diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 0e8468ae86..0740013b01 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
     *   [#1341](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1341): \[doc] Documentation Error with Regex Properties
 *   java
     *   [#1460](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1460): \[java] Intermittent PMD failure : PMD processing errors while no violations reported
+*   java-bestpractices
+    *   [#1435](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1435): \[java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: Support AssertJ soft assertions
 *   java-codestyle
     *   [#1232](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1232): \[java] Detector for large numbers not separated by _
     *   [#1372](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1372): \[java] false positive for UselessQualifiedThis
-    *   [#1435](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1435): \[java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: Support AssertJ soft assertions
+    *   [#1440](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1440): \[java] CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule shows incorrect message
 
 ### API Changes
 
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ now deprecated until 7.0.0. The proposed changes to the API are described [on th
 *   [#1430](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1430): \[doc] Who really knows regex? - [Dem Pilafian](https://github.com/dpilafian)
 *   [#1434](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1434): \[java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: Recognize AssertJ soft assertions as valid assert statements - [Loïc Ledoyen](https://github.com/ledoyen)
 *   [#1447](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1447): \[fortran] Use diamond operator in impl - [reudismam](https://github.com/reudismam)
+*   [#1453](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1453): \[java] Adding the fix for #1440. Showing correct message for CommentDefaultAccessmodifier. - [Rohit Kumar](https://github.com/stationeros)
 *   [#1464](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1464): \[doc] Fix XSS on documentation web page - [Maxime Robert](https://github.com/marob)
 
 {% endtocmaker %}
diff --git a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index 991335622f..b84165ca98 100644
--- a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ void ConstructorDeclaration(int modifiers) :
 Token t;}
 {
     [ TypeParameters() ]
-  <IDENTIFIER> FormalParameters() [ "throws" NameList() ]
+   <IDENTIFIER>  {jjtThis.setImage(getToken(0).getImage());} FormalParameters() [ "throws" NameList() ]
   "{"
     [ LOOKAHEAD(ExplicitConstructorInvocation()) ExplicitConstructorInvocation() ]
     ( BlockStatement() )*
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml
index 2a8874ff8e..a01d2c9997 100755
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier.xml
@@ -254,4 +254,25 @@ public class CommentDefaultAccessModifier {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <code-fragment id="constructor-with-default-access-modifier-rule"><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+   Foo() {} // should be reported
+
+   Foo(final String str) {} // should be reported
+
+   /* default */ Foo(final String str1, final String str2) {}  // should not be reported
+}
+    ]]>
+    </code-fragment>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Add a comment to the constructors with default access modifiers to avoid mistakes</description>
+        <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>2,4</expected-linenumbers>
+        <expected-messages>
+            <message>To avoid mistakes add a comment at the beginning of the Foo constructor if you want a default access modifier</message>
+                <message>To avoid mistakes add a comment at the beginning of the Foo constructor if you want a default access modifier</message>
+            </expected-messages>
+        <code-ref id="constructor-with-default-access-modifier-rule"/>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>
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