diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule.java
index 53ac3a7e95..974e244369 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule.java
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAnnotation;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTCompilationUnit;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTFieldDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclarator;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTName;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTVariableDeclaratorId;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.AbstractJavaAccessNode;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.Comment;
@@ -89,6 +92,29 @@ public class CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule extends AbstractCommentRule {
 		// check if the field/method/nested class has a default access modifier
 		&& decl.isPackagePrivate()
 		// if is a default access modifier check if there is a comment in this line
-		&& !interestingLineNumberComments.contains(decl.getBeginLine());
+		&& !interestingLineNumberComments.contains(decl.getBeginLine())
+		// that it is not annotated with @VisibleForTesting
+		&& hasNoVisibleForTestingAnnotation(decl);
 	}
+
+    private boolean hasNoVisibleForTestingAnnotation(AbstractJavaAccessNode decl) {
+        boolean result = true;
+        ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration parent = decl.getFirstParentOfType(ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration.class);
+        if (parent != null) {
+            List<ASTAnnotation> annotations = parent.findChildrenOfType(ASTAnnotation.class);
+            for (ASTAnnotation annotation : annotations) {
+                List<ASTName> names = annotation.findDescendantsOfType(ASTName.class);
+                for (ASTName name : names) {
+                    if (name.hasImageEqualTo("VisibleForTesting")) {
+                        result = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (result == false) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml
index 7df25e71f7..4b8474bef8 100755
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/comments/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ public enum TestEnum {
     FOO;
 
     public String getName() { return "foo"; }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1430 CommentDefaultAccessModifier triggers on field annotated with @VisibleForTesting</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class CommentDefaultAccessModifier {
+    @VisibleForTesting void method() {}
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 56f66485c2..c34ce5cd9a 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
 
 **Bugfixes:**
 
+*   java-comments/CommentDefaultAccessModifier
+    *   [#1430](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1430/): CommentDefaultAccessModifier triggers on field
+        annotated with @VisibleForTesting
 *   java-unusedcode/UnusedPrivateField
-    *   [#1428](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1428/): False positive in UnusedPrivateField when local variable hides member variable
+    *   [#1428](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1428/): False positive in UnusedPrivateField when local variable
+        hides member variable
 *   General
     *   [#1425](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1425/): Invalid XML Characters in Output
     *   [#1429](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1429/): Java - Parse Error: Cast in return expression