diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheck.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheck.java
index 400c7e747f3..258d2bc8cf3 100644
--- a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheck.java
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheck.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers.anyOf;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers.isType;
 import static java.util.function.Predicate.not;
+import static tech.picnic.errorprone.bugpatterns.JavaKeywords.isJavaKeyword;
 
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
@@ -85,35 +86,41 @@ public Description matchMethod(MethodTree tree, VisitorState state) {
 
     if (isTestMethod) {
       tryCanonicalizeMethodName(tree)
-          .filter(methodName -> !reportDescriptionForPossibleNameClash(tree, methodName, state))
+          .filter(methodName -> isValidMethodName(tree, methodName, state))
           .ifPresent(
               methodName -> builder.merge(SuggestedFixes.renameMethod(tree, methodName, state)));
     }
     return builder.isEmpty() ? Description.NO_MATCH : describeMatch(tree, builder.build());
   }
 
-  private boolean reportDescriptionForPossibleNameClash(
-      MethodTree tree, String methodName, VisitorState state) {
+  private boolean isValidMethodName(MethodTree tree, String methodName, VisitorState state) {
     if (isMethodNameInClass(methodName, state)) {
-      state.reportMatch(
-          buildDescription(tree)
-              .setMessage(
-                  String.format("A method with name %s already exists in the class.", methodName))
-              .build());
-      return true;
+      reportIncorrectMethodName(
+          methodName, tree, "A method with name %s already exists in the class.", state);
+      return false;
     }
 
     if (isMethodNameStaticallyImported(methodName, state)) {
-      state.reportMatch(
-          buildDescription(tree)
-              .setMessage(
-                  String.format(
-                      "A method with name %s is already statically imported.", methodName))
-              .build());
-      return true;
+      reportIncorrectMethodName(
+          methodName, tree, "A method with name %s is already statically imported.", state);
+      return false;
     }
 
-    return false;
+    if (isJavaKeyword(methodName)) {
+      reportIncorrectMethodName(
+          methodName,
+          tree,
+          "Method name `%s` is not possible because it is a Java keyword.",
+          state);
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private void reportIncorrectMethodName(
+      String methodName, MethodTree tree, String message, VisitorState state) {
+    state.reportMatch(
+        buildDescription(tree).setMessage(String.format(message, methodName)).build());
   }
 
   private static boolean isMethodNameInClass(String methodName, VisitorState state) {
diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JavaKeywords.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JavaKeywords.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a86e1ff6035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JavaKeywords.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package tech.picnic.errorprone.bugpatterns;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("DeclarationOrder" /* The private constructor should come first. */)
+final class JavaKeywords {
+  private JavaKeywords() {}
+
+  /**
+   * List of all Java Language Keywords.
+   *
+   * <p>See: the <a
+   * href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/_keywords.html">Oracle
+   * Documentation</a> on Java Keywords.
+   */
+  private static final ImmutableSet<String> JAVA_KEYWORDS =
+      ImmutableSet.of(
+          "assert",
+          "boolean",
+          "break",
+          "byte",
+          "case",
+          "catch",
+          "char",
+          "class",
+          "const",
+          "continue",
+          "default",
+          "do",
+          "double",
+          "else",
+          "enum",
+          "extends",
+          "final",
+          "finally",
+          "float",
+          "for",
+          "goto",
+          "if",
+          "implements",
+          "import",
+          "instanceof",
+          "int",
+          "interface",
+          "long",
+          "native",
+          "new",
+          "package",
+          "private",
+          "protected",
+          "public",
+          "return",
+          "short",
+          "static",
+          "strictfp",
+          "super",
+          "switch",
+          "synchronized",
+          "this",
+          "throw",
+          "throws",
+          "transient",
+          "try",
+          "void",
+          "volatile",
+          "while");
+
+  /**
+   * Check whether the String is a Java Language Keyword.
+   *
+   * @param possibleKeyword a possible Java keyword
+   * @return whether the String is a Java keyword
+   */
+  public static boolean isJavaKeyword(String possibleKeyword) {
+    return JAVA_KEYWORDS.contains(possibleKeyword);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheckTest.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheckTest.java
index d2faf47ee5e..9c25eb0d2e8 100644
--- a/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheckTest.java
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/test/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/JUnitMethodDeclarationCheckTest.java
@@ -267,4 +267,44 @@ void methodAlreadyInStaticImports() {
             "}")
         .doTest(TestMode.TEXT_MATCH);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void methodHasJavaKeyword() {
+    refactoringTestHelper
+        .addInputLines(
+            "A.java",
+            "import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;",
+            "",
+            "class A {",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void testClass() {}",
+            "",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void testClazz() {}",
+            "",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void testThrow() {}",
+            "",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void testThrowww() {}",
+            "}")
+        .addOutputLines(
+            "A.java",
+            "import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;",
+            "",
+            "class A {",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void testClass() {}",
+            "",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void clazz() {}",
+            "",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void testThrow() {}",
+            "",
+            "  @Test",
+            "  void throwww() {}",
+            "}")
+        .doTest(TestMode.TEXT_MATCH);
+  }
 }