diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 9a9c0e66fe..8a3553f1b7 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 *   java-bestpractices
     *   [#3190](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3190): \[java] Use StandardCharsets instead of Charset.forName
+*   java-errorprone
+    *   [#2757](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2757): \[java] CloseResource: support Lombok's @Cleanup annotation
 
 ### API Changes
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.java
index a5e241d58c..d7d71c7d28 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.annotation.InternalApi;
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ public class ASTLocalVariableDeclaration extends AbstractJavaAccessNode implemen
         return visitor.visit(this, data);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<ASTAnnotation> getDeclaredAnnotations() {
+        return findChildrenOfType(ASTAnnotation.class);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean hasSuppressWarningsAnnotationFor(Rule rule) {
         for (int i = 0; i < getNumChildren(); i++) {
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java
index 038ccf99d5..f44a486833 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTStatementExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTTryStatement;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTVariableDeclarator;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTVariableDeclaratorId;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.Annotatable;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaNode;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.TypeNode;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule;
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
         List<ASTVariableDeclarator> vars = method.findDescendantsOfType(ASTVariableDeclarator.class);
         Map<ASTVariableDeclarator, TypeNode> resVars = new HashMap<>();
         for (ASTVariableDeclarator var : vars) {
+            if (var.getParent() instanceof Annotatable
+                && ((Annotatable) var.getParent()).isAnnotationPresent("lombok.Cleanup")) {
+                continue; // auto cleaned up
+            }
             TypeNode varType = getTypeOfVariable(var);
             if (varType != null && isResourceTypeOrSubtype(varType)) {
                 resVars.put(var, wrappedResourceTypeOrReturn(var, varType));
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/closeresource/FakeContext.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/closeresource/FakeContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c676e72651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/closeresource/FakeContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.errorprone.closeresource;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for #2757
+ */
+public class FakeContext implements Closeable, AutoCloseable {
+
+    public <T> T getBean(Class<T> klass) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws IOException {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml
index 4b20baa3c6..a037edd9a5 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml
@@ -1659,4 +1659,25 @@ public class FalsePositive {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#2757 support @lombok.Cleanup annotation</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+            package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.errorprone.closeresource;
+            import lombok.Cleanup;
+            import lombok.val;
+
+            public class Mwe2757 {
+                private static SomeClass getCreator() {
+                    @Cleanup val context = new FakeContext(); // FakeContext is is the package
+                    return context.getBean(SomeClass.class);
+                }
+
+                public Mwe2757() {
+
+                }
+                static class SomeClass {}
+            }
+            ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>