.Inject', 'Inject')])]
+]]>
              </value>
           </property>
           <property name="ignoreExplicitConstructorInvocation" type="Boolean" description="Ignore explicit constructor invocation when deciding whether constructor is empty or not" value="false"/>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UncommentedEmptyConstructor.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UncommentedEmptyConstructor.xml
index 48bc28e55a..c598374200 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UncommentedEmptyConstructor.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UncommentedEmptyConstructor.xml
@@ -170,4 +170,32 @@ public class WebAgent {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#357 UncommentedEmptyConstructor consider annotations on Constructor</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+        import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+        public class MyClass {
+          @Inject MyClass() {
+
+          }
+        }
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#357 UncommentedEmptyConstructor consider fully qualified annotations on Constructor</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+        public class MyClass {
+          @javax.inject.Inject MyClass() {
+
+          }
+        }
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index c5ad56c325..9217b32ccc 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ and include them to such reports.
 *   The rule `UnnecessaryParentheses` (ruleset `java-controversial`) has been merged into `UselessParentheses`
     (ruleset `java-unnecessary`). The rule covers all scenarios previously covered by either rule.
 
+*   The rule `UncommentedEmptyConstructor` (ruleset `java-design`) will now ignore empty constructors annotated with
+    `javax.inject.Inject`.
+
 #### Removed Rules
 
 *   The deprecated rule `UseSingleton` has been removed from the ruleset `java-design`. The rule has been renamed
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ All existing rules have been updated to reflect these changes. If you have custo
 *   java-controversial
     *   [#408](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/408): \[java] DFA not analyzing asserts
     *   [#537](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/537): \[java] UnnecessaryParentheses fails to detect obvious scenario
+*   java-design
+    *   [#357](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/357): \[java] UncommentedEmptyConstructor consider annotations on Constructor
 *   java-sunsecure
     *   [#468](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/468): \[java] ArrayIsStoredDirectly false positive
 *   java-unusedcode
@@ -173,5 +178,6 @@ All existing rules have been updated to reflect these changes. If you have custo
 *   [#550](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/550): \[java] Add basic resolution to type inference - [Bendegúz Nagy](https://github.com/WinterGrascph)
 *   [#554](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/554): \[java] Fix #537: UnnecessaryParentheses fails to detect obvious scenario - [Clément Fournier](https://github.com/oowekyala)
 *   [#555](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/555): \[java] Changed metrics/CyclomaticComplexityRule to use WMC when reporting classes - [Clément Fournier](https://github.com/oowekyala)
+*   [#556](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/556): \[java] Fix #357: UncommentedEmptyConstructor consider annotations on Constructor - [Clément Fournier](https://github.com/oowekyala)
 *   [#557](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/557): \[java] Fix NPath metric not counting ternaries correctly - [Clément Fournier](https://github.com/oowekyala)