diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
index 32df8ecaea..fcef6e33f9 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTType;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTVariableDeclaratorId;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTVariableInitializer;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.properties.BooleanProperty;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.properties.StringMultiProperty;
 
 import org.jaxen.JaxenException;
@@ -58,14 +59,18 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
 
     private Set<String> closeTargets = new HashSet<String>();
     private static final StringMultiProperty CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR = new StringMultiProperty("closeTargets",
-            "Methods which may close this resource", new String[] {"close"}, 1.0f, ',');
+            "Methods which may close this resource", new String[] {}, 1.0f, ',');
 
     private static final StringMultiProperty TYPES_DESCRIPTOR = new StringMultiProperty("types", "Affected types",
             new String[] { "java.sql.Connection", "java.sql.Statement", "java.sql.ResultSet" }, 2.0f, ',');
 
+    private static final BooleanProperty USE_CLOSE_AS_DEFAULT_TARGET = new BooleanProperty("closeAsDefaultTarget",
+            "Consider 'close' as a target by default", true, 3.0f);
+
     public CloseResourceRule() {
         definePropertyDescriptor(CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR);
         definePropertyDescriptor(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR);
+        definePropertyDescriptor(USE_CLOSE_AS_DEFAULT_TARGET);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -73,6 +78,9 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
         if (closeTargets.isEmpty() && getProperty(CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR) != null) {
             closeTargets.addAll(Arrays.asList(getProperty(CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR)));
         }
+        if (getProperty(USE_CLOSE_AS_DEFAULT_TARGET) && !closeTargets.contains("close")) {
+            closeTargets.add("close");
+        }
         if (types.isEmpty() && getProperty(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR) != null) {
             types.addAll(Arrays.asList(getProperty(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR)));
         }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
index 9854d5f993..916bcd9ce3 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
@@ -604,6 +604,54 @@ public class CloseResourceTest {
         }
         });
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1387 CloseResource has false positive for ResultSet</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <rule-property name="closeTargets">closeConnection,closeCloseable,closeReader,closeResource,closeResultSet,closeStream,closeStatement</rule-property>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class CloseResource {
+    public void querySomething(Connection connection) {
+        Statement stmt = null; // it complains this is not closed
+        ResultSet resultSet = null; // it complains this is not closed
+        String someSql = "select something...";
+        try {
+            stmt = connection.createStatement();
+            resultSet = stmt.executQuery(someSql);
+            while (resultSet.next()) {
+                // do something
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (resultSet != null) {
+                resultSet.close();
+            }
+            if (stmt != null) {
+                stmt.close();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Verify closeAsDefaultTarget property</description>
+        <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <rule-property name="closeAsDefaultTarget">false</rule-property>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class CloseResource {
+    public void doSomething() {
+        Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
+        ResultSet resultSet = stmt.executeQuery("select ...");
+        try {
+        } finally {
+            resultSet.close();
+            stmt.close();
+        }
+    }
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index b4bc97bc31..5b64df6296 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 **New/Modified/Deprecated Rules:**
 
+*   java-design/CloseResource: New Property *closeAsDefaultTarget* which is *true* by default to stay
+    backwards compatible. If this property is *true*, the rule will make sure, that `close` itself is
+    always considered as a *closeTarget* - no matter whether it is configured with the *closeTargets* property
+    or not.
 
 **Pull Requests:**
 
@@ -18,6 +22,8 @@
 
 *   java-controversial/DefaultPackage:
     [#1410](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1410/): DefaultPackage triggers on field annotated with @VisibleForTesting
+*   java-design/CloseResource:
+    [#1387](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1387/): CloseResource has false positive for ResultSet
 *   java-strings/InsufficientStringBufferDeclaration:
     [#1409](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1409/): NullPointerException in InsufficientStringBufferRule