diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceType.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceType.java
index f1a1480859..5a00288515 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceType.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceType.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
+
 public class ASTClassOrInterfaceType extends AbstractJavaTypeNode {
     public ASTClassOrInterfaceType(int id) {
         super(id);
@@ -51,4 +53,12 @@ public class ASTClassOrInterfaceType extends AbstractJavaTypeNode {
     public boolean isAnonymousClass() {
         return jjtGetParent().hasDescendantOfType(ASTClassOrInterfaceBody.class);
     }
+
+    public boolean isArray() {
+        Node p = jjtGetParent();
+        if (p instanceof ASTReferenceType) {
+            return ((ASTReferenceType)p).isArray();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java
index 9c1abaa9fd..12a8099624 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import static net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.typeresolution.typedefinition.TypeDe
 import static net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.typeresolution.typedefinition.TypeDefinitionType.UPPER_BOUND;
 import static net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.typeresolution.typedefinition.TypeDefinitionType.UPPER_WILDCARD;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class ClassTypeResolver extends JavaParserVisitorAdapter {
             }
         }
 
-        populateType(node, typeName);
+        populateType(node, typeName, node.isArray());
 
         ASTTypeArguments typeArguments = node.getFirstChildOfType(ASTTypeArguments.class);
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ public class ClassTypeResolver extends JavaParserVisitorAdapter {
         }
         String name = node.getNameDeclaration().getTypeImage();
         if (name != null) {
-            populateType(node, name);
+            populateType(node, name, node.getNameDeclaration().isArray());
         }
         return super.visit(node, data);
     }
@@ -1275,6 +1275,10 @@ public class ClassTypeResolver extends JavaParserVisitorAdapter {
     }
 
     private void populateType(TypeNode node, String className) {
+        populateType(node, className, false);
+    }
+
+    private void populateType(TypeNode node, String className, boolean isArray) {
 
         String qualifiedName = className;
         Class<?> myType = PRIMITIVE_TYPES.get(className);
@@ -1328,6 +1332,9 @@ public class ClassTypeResolver extends JavaParserVisitorAdapter {
                 node.setTypeDefinition(parameter.getTypeDefinition());
             }
         } else {
+            if (isArray) {
+                myType = Array.newInstance(myType, 0).getClass();
+            }
             node.setType(myType);
         }
     }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java
index 1c1527b749..d439ec31ba 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolverTest.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodStaticAccess;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.MethodThirdPhase;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.NestedAnonymousClass;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.Operators;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.OverloadedMethodsUsage;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.Promotion;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.SubTypeUsage;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.SuperExpression;
@@ -1671,6 +1672,11 @@ public class ClassTypeResolverTest {
         parseAndTypeResolveForClass(AbstractReturnTypeUseCase.class, "1.8");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMethodOverloaded() throws Exception {
+        parseAndTypeResolveForClass(OverloadedMethodsUsage.class, "1.8");
+    }
+
     private JavaTypeDefinition getChildTypeDef(Node node, int childIndex) {
         return ((TypeNode) node.jjtGetChild(childIndex)).getTypeDefinition();
     }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/OverloadedMethodsUsage.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/OverloadedMethodsUsage.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7827d619ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/OverloadedMethodsUsage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes.OverloadedMethods;
+
+public class OverloadedMethodsUsage {
+
+    private String[] arg1 = null;
+    private String[] arg2 = new String[1];
+
+    public void foo() {
+        OverloadedMethods.equals(arg1, arg2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/OverloadedMethods.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/OverloadedMethods.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..439952fb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/typeresolution/testdata/dummytypes/OverloadedMethods.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.typeresolution.testdata.dummytypes;
+
+public class OverloadedMethods {
+
+    public static boolean equals(byte[] a, byte[] b) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean equals(Object[] a, Object[] b) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}