diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/DesignerBindings.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/DesignerBindings.java
index 4731c2d118..4e316ae204 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/DesignerBindings.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/DesignerBindings.java
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.xpath.Attribute;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.symboltable.ScopedNode;
 
-import com.sun.istack.internal.Nullable;
-
 /**
  * Gathers some services to customise how language implementations bind
  * to the designer.
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ public interface DesignerBindings {
      * <p>Order of the collection is unimportant, it's sorted using
      * {@link AdditionalInfo#getAlphaSortKey()}.
      */
-    @Nullable
     Collection<AdditionalInfo> getAdditionalInfo(Node node);
 
 
@@ -59,6 +56,10 @@ public interface DesignerBindings {
             this.display = display;
         }
 
+        public AdditionalInfo(String display) {
+            this(display, display);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Returns the string used to sort the additional info.
          * For example, returning {@code "A"} ensures this is displayed
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public interface DesignerBindings {
      *
      * <p>This method is meant to break the designer's dependency on {@link Node#getImage()}.
      */
-    @Nullable
+    //    @Nullable
     Attribute getMainAttribute(Node node);
 
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ public interface DesignerBindings {
      * in the treeview and other relevant places. Returns null if no icon
      * is applicable.
      */
-    @Nullable
+    //    @Nullable
     TreeIconId getIcon(Node node);
 
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ public interface DesignerBindings {
         METHOD,
         CONSTRUCTOR,
         FIELD,
-        LOCAL_VAR
+        VARIABLE
     }
 
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaHandler.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaHandler.java
index 58485f357a..afee0df9c6 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaHandler.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaHandler.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaNode;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.MethodLikeNode;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.dfa.DataFlowFacade;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.dfa.JavaDFAGraphRule;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.internal.JavaDesignerBindings;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.multifile.MultifileVisitorFacade;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.qname.QualifiedNameResolver;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.JavaRuleViolationFactory;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.xpath.TypeIsFunction;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.xpath.TypeOfFunction;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.metrics.LanguageMetricsProvider;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.RuleViolationFactory;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.designerbindings.DesignerBindings;
 
 import net.sf.saxon.sxpath.IndependentContext;
 
@@ -151,6 +153,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaHandler extends AbstractLanguageVersionHandler
         };
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public DesignerBindings getDesignerBindings() {
+        return JavaDesignerBindings.INSTANCE;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public DFAGraphRule getDFAGraphRule() {
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaDesignerBindings.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaDesignerBindings.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86e8c47b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaDesignerBindings.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.internal;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.xpath.Attribute;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAnyTypeDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTConstructorDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTFieldDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordConstructorDeclaration;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTVariableDeclaratorId;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaNode;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaParserVisitor;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaParserVisitorReducedAdapter;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.TypeNode;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.designerbindings.DesignerBindings.DefaultDesignerBindings;
+
+public final class JavaDesignerBindings extends DefaultDesignerBindings {
+
+    public static final JavaDesignerBindings INSTANCE = new JavaDesignerBindings();
+
+    private JavaDesignerBindings() {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Attribute getMainAttribute(Node node) {
+        if (node instanceof JavaNode) {
+            Attribute attr = (Attribute) ((JavaNode) node).jjtAccept(MainAttrVisitor.INSTANCE, null);
+            if (attr != null) {
+                return attr;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        return super.getMainAttribute(node);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TreeIconId getIcon(Node node) {
+        if (node instanceof ASTFieldDeclaration) {
+            return TreeIconId.FIELD;
+        } else if (node instanceof ASTAnyTypeDeclaration) {
+            return TreeIconId.CLASS;
+        } else if (node instanceof ASTMethodDeclaration) {
+            return TreeIconId.METHOD;
+        } else if (node instanceof ASTConstructorDeclaration
+            || node instanceof ASTRecordConstructorDeclaration) {
+            return TreeIconId.CONSTRUCTOR;
+        } else if (node instanceof ASTVariableDeclaratorId) {
+            return TreeIconId.VARIABLE;
+        }
+        return super.getIcon(node);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<AdditionalInfo> getAdditionalInfo(Node node) {
+        if (node instanceof TypeNode) {
+            Class<?> type = ((TypeNode) node).getType();
+            if (type != null) {
+                return Collections.singletonList(new AdditionalInfo("Type: " + type));
+            }
+        }
+        return super.getAdditionalInfo(node);
+    }
+
+    private static final class MainAttrVisitor extends JavaParserVisitorReducedAdapter {
+
+        private static final JavaParserVisitor INSTANCE = new MainAttrVisitor();
+
+        private MainAttrVisitor() {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Object visit(JavaNode node, Object data) {
+            return null; // don't recurse
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Object visit(ASTAnyTypeDeclaration node, Object data) {
+            return new Attribute(node, "SimpleName", node.getSimpleName());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Object visit(ASTMethodDeclaration node, Object data) {
+            return new Attribute(node, "Name", node.getName());
+        }
+    }
+}