diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/naming.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/naming.xml
index 2cebf0aa81..ec3bf7a720 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/naming.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/naming.xml
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ intention to override the equals(Object) method.
     count(FormalParameters/*) = 2
     and ../ResultType/Type/PrimitiveType[@Image = 'boolean']
     and FormalParameters//ClassOrInterfaceType[@Image = 'Object' or @Image = 'java.lang.Object']
+    and not(../../Annotation/MarkerAnnotation/Name[@Image='Override'])
     )
 ]
 | //MethodDeclarator[@Image = 'equal']
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/SuspiciousEqualsMethodName.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/SuspiciousEqualsMethodName.xml
index 6055532e09..283d460911 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/SuspiciousEqualsMethodName.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/naming/xml/SuspiciousEqualsMethodName.xml
@@ -33,4 +33,17 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1431 SuspiciousEqualsMethodName false positive</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Demo implements org.hibernate.usertype.UserType {
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object x, Object y) throws HibernateException {
+      return x == null ? y == null : x.equals(y);
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 81cf73fd8d..f664972581 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     *   [#1438](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1438/): UseNotifyAllInsteadOfNotify gives false positive
 *   java-finalizers/AvoidCallingFinalize
     *   [#1440](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1440/): NPE in AvoidCallingFinalize
+*   java-naming/SuspiciousEqualsMethodName
+    *   [#1431](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1431/): SuspiciousEqualsMethodName false positive
 *   java-optimizations/RedundantFieldInitializer
     *   [#1443](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1443/): RedundantFieldInitializer: False positive for small floats
 *   java-unusedcode/UnusedPrivateField