diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/NonNullHandler.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/NonNullHandler.java
index 5c58069cf4..59fda8014a 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/NonNullHandler.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/NonNullHandler.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public class NonNullHandler extends EclipseAnnotationHandler<NonNull> {
 		
 		if (isGenerated(declaration)) return;
 		
+		if (declaration.isAbstract()) {
+			annotationNode.addWarning("@NonNull is meaningless on a parameter of an abstract method.");
+			return;
+		}
+
 		// Possibly, if 'declaration instanceof ConstructorDeclaration', fetch declaration.constructorCall, search it for any references to our parameter,
 		// and if they exist, create a new method in the class: 'private static <T> T lombok$nullCheck(T expr, String msg) {if (expr == null) throw NPE; return expr;}' and
 		// wrap all references to it in the super/this to a call to this method.
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/NonNullHandler.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/NonNullHandler.java
index 415d60329d..392e8390d7 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/NonNullHandler.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/NonNullHandler.java
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public class NonNullHandler extends JavacAnnotationHandler<NonNull> {
 		
 		if (JavacHandlerUtil.isGenerated(declaration)) return;
 		
+		if (declaration.body == null) {
+			annotationNode.addWarning("@NonNull is meaningless on a parameter of an abstract method.");
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		// Possibly, if 'declaration instanceof ConstructorDeclaration', fetch declaration.constructorCall, search it for any references to our parameter,
 		// and if they exist, create a new method in the class: 'private static <T> T lombok$nullCheck(T expr, String msg) {if (expr == null) throw NPE; return expr;}' and
 		// wrap all references to it in the super/this to a call to this method.
diff --git a/test/transform/resource/after-delombok/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java b/test/transform/resource/after-delombok/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0330bd6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transform/resource/after-delombok/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+abstract class NonNullOnParameterAbstract {
+	public void test(@lombok.NonNull String arg) {
+		if (arg == null) {
+			throw new java.lang.NullPointerException("arg");
+		}
+		System.out.println("Hey");
+	}
+	
+	public abstract void test2(@lombok.NonNull String arg);
+}
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diff --git a/test/transform/resource/after-ecj/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java b/test/transform/resource/after-ecj/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7dae24708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transform/resource/after-ecj/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+abstract class NonNullOnParameterAbstract {
+  NonNullOnParameterAbstract() {
+    super();
+  }
+  public void test(@lombok.NonNull String arg) {
+    if ((arg == null))
+        {
+          throw new java.lang.NullPointerException("arg");
+        }
+    System.out.println("Hey");
+  }
+  public abstract void test2(@lombok.NonNull String arg);
+}
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diff --git a/test/transform/resource/before/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java b/test/transform/resource/before/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1669118416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transform/resource/before/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+abstract class NonNullOnParameterAbstract {
+	public void test(@lombok.NonNull String arg) {
+		System.out.println("Hey");
+	}
+	
+	public abstract void test2(@lombok.NonNull String arg);
+}
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diff --git a/test/transform/resource/messages-delombok/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages b/test/transform/resource/messages-delombok/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ebeea0545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transform/resource/messages-delombok/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6:36 @NonNull is meaningless on a parameter of an abstract method.
diff --git a/test/transform/resource/messages-ecj/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages b/test/transform/resource/messages-ecj/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48d1508eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transform/resource/messages-ecj/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6:154 @NonNull is meaningless on a parameter of an abstract method.
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diff --git a/test/transform/resource/messages-idempotent/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages b/test/transform/resource/messages-idempotent/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0054717166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transform/resource/messages-idempotent/NonNullOnParameterAbstract.java.messages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+9:36 @NonNull is meaningless on a parameter of an abstract method.
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