diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ContextBuilder.java b/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ContextBuilder.java
index 8805373ba4d..9161ec2f644 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ContextBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/support/compiler/jdt/ContextBuilder.java
@@ -257,7 +257,11 @@ private <T, U extends CtVariable<T>> U getVariableDeclaration(
 						if (name.equals(new String(fieldBinding.readableName()))) {
 							final String qualifiedNameOfParent = getNormalQualifiedName(referenceBinding);
 
-							final CtType parentOfField = referenceBinding.isClass()
+							CtType<?> parentOfField = typeFactory.get(qualifiedNameOfParent);
+							if (parentOfField != null) {
+								return (U) parentOfField.getField(name);
+							}
+							parentOfField = referenceBinding.isClass()
 									? classFactory.create(qualifiedNameOfParent)
 									: interfaceFactory.create(qualifiedNameOfParent);
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/spoon/test/type/TypeTest.java b/src/test/java/spoon/test/type/TypeTest.java
index 765b7c5fb1f..8625becf176 100644
--- a/src/test/java/spoon/test/type/TypeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/spoon/test/type/TypeTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import spoon.reflect.code.CtLocalVariable;
 import spoon.reflect.code.CtNewClass;
 import spoon.reflect.code.CtTypeAccess;
+import spoon.reflect.cu.SourcePosition;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtClass;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtMethod;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtType;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
@@ -417,4 +419,15 @@ public void testBinaryOpStringsType() {
 		List<CtBinaryOperator> concats = model.getElements(new TypeFilter<>(CtBinaryOperator.class));
 		concats.forEach(c -> assertEquals("java.lang.String", c.getType().toString()));
 	}
+
+	@ModelTest(
+					value = {"./src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/"},
+					noClasspath = true
+	)
+	void testClassNotReplacedInNoClasspathMode(Factory factory) {
+		// contract: ClassT1 is not replaced once present when looking up the ClassT1#classT3 field from ClassT2
+		CtType<?> type = factory.Type().get("p20.ClassT1");
+		assertNotNull(type);
+		assertNotEquals(SourcePosition.NOPOSITION, type.getPosition());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT1.java b/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba3b1c398bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package p20;
+public abstract class ClassT1 {
+    ClassT3 classT3;
+
+    public ClassT1(){
+        this.classT3 = new ClassT3(this);
+    }
+
+    void fun2(ClassT3 classT3){
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT2.java b/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT2.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d012664781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package p20;
+import p8.GlobalExecutor;
+
+public class ClassT2 extends ClassT1 {
+    public void fun(){
+        GlobalExecutor.executeByCommon(() -> {
+            fun2(classT3);
+        });
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT3.java b/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT3.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..893541a672f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/noclasspath/issue5208/p20/ClassT3.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package p20;
+
+public class ClassT3 {
+    final ClassT1 classT1;
+
+    public ClassT3(ClassT1 classT1) {
+        this.classT1 = classT1;
+    }
+}
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