diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeBuilder.kt b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeBuilder.kt
index 20dd5621aa..f14cfb3967 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeBuilder.kt
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeBuilder.kt
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ class ApexTreeBuilder(private val task: ParserTask, private val proc: ApexLangua
         }.apply {
             buildModifiers(node.modifiers).also { it.setParent(this) }
             if (node is TriggerDeclaration) {
-                // 1. Create a synthetic "invoke" ASTMethod for the trigger body
+                // 1. Add all extra methods that are defined in the trigger
+                node.body.filterIsInstance<MethodDeclaration>().forEach { it ->
+                    buildMethodDeclaration(it, this)?.also { it.setParent(this) }
+                }
+                // 2. Create a synthetic "invoke" ASTMethod for the trigger body
                 val invokeMethod = ASTMethod(
                   /* name= */ "invoke",
                   /* internalName= */ "<invoke>",
@@ -226,10 +230,11 @@ class ApexTreeBuilder(private val task: ParserTask, private val proc: ApexLangua
                   /* returnType= */ "void",
                  SourceLocation.UNKNOWN,
                 ).also{ it.setParent(this) }
-                // 2. Add the expected ASTModifier child node
+                // 3. Add the expected ASTModifier child node
                 buildModifiers(emptyList()).also { it.setParent(invokeMethod) }
-                // 3. Elide the body CompoundStatement->ASTBlockStatement
-                node.body.forEach { buildAndSetParent(it, parent = invokeMethod as AbstractApexNode) }
+                // 4. Elide the remaining body CompoundStatement->ASTBlockStatement
+                node.body.filterNot { it is MethodDeclaration }
+                    .forEach { buildAndSetParent(it, parent = invokeMethod as AbstractApexNode) }
             } else {
                 buildChildren(node, parent = this, exclude = { it in node.modifiers })
             }
diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeDumpTest.java b/pmd-apex/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeDumpTest.java
index 5d3cbe3287..54294e6012 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeDumpTest.java
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexTreeDumpTest.java
@@ -86,4 +86,12 @@ class ApexTreeDumpTest extends BaseTreeDumpTest {
     void groupingInSoql() {
         doTest("GroupingInSoql");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @see <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5138">[apex] Seeing false-negatives on PMD 7.3.0 that were not there with 7.2.0</a>
+     */
+    @Test
+    void triggersWithMethods() {
+        doTest("TriggerWithMethod");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/TriggerWithMethod.cls b/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/TriggerWithMethod.cls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9809bcf543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/TriggerWithMethod.cls
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// based on https://github.com/SalesforceLabs/EmailResponseConsole/blob/master/triggers/HVEMApprovalProcessAction.trigger
+trigger TriggerWithMethod on DraftEmailMessage__c (after update){
+    String body = 'email body';
+
+    for(DraftEmailMessage__c demInstance : Trigger.New){
+            sendEmail(demInstance, emailBody);
+    }
+
+    private void sendEmail(DraftEmailMessage__c demInstance, String emailBody) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/TriggerWithMethod.txt b/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/TriggerWithMethod.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebbf46a1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/TriggerWithMethod.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
++- ApexFile[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]
+   +- UserTrigger[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "TriggerWithMethod", @Nested = false, @RealLoc = true, @SimpleName = "TriggerWithMethod", @TargetName = "DraftEmailMessage__c", @Usages = (TriggerUsage.AFTER_UPDATE)]
+      +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+      +- Field[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "body", @Name = "body", @RealLoc = true, @Type = "String", @Value = "email body"]
+      |  +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+      +- Method[@Arity = 2, @CanonicalName = "sendEmail", @Constructor = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "sendEmail", @RealLoc = true, @ReturnType = "void", @StaticInitializer = false]
+      |  +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 2, @Override = false, @Private = true, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = true, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+      |  +- Parameter[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "demInstance", @RealLoc = true, @Type = "DraftEmailMessage__c"]
+      |  |  +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+      |  +- Parameter[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "emailBody", @RealLoc = true, @Type = "String"]
+      |  |  +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+      |  +- BlockStatement[@CurlyBrace = true, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]
+      +- Method[@Arity = 0, @CanonicalName = "invoke", @Constructor = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "invoke", @RealLoc = false, @ReturnType = "void", @StaticInitializer = false]
+         +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+         +- FieldDeclarationStatements[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true, @TypeArguments = (), @TypeName = "String"]
+         |  +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+         |  +- FieldDeclaration[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "body", @Name = "body", @RealLoc = true]
+         |     +- LiteralExpression[@Boolean = false, @Decimal = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Double = false, @Image = "email body", @Integer = false, @LiteralType = LiteralType.STRING, @Long = false, @Name = null, @Null = false, @RealLoc = true, @String = true]
+         |     +- VariableExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "body", @RealLoc = true]
+         |        +- EmptyReferenceExpression[@DefiningType = null, @RealLoc = false]
+         +- ForEachStatement[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]
+            +- VariableDeclarationStatements[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]
+            |  +- ModifierNode[@Abstract = false, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @DeprecatedTestMethod = false, @Final = false, @Global = false, @InheritedSharing = false, @Modifiers = 0, @Override = false, @Private = false, @Protected = false, @Public = false, @RealLoc = false, @Static = false, @Test = false, @TestOrTestSetup = false, @Transient = false, @Virtual = false, @WebService = false, @WithSharing = false, @WithoutSharing = false]
+            |  +- VariableDeclaration[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "demInstance", @RealLoc = true, @Type = "DraftEmailMessage__c"]
+            |     +- VariableExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "demInstance", @RealLoc = true]
+            |        +- EmptyReferenceExpression[@DefiningType = null, @RealLoc = false]
+            +- VariableExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "demInstance", @RealLoc = true]
+            |  +- EmptyReferenceExpression[@DefiningType = null, @RealLoc = false]
+            +- BlockStatement[@CurlyBrace = true, @DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]
+            |  +- ExpressionStatement[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]
+            |     +- MethodCallExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @FullMethodName = "sendEmail", @InputParametersSize = 2, @MethodName = "sendEmail", @RealLoc = true]
+            |        +- EmptyReferenceExpression[@DefiningType = null, @RealLoc = false]
+            |        +- VariableExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "demInstance", @RealLoc = true]
+            |        |  +- EmptyReferenceExpression[@DefiningType = null, @RealLoc = false]
+            |        +- VariableExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @Image = "emailBody", @RealLoc = true]
+            |           +- EmptyReferenceExpression[@DefiningType = null, @RealLoc = false]
+            +- TriggerVariableExpression[@DefiningType = "TriggerWithMethod", @RealLoc = true]