diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/UseCollectionIsEmptyRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/UseCollectionIsEmptyRule.java
index 5ddf60c787..d0abde1db2 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/UseCollectionIsEmptyRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/UseCollectionIsEmptyRule.java
@@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ public class UseCollectionIsEmptyRule extends AbstractInefficientZeroCheck {
             classOrEnumBody = expr.getFirstParentOfType(ASTEnumBody.class);
         }                 
         if (classOrEnumBody == null) {
-            classOrEnumBody = expr.getFirstParentOfType(ASTRecordBody.class);
+            classOrEnumBody = expr.getFirstParentOfType(ASTRecordDeclaration.class);
+            List<ASTVariableDeclaratorId> descendantsOfType = classOrEnumBody.findDescendantsOfType(ASTVariableDeclaratorId.class);
+            for (ASTVariableDeclaratorId variableDeclaratorId : descendantsOfType) {
+                if (variableDeclaratorId.getName().equals(varName)) {
+                    return variableDeclaratorId.getTypeNode().getTypeDefinition();
+                }
+            }
         }
         List<ASTVariableDeclarator> varDeclarators = classOrEnumBody.findDescendantsOfType(ASTVariableDeclarator.class);
         for (ASTVariableDeclarator varDeclarator : varDeclarators) {
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UseCollectionIsEmpty.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UseCollectionIsEmpty.xml
index 5e5439f3ff..d296c995dc 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UseCollectionIsEmpty.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/UseCollectionIsEmpty.xml
@@ -500,6 +500,20 @@ public record Record(Set<String> stringSet) {
     public boolean hasMoreThanOneItem() {
         return this.stringSet.size() > 1;
     }
+}        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>With records and size check</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>6</expected-linenumbers>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public record Record(Set<String> stringSet) {
+
+    public boolean hasMoreThanOneItem() {
+        return this.stringSet.size() == 0;
+    }
 }        ]]></code>
     </test-code>
 </test-data>