diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index c2ba2e8b10..87cb787e9a 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 *   java
     *   [#3117](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3117): \[java] Infinite loop when parsing invalid code nested in lambdas
+    *   [#3145](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3145): \[java] Parse exception when using "record" as variable name
 
 ### API Changes
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index be6a803151..4e17336cba 100644
--- a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /**
+ * Fix #3145 - parse exception with local records
+ * Clément Fournier 03/2021
+ *====================================================================
  * Remove support for Java 14 preview language features
  * JEP 397: Sealed Classes (Second Preview) for Java16 Preview
  * JEP 395: Records for Java16
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ public class JavaParser {
       return next.kind == CLASS
         || isRecordTypeSupported() && next.kind == INTERFACE
         || isRecordTypeSupported() && next.kind == IDENTIFIER && next.image.equals("enum")
-        || isRecordTypeSupported() && next.kind == IDENTIFIER && next.image.equals("record");
+        || isRecordTypeSupported() && next.kind == IDENTIFIER && next.image.equals("record") && isToken(2, IDENTIFIER);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.java b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.java
index c359b99419..b860e99136 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.java
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public class LocalRecords {
         final @Deprecated static record MyRecord4(String a) {}
     }
 
+    void statementThatStartsWithRecordAsRegularIdent() {
+        // https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3145
+        final Map<String, String> record = new HashMap<>();
+        record.put("key", "value");
+    }
+
     void methodWithLocalClass() {
         class MyLocalClass {}
     }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.txt b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.txt
index c274834840..afcb2d7def 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.txt
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java15p/LocalRecords.txt
@@ -215,6 +215,51 @@
             |              |     +- VariableDeclaratorId[@Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @ArrayType = false, @ExceptionBlockParameter = false, @ExplicitReceiverParameter = false, @Field = false, @Final = true, @FormalParameter = false, @Image = "a", @LambdaParameter = false, @LocalVariable = false, @Name = "a", @PatternBinding = false, @ResourceDeclaration = false, @TypeInferred = false, @VariableName = "a"]
             |              +- RecordBody[]
             +- ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration[@AnonymousInnerClass = false, @EnumChild = false, @Kind = DeclarationKind.METHOD]
+            |  +- MethodDeclaration[@Abstract = false, @Arity = 0, @Default = false, @Final = false, @InterfaceMember = false, @Kind = MethodLikeKind.METHOD, @MethodName = "statementThatStartsWithRecordAsRegularIdent", @Modifiers = 0, @Name = "statementThatStartsWithRecordAsRegularIdent", @Native = false, @PackagePrivate = true, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @Static = false, @Strictfp = false, @Synchronized = false, @SyntacticallyAbstract = false, @SyntacticallyPublic = false, @Transient = false, @Void = true, @Volatile = false]
+            |     +- ResultType[@Void = true, @returnsArray = false]
+            |     +- MethodDeclarator[@Image = "statementThatStartsWithRecordAsRegularIdent", @ParameterCount = 0]
+            |     |  +- FormalParameters[@ParameterCount = 0, @Size = 0]
+            |     +- Block[@containsComment = false]
+            |        +- BlockStatement[@Allocation = true]
+            |        |  +- LocalVariableDeclaration[@Abstract = false, @Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @Default = false, @Final = true, @Modifiers = 32, @Native = false, @PackagePrivate = true, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @Static = false, @Strictfp = false, @Synchronized = false, @Transient = false, @TypeInferred = false, @VariableName = "record", @Volatile = false]
+            |        |     +- Type[@Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @ArrayType = false, @TypeImage = "Map"]
+            |        |     |  +- ReferenceType[@Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0]
+            |        |     |     +- ClassOrInterfaceType[@AnonymousClass = false, @Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @Image = "Map", @ReferenceToClassSameCompilationUnit = false]
+            |        |     |        +- TypeArguments[@Diamond = false]
+            |        |     |           +- TypeArgument[@Wildcard = false]
+            |        |     |           |  +- ReferenceType[@Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0]
+            |        |     |           |     +- ClassOrInterfaceType[@AnonymousClass = false, @Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @Image = "String", @ReferenceToClassSameCompilationUnit = false]
+            |        |     |           +- TypeArgument[@Wildcard = false]
+            |        |     |              +- ReferenceType[@Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0]
+            |        |     |                 +- ClassOrInterfaceType[@AnonymousClass = false, @Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @Image = "String", @ReferenceToClassSameCompilationUnit = false]
+            |        |     +- VariableDeclarator[@Initializer = true, @Name = "record"]
+            |        |        +- VariableDeclaratorId[@Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @ArrayType = false, @ExceptionBlockParameter = false, @ExplicitReceiverParameter = false, @Field = false, @Final = true, @FormalParameter = false, @Image = "record", @LambdaParameter = false, @LocalVariable = true, @Name = "record", @PatternBinding = false, @ResourceDeclaration = false, @TypeInferred = false, @VariableName = "record"]
+            |        |        +- VariableInitializer[]
+            |        |           +- Expression[@StandAlonePrimitive = false]
+            |        |              +- PrimaryExpression[]
+            |        |                 +- PrimaryPrefix[@SuperModifier = false, @ThisModifier = false]
+            |        |                    +- AllocationExpression[@AnonymousClass = false]
+            |        |                       +- ClassOrInterfaceType[@AnonymousClass = false, @Array = false, @ArrayDepth = 0, @Image = "HashMap", @ReferenceToClassSameCompilationUnit = false]
+            |        |                       |  +- TypeArguments[@Diamond = true]
+            |        |                       +- Arguments[@ArgumentCount = 0, @Size = 0]
+            |        +- BlockStatement[@Allocation = false]
+            |           +- Statement[]
+            |              +- StatementExpression[]
+            |                 +- PrimaryExpression[]
+            |                    +- PrimaryPrefix[@SuperModifier = false, @ThisModifier = false]
+            |                    |  +- Name[@Image = "record.put"]
+            |                    +- PrimarySuffix[@ArgumentCount = 2, @Arguments = true, @ArrayDereference = false]
+            |                       +- Arguments[@ArgumentCount = 2, @Size = 2]
+            |                          +- ArgumentList[@Size = 2]
+            |                             +- Expression[@StandAlonePrimitive = false]
+            |                             |  +- PrimaryExpression[]
+            |                             |     +- PrimaryPrefix[@SuperModifier = false, @ThisModifier = false]
+            |                             |        +- Literal[@CharLiteral = false, @DoubleLiteral = false, @EscapedStringLiteral = ""key"", @FloatLiteral = false, @Image = ""key"", @IntLiteral = false, @LongLiteral = false, @SingleCharacterStringLiteral = false, @StringLiteral = true, @TextBlock = false, @TextBlockContent = ""key"", @ValueAsDouble = NaN, @ValueAsFloat = NaN, @ValueAsInt = 0, @ValueAsLong = 0]
+            |                             +- Expression[@StandAlonePrimitive = false]
+            |                                +- PrimaryExpression[]
+            |                                   +- PrimaryPrefix[@SuperModifier = false, @ThisModifier = false]
+            |                                      +- Literal[@CharLiteral = false, @DoubleLiteral = false, @EscapedStringLiteral = ""value"", @FloatLiteral = false, @Image = ""value"", @IntLiteral = false, @LongLiteral = false, @SingleCharacterStringLiteral = false, @StringLiteral = true, @TextBlock = false, @TextBlockContent = ""value"", @ValueAsDouble = NaN, @ValueAsFloat = NaN, @ValueAsInt = 0, @ValueAsLong = 0]
+            +- ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration[@AnonymousInnerClass = false, @EnumChild = false, @Kind = DeclarationKind.METHOD]
             |  +- MethodDeclaration[@Abstract = false, @Arity = 0, @Default = false, @Final = false, @InterfaceMember = false, @Kind = MethodLikeKind.METHOD, @MethodName = "methodWithLocalClass", @Modifiers = 0, @Name = "methodWithLocalClass", @Native = false, @PackagePrivate = true, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @Static = false, @Strictfp = false, @Synchronized = false, @SyntacticallyAbstract = false, @SyntacticallyPublic = false, @Transient = false, @Void = true, @Volatile = false]
             |     +- ResultType[@Void = true, @returnsArray = false]
             |     +- MethodDeclarator[@Image = "methodWithLocalClass", @ParameterCount = 0]