diff --git a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index 4a6cfbfda7..8511bbf890 100644
--- a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ void AllocationExpression():
   (LOOKAHEAD(2)
     PrimitiveType() ArrayDimsAndInits()
   |
-    ClassOrInterfaceType() ((Annotation() {checkForBadTypeAnnotations();})*) [ TypeArguments() ]
+    ClassOrInterfaceType() [ TypeArguments() ]
      (
       ArrayDimsAndInits()
      |
@@ -1937,8 +1937,9 @@ void AllocationExpression():
 void ArrayDimsAndInits() :
 {}
 {
+
   LOOKAHEAD(2)
-  ( LOOKAHEAD(2) "[" Expression() "]" )+ ( LOOKAHEAD(2) "[" "]" )*
+  ( LOOKAHEAD(2) ((Annotation() {checkForBadTypeAnnotations();})*) "[" Expression() "]" )+ ( LOOKAHEAD(2) "[" "]" )*
 |
   ( "[" "]" )+ ArrayInitializer()
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserCornerCases18.java b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserCornerCases18.java
index 0e9df63d68..b93b5a89b5 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserCornerCases18.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserCornerCases18.java
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ public class ParserCornerCases18 {
 	public Object createNonNullArray() {
 		return new Object @NonNull[0];
 	}
+	
+	private static void testMultiDimArrayWithAnnotations() {
+		// ever used a 2D-Array in java??
+		Object x = new Object @NonNull[2] @Nullable[1] @NonNull[3];
+	}
 
 
     /**