diff --git a/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt b/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
index b48397094e..5e030fc847 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
+++ b/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
+
+/**
+ * Adjusted ProgramUnit() to allow Pragma(), even though this is not
+ * valid syntax. See PMD Bug #1527.
+ *
+ * Andreas Dangel 11/2016
+ */
+
 //
 options {
 	DEBUG_PARSER = false ;
@@ -483,7 +491,9 @@ ASTProgramUnit ProgramUnit()  :
 			|
 			(
 				DeclarativeSection()
-				<BEGIN> (Statement())* (ExceptionHandler())? <END> [ID()]
+				<BEGIN>
+				[Pragma()] // See PMD Bug #1527
+				(Statement())* (ExceptionHandler())? <END> [ID()]
 			)
 		)
 	]
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/PLSQLParserTest.java b/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/PLSQLParserTest.java
index 07120bfee9..dc11365fb6 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/PLSQLParserTest.java
+++ b/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/PLSQLParserTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 
@@ -44,4 +45,9 @@ public class PLSQLParserTest extends AbstractPLSQLParserTst {
                 "select \"CFT_ID\",\"CFR_ID\",\"CFT_NAME\",\"TCN\",\"LOG_MODULE\",\"LOG_USER\",\"LOG_DATE\",\"LOG_TIME\" from crm_function_role_types\n" +
                 "/");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBug1527() throws Exception {
+        parsePLSQL(IOUtils.toString(PLSQLParserTest.class.getResourceAsStream("ast/InlinePragmaProcError.pls")));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/InlinePragmaProcError.pls b/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/InlinePragmaProcError.pls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a362cfe50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/InlinePragmaProcError.pls
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+create or replace package inline_praqma_error is
+
+end;
+/
+
+create or replace package body inline_praqma_error is
+  procedure do_transaction(p_input_token        in varchar(200)) is
+  
+  begin
+    PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION;
+    bno74.log_hentglass_request(p_hentglass_request
+                               ,v_logging_req_seq_no);
+    COMMIT;
+   end do_transaction;
+
+end inline_praqma_error;
+/
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 0178f3740f..6502afc7ca 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 *   java-typeresolution/SignatureDeclareThrowsException
     *   [#1535](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1535/): \[java] SignatureDeclareThrowsException: ClassCastException with Annotation
 *   PLSQL
+    *   [#1527](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1527/): \[plsql] PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION gives processing errors
     *   [#1531](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1531/): \[plsql] OOM/Endless loop while parsing (PL)SQL
 *   General
     *   [#1499](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1499/): \[core] CPD test break PMD 5.5.1 build on Windows