diff --git a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
index 04db7a3aef..d1ef5580ec 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Fixed bug 1043: node.getEndLine() always returns 0 (ECMAscript)
 Fixed bug 1044: Unknown option: -excludemarker
 Fixed bug 1047: False Positive in 'for' loops for LocalVariableCouldBeFinal in 5.0.1
 Fixed bug 1048: CommentContent Rule, String Index out of range Exception
+Fixed bug 1055: Please add a colon in the ant output after line,column for Oracle JDeveloper IDE usage
 Fixed bug 1059: Change rule name "Use Singleton" should be "Use Utility class"
 Fixed bug 1060: GodClassRule >>> wrong method
 
diff --git a/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java b/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java
index f606244b29..c938d5eb4f 100644
--- a/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java
+++ b/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class TextRenderer extends AbstractIncrementingRenderer {
 		    RuleViolation rv = violations.next();
 		    buf.append(rv.getFilename());
 		    buf.append(':').append(Integer.toString(rv.getBeginLine()));
-		    buf.append('\t').append(rv.getDescription()).append(PMD.EOL);
+		    buf.append(":\t").append(rv.getDescription()).append(PMD.EOL);
 		    writer.write(buf.toString());
 		}
     }
diff --git a/pmd/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRendererTest.java b/pmd/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRendererTest.java
index 21940e529f..cbff54e6fc 100644
--- a/pmd/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRendererTest.java
+++ b/pmd/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRendererTest.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class TextRendererTest extends AbstractRendererTst {
 
     @Override
     public String getExpected() {
-        return "n/a:1\tmsg" + PMD.EOL;
+        return "n/a:1:\tmsg" + PMD.EOL;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class TextRendererTest extends AbstractRendererTst {
 
     @Override
     public String getExpectedMultiple() {
-        return "n/a:1\tmsg" + PMD.EOL + "n/a:1\tmsg" + PMD.EOL;
+        return "n/a:1:\tmsg" + PMD.EOL + "n/a:1:\tmsg" + PMD.EOL;
     }
 
     @Override