diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 5ca26c168e..b720241476 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ datetime field.
     *   [#1845](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1845): \[java] Regression in MethodReturnsInternalArray not handling enums
 *   java-design
     *   [#1094](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1094): \[java] UseUtilityClass should be LombokAware
+*   java-errorprone
+    *   [#1853](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1853): \[java] False positive for NonStaticInitializer in anonymous class
 *   java-multithreading
     *   [#1814](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1814): \[java] UnsynchronizedStaticFormatter documentation and implementation wrong
     *   [#1815](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1815): \[java] False negative in UnsynchronizedStaticFormatter
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
index 7e59da309f..19e5edc60a 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
@@ -2505,10 +2505,11 @@ confusing.
         </description>
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>
+            <property name="version" value="2.0" />
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
 <![CDATA[
-//Initializer[@Static='false']
+//Initializer[@Static=false()][not(ancestor::*[3][self::AllocationExpression or self::EnumConstant])]
 ]]>
                 </value>
             </property>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/NonStaticInitializer.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/NonStaticInitializer.xml
index cb058c6169..d66001be47 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/NonStaticInitializer.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/NonStaticInitializer.xml
@@ -1,28 +1,101 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<test-data
-    xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd">
+<test-data xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests"
+           xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+           xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd">
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-bad
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>bad</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
  {}
 }
-     ]]></code>
+        ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-static initializers are OK
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>static initializers are OK</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
  static {}
 }
-     ]]></code>
+        ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Allowed in anonymous classes</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+       public Animation getStatusTransition() {
+          return new Transition() {
+
+            {
+                setCycleDuration(Duration.millis(1200));
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void interpolate(double frac) {
+               // magic
+            }
+        };
+     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Flag in local class</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>3</expected-linenumbers>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ static {
+     class Local {{}}
+ }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Allowed in enum constant</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>7</expected-linenumbers>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public enum Foo {
+       A {
+         { setCycleDuration(Duration.millis(1200)); }
+       };
+
+
+	{ setCycleDuration(Duration.millis(1200)); }
+
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Flag in nested local class</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>7</expected-linenumbers>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+       public Animation getStatusTransition() {
+          return new Transition() {
+
+            {
+                setCycleDuration(Duration.millis(1200));
+                class ImInAnon {{}} // should be flagged
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void interpolate(double frac) {
+               // magic
+            }
+        };
+     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
 </test-data>