diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index f78c2baa10..24e0613aa7 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ datetime field.
     on the method level. To allow the old behavior, the new property `allowMethodLevelSynchronization` can
     be enabled.
 
+*   The Java rule {% rule "java/design/UseUtilityClass" %} (`java-design`) has a new property `ignoredAnnotations`.
+    By default, classes that are annotated with Lombok's `@UtilityClass` are ignored now.
+
 ### Fixed Issues
 
 *   java
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ datetime field.
 *   java-bestpractices
     *   [#1703](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1703): \[java] UnusedPrivateField on member annotated with lombok @Delegate
     *   [#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-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/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/UseUtilityClassRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/UseUtilityClassRule.java
index 6273d61bd0..a3fa7780bc 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/UseUtilityClassRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/UseUtilityClassRule.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.design;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
@@ -17,24 +19,35 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMemberValuePair;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTName;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTResultType;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractLombokAwareRule;
 
-public class UseUtilityClassRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
+public class UseUtilityClassRule extends AbstractLombokAwareRule {
 
-    public UseUtilityClassRule() {
-        addRuleChainVisit(ASTClassOrInterfaceBody.class);
+    @Override
+    protected Collection<String> defaultSuppressionAnnotations() {
+        return Arrays.asList("lombok.experimental.UtilityClass");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object visit(ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration node, Object data) {
+        if (hasIgnoredAnnotation(node)) {
+            return data;
+        }
+        return super.visit(node, data);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Object visit(ASTClassOrInterfaceBody decl, Object data) {
+        Object result = super.visit(decl, data);
+
         if (decl.jjtGetParent() instanceof ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration) {
             ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration parent = (ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration) decl.jjtGetParent();
             if (parent.isAbstract() || parent.isInterface() || parent.getSuperClassTypeNode() != null) {
-                return data;
+                return result;
             }
 
-            if (isOkUsingLombok(parent)) {
-                return data;
+            if (hasLombokNoArgsConstructor(parent)) {
+                return result;
             }
 
             int i = decl.jjtGetNumChildren();
@@ -81,10 +94,10 @@ public class UseUtilityClassRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
                 addViolation(data, decl);
             }
         }
-        return data;
+        return result;
     }
 
-    private boolean isOkUsingLombok(ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration parent) {
+    private boolean hasLombokNoArgsConstructor(ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration parent) {
         // check if there's a lombok no arg private constructor, if so skip the rest of the rules
         ASTAnnotation annotation = parent.getAnnotation("lombok.NoArgsConstructor");
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseUtilityClass.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseUtilityClass.xml
index 2540573f5e..a57f064085 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseUtilityClass.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseUtilityClass.xml
@@ -360,4 +360,73 @@ public class FooLocal extends ThreadLocal<Integer> {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1094 [java] UseUtilityClass should be LombokAware</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
+
+@UtilityClass
+public class MyUtil {
+    private final static int CONSTANT = 5;
+
+    public static int addSomething(int in) {
+        return in + CONSTANT;
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Inner class in abstract class false-negative</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public abstract class Outer {
+    private static class Inner {
+        public static int getInt() { return 42; }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Inner class in abstract class false-negative</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public abstract class Outer {
+    private static class Inner {
+        private static int answer;
+        public static int getInt() { return answer; }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Inner class in interface false-negative</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public interface Outer {
+    private static class Inner {
+        public static int getInt() { return 42; }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Inner class in sub-class false-negative</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Outer extends Object {
+    private static class Inner {
+        public static boolean isYes(int a) {
+            return a != 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>