diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/SingularFieldRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/SingularFieldRule.java
index 611d800f4e..95022f6d09 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/SingularFieldRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/SingularFieldRule.java
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.design;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAnnotation;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAssignmentOperator;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTCompilationUnit;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTConstructorDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTFieldDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTIfStatement;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTImportDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTInitializer;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTName;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTPrimaryExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTStatementExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTSynchronizedStatement;
@@ -42,14 +48,49 @@ public class SingularFieldRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
 	definePropertyDescriptor(CHECK_INNER_CLASSES);
 	definePropertyDescriptor(DISALLOW_NOT_ASSIGNMENT);
     }
-    
+
+    private boolean lombokImported = false;
+    private boolean classHasLombokAnnotation = false;
+    private static final String LOMBOK_PACKAGE = "lombok";
+    private static final Set<String> LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS = new HashSet<String>();
+    static {
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("Data");
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("Getter");
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("Setter");
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("Value");
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("RequiredArgsConstructor");
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("AllArgsConstructor");
+        LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.add("Builder");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object visit(ASTCompilationUnit node, Object data) {
+        lombokImported = false;
+        return super.visit(node, data);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object visit(ASTImportDeclaration node, Object data) {
+        ASTName name = node.getFirstChildOfType(ASTName.class);
+        if (!lombokImported && name != null && name.getImage() != null & name.getImage().startsWith(LOMBOK_PACKAGE)) {
+            lombokImported = true;
+        }
+        return super.visit(node, data);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object visit(ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration node, Object data) {
+        classHasLombokAnnotation = hasLombokAnnotation(node);
+        return super.visit(node, data);
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("PMD.CompareObjectsWithEquals")
     @Override
     public Object visit(ASTFieldDeclaration node, Object data) {
     	boolean checkInnerClasses = getProperty(CHECK_INNER_CLASSES);
     	boolean disallowNotAssignment = getProperty(DISALLOW_NOT_ASSIGNMENT);
 
-        if (node.isPrivate() && !node.isStatic()) {
+        if (node.isPrivate() && !node.isStatic()  && !classHasLombokAnnotation && !hasLombokAnnotation(node)) {
             for (ASTVariableDeclarator declarator: node.findChildrenOfType(ASTVariableDeclarator.class)) {
         	ASTVariableDeclaratorId declaration = (ASTVariableDeclaratorId) declarator.jjtGetChild(0);
                 List<NameOccurrence> usages = declaration.getUsages();
@@ -150,4 +191,30 @@ public class SingularFieldRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+
+    private boolean hasLombokAnnotation(Node node) {
+        boolean result = false;
+        Node parent = node.jjtGetParent();
+        List<ASTAnnotation> annotations = parent.findChildrenOfType(ASTAnnotation.class);
+        for (ASTAnnotation annotation : annotations) {
+            ASTName name = annotation.getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTName.class);
+            if (name != null) {
+                String annotationName = name.getImage();
+                if (lombokImported) {
+                    if (LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.contains(annotationName)) {
+                        result = true;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (annotationName.startsWith(LOMBOK_PACKAGE + ".")) {
+                        String shortName = annotationName.substring(LOMBOK_PACKAGE.length() + 1);
+                        if (LOMBOK_ANNOTATIONS.contains(shortName)) {
+                            result = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/SingularField.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/SingularField.xml
index afba85c668..626a48c15c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/SingularField.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/SingularField.xml
@@ -530,6 +530,42 @@ public enum Supplier {
     public static String getSupplierNameIfPresent(String supplier) {
         return Optional.ofNullable(supplier).map(foo -> valueOf(supplier).supplierName).orElse("");
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1494 [java] SingularField: lombok.Data false positive - part1</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import lombok.Data;
+
+@Data
+public class MyClass {
+
+    private String field1;
+
+    public MyClass(String field1) {
+        this.field1 = field1;
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1494 [java] SingularField: lombok.Data false positive - part2</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class MyClass {
+
+    @Getter
+    private String field1;
+
+    public MyClass(String field1) {
+        this.field1 = field1;
+    }
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 7534ce0ac3..fdc3fb6cc7 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     *   [#1533](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1533/): \[java] BooleanInstantiation: ClassCastException with Annotation
 *   java-comments
     *   [#1522](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1522/): \[java] CommentRequired: false positive
+*   java-design/SingularField
+    *   [#1494](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1494/): \[java] SingularField: lombok.Data false positive
 *   java-imports/UnusedImports
     *   [#1529](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1529/): \[java] UnusedImports: The created rule violation has no class name
 *   java-typeresolution/CloneMethodMustImplementCloneable