diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
index d3539b53541b3..cf26d76c85acf 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
@@ -5427,7 +5427,10 @@ private JCExpression insertAnnotationsToMostInner(
      */
     protected JCVariableDecl formalParameter(boolean lambdaParameter, boolean recordComponent) {
         JCModifiers mods = !recordComponent ? optFinal(Flags.PARAMETER) : modifiersOpt();
-        if (recordComponent && mods.flags != 0) {
+        if (recordComponent && mods.flags != 0 && mods.flags != Flags.DEPRECATED) {
+            /* for record components we only allow the DEPRECATED flag, which can be set with a
+             * @deprecated javadoc tag
+             */
             log.error(mods.pos, Errors.RecordCantDeclareFieldModifiers);
         }
         if (recordComponent) {
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/records/RecordCompilationTests.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/records/RecordCompilationTests.java
index 1de0ec48f0dbd..7347abe4f9006 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/records/RecordCompilationTests.java
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/records/RecordCompilationTests.java
@@ -2169,4 +2169,58 @@ record R(@SafeVarargs String... s) {
                 """
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeprecatedJavadoc() {
+        assertOK(
+                """
+                record R(
+                    /**
+                     * @deprecated
+                     */
+                    @Deprecated
+                    int i
+                ) {}
+                """
+        );
+        assertOK(
+                """
+                record R(
+                    @Deprecated
+                    int i
+                ) {}
+                """
+        );
+        assertOKWithWarning("compiler.warn.missing.deprecated.annotation",
+                """
+                record R(
+                    /**
+                     * @deprecated
+                     */
+                    int i
+                ) {}
+                """
+        );
+        String[] previousOptions = getCompileOptions();
+        try {
+            setCompileOptions(new String[] {"-Xlint:deprecation"});
+            assertOKWithWarning("compiler.warn.has.been.deprecated",
+                """
+                record R(
+                    /**
+                     * @deprecated
+                     */
+                    @Deprecated
+                    int i
+                ) {}
+                class Client {
+                    R r;
+                    int j = r.i();
+                }
+                """
+            );
+        } finally {
+            setCompileOptions(previousOptions);
+        }
+    }
 }