diff --git a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
index 8544ed8795..8ad872e8f4 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Fixed bug 2590258 - NPE with nicerhtml output
 Fixed bug 2317099 - False + in SimplifyCondition
 Fixed bug 2606609 - False "UnusedImports" positive in package-info.java
+Fixed bug 2645268 - ClassCastException in UselessOperationOnImmutable.getDeclaration
 
 New rule:
 	StrictExceptions : AvoidCatchingGenericException
diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/xml/UselessOperationOnImmutable.xml b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/xml/UselessOperationOnImmutable.xml
index 2c94925329..357527c78b 100644
--- a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/xml/UselessOperationOnImmutable.xml
+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/xml/UselessOperationOnImmutable.xml
@@ -180,6 +180,21 @@ public BigDecimal myMethod(Object pObj)
   //...
 
   return cout;
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+2645268, ClassCastException using Annotation on Local Field
+     ]]></description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ public void foo() {
+  @NotNull
+  BigDecimal bd = new BigDecimal(5);
+  bd.divideToIntegralValue(new BigDecimal(5));
+ }
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/UselessOperationOnImmutable.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/UselessOperationOnImmutable.java
index f8fb8c847e..715556049b 100644
--- a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/UselessOperationOnImmutable.java
+++ b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/UselessOperationOnImmutable.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class UselessOperationOnImmutable extends AbstractJavaRule {
     private ASTVariableDeclaratorId getDeclaration(ASTLocalVariableDeclaration node) {
         ASTType type = node.getTypeNode();
         if (mapClasses.keySet().contains(type.getTypeImage())) {
-            return (ASTVariableDeclaratorId) node.jjtGetChild(1).jjtGetChild(0);
+            return node.findChildrenOfType(ASTVariableDeclaratorId.class).get(0);
         }
         return null;
     }