diff --git a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
index 96f236c32f..47fbf0c322 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ????? ??, 2013 - 5.0.3:
 
+Fixed bug  992: Class java.beans.Statement triggered in CloseResource rule
 Fixed bug 1002: False +: FinalFieldCouldBeStatic on inner class
 Fixed bug 1005: False + for ConstructorCallsOverridableMethod - overloaded methods
 Fixed bug 1032: ImmutableField Rule: Private field in inner class gives false positive
diff --git a/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java b/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
index d3c90711cb..969c452e15 100644
--- a/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
+++ b/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.properties.StringMultiProperty;
 public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
 
     private Set<String> types = new HashSet<String>();
+    private Set<String> simpleTypes = new HashSet<String>();
 
     private Set<String> closeTargets = new HashSet<String>();
     private static final StringMultiProperty CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR = new StringMultiProperty("closeTargets",
             "Methods which may close this resource", new String[]{}, 1.0f, ',');
 
     private static final StringMultiProperty TYPES_DESCRIPTOR = new StringMultiProperty("types",
-            "Affected types", new String[]{"Connection","Statement","ResultSet"}, 2.0f, ',');
+            "Affected types", new String[]{"java.sql.Connection","java.sql.Statement","java.sql.ResultSet"}, 2.0f, ',');
     
     public CloseResourceRule() {
 	definePropertyDescriptor(CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR);
@@ -69,9 +70,23 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
         if (types.isEmpty() && getProperty(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR) != null) {
             types.addAll(Arrays.asList(getProperty(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR)));
         }
+        if (simpleTypes.isEmpty() && getProperty(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR) != null) {
+            for (String type : getProperty(TYPES_DESCRIPTOR)) {
+                simpleTypes.add(toSimpleType(type));
+            }
+        }
         return super.visit(node, data);
     }
 
+    private static String toSimpleType(String fullyQualifiedClassName) {
+        int lastIndexOf = fullyQualifiedClassName.lastIndexOf('.');
+        if (lastIndexOf > -1) {
+            return fullyQualifiedClassName.substring(lastIndexOf + 1);
+        } else {
+            return fullyQualifiedClassName;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Object visit(ASTConstructorDeclaration node, Object data) {
         checkForResources(node, data);
@@ -96,7 +111,11 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
                 ASTReferenceType ref = (ASTReferenceType) type.jjtGetChild(0);
                 if (ref.jjtGetChild(0) instanceof ASTClassOrInterfaceType) {
                     ASTClassOrInterfaceType clazz = (ASTClassOrInterfaceType) ref.jjtGetChild(0);
-                    if (types.contains(clazz.getImage())) {
+
+                    if (clazz.getType() != null && types.contains(clazz.getType().getName())
+                        || (clazz.getType() == null && simpleTypes.contains(toSimpleType(clazz.getImage())))
+                        || types.contains(clazz.getImage())) {
+
                         ASTVariableDeclaratorId id = var.getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTVariableDeclaratorId.class);
                         ids.add(id);
                     }
diff --git a/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml b/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
index 9c2e659b4d..2fa53e4337 100644
--- a/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
+++ b/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
@@ -405,4 +405,24 @@ public class CloseResourceRuleBug {
 }
 ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#992 Class java.beans.Statement triggered in CloseResource rule</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import java.beans.Statement;
+
+public class Test {
+    public void foo() {
+        Statement stmt = new Statement(vo, "set" + prop, new Object[] { vector });
+
+        try {
+            stmt.execute();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Could not set property prop: " + prop + "of type:" + pd.getPropertyType(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>