diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule.java
index 8fe26c0126..ba4aa3a255 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
             if (node.jjtGetChild(ix) instanceof ASTClassOrInterfaceType) {
                 ASTClassOrInterfaceType cit = (ASTClassOrInterfaceType) node.jjtGetChild(ix);
                 Class<?> clazz = cit.getType();
-                if (clazz != null || node.jjtGetChild(ix).hasImageEqualTo("Comparable")) {
+                if (clazz != null && node.jjtGetChild(ix).hasImageEqualTo("Comparable")) {
                     implementsComparable = true;
                     return data;
                 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode.xml
index fd25d17ed0..df70e2935f 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/basic/xml/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode.xml
@@ -164,13 +164,23 @@ public class Foo {
     </test-code>
     <test-code>
         <description><![CDATA[
-implements interface other than Comparable
+implements interface other than Comparable, not resolvable
      ]]></description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo implements C {
  public boolean equals(Object other) { return false; }
  public int compareTo(Object other) { return 42; }
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+   <test-code>
+        <description>implements interface other than Comparable, resolvable (#1303 OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule does not work on class implements resolvable interfaces)</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo implements Runnable {
+ public boolean equals(Object other) { return false; }
+ public int compareTo(Object other) { return 42; }
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 851feefb56..e2b8226832 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 * [#1296](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1296/): PMD UnusedPrivateMethod invalid detection of 'private void method(int,boolean,Integer...)'
 * [#1298](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1298/): Member variable int type with value 0xff000000 causes processing error
 * [#1299](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1299/): MethodReturnsInternalArray false positive
+* [#1303](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1303/): OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcodeRule does not work on class implements resolvable interfaces
 * [#1305](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1305/): variable declaration inside switch causes ClassCastException
 * [#1306](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1306/): False positive on duplicate when using static imports
 * [#1308](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1308/): PMD runs endlessly on some generated files