diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml b/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml
index 1f8ac75d21..2d703b2286 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 This ruleset contains links to rules that are new in PMD v5.4.0
   </description>
 
+    <rule ref="rulesets/java/comments.xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml/SingleMethodSingleton"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml/SingletonClassReturningNewInstance"/>
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/comments.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/comments.xml
index 9b9a2c03fa..a1ba9cd2e7 100755
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/comments.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/comments.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ A rule for the politically correct... we don't want to offend anyone.
    </rule>
 
   <rule name="CommentDefaultAccessModifier"
-      since="5.3.2"
+      since="5.4.0"
       class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.comments.CommentDefaultAccessModifierRule"
       message="Missing commented default access modifier"
       externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/rules/java/comments.html#CommentDefaultAccessModifier">
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 094a335de2..bfe309f774 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
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class Foo {
     <test-code>
         <description>Some methods and Fields with default access modifier in a class</description>
         <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>3,10</expected-linenumbers>
         <code-ref id="some-methods-fields-with-default-access-modifier"/>
     </test-code>
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public class Foo {
     <test-code>
         <description>All methods and Field with default access modifier in a class</description>
         <expected-problems>6</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>2,3,4,6,9,12</expected-linenumbers>
         <code-ref id="all-methods-fields-with-default-access-modifier"/>
     </test-code>
 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ public class Foo {
     <test-code>
         <description>Nested classes with default access modifier</description>
         <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>7,10</expected-linenumbers>
         <code-ref id="nested-class-with-default-access-modifier"/>
     </test-code>
 
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ public class Foo {
         <description>Test own regex to default access modifier rule</description>
         <rule-property name="regex">\/\*\s+package-private\s+\*\/</rule-property>
         <expected-problems>3</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>2,4,13</expected-linenumbers>
         <code-ref id="own-regex-to-default-access-modifier-rule"/>
     </test-code>
 </test-data>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 1d9a17280f..e55f0a03ec 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     the minimum required length of a variable name.
 *   Modified Rule: rulesets/java/naming.xml/ShortMethodName: Additional property `minimum` to configure
     the minimum required length of a method name.
+*   New Rule: rulesets/java/comments.xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier: In order to avoid mistakes with
+    forgotten access modifiers for methods, this rule ensures, that you explicitly mark the usage of the
+    default access modifier by placing a comment.
 
 
 **Pull Requests:**
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 *   [#54](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/54): Add a new rulesets for Maven's POM rules
 *   [#55](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/55): Fix run.sh for paths with spaces
 *   [#56](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/56): Adding support for WSDL rules
+*   [#57](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/57): Add default access modifier as comment rule
 
 **Bugfixes:**