diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MyModifierSet.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MyModifierSet.java
index 016dac383..cc261e36e 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MyModifierSet.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/MyModifierSet.java
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ class MyModifierSet
         return mModifiers.contains("public");
     }
 
+    /** @return whether the set contains a "abstract". **/
+    boolean containsAbstract()
+    {
+        return mModifiers.contains("abstract");
+    }
+
     /** @return the visibility scope of the modifiers. */
     Scope getVisibilityScope()
     {
@@ -164,4 +170,5 @@ class MyModifierSet
         buf.append("]");
         return buf.toString();
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java
index 6115595d9..0d7d8f8a3 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ class Verifier
                 "redundant 'public' modifier.");
         }
 
+        // Check for redunant abstract
+        if (inInterfaceBlock() && aSig.getModSet().containsAbstract()) {
+            log(aSig.getModSet().getFirstLineNo(),
+                aSig.getModSet().getFirstColNo(),
+                "redundant 'abstract' modifier.");
+        }
         // now check the javadoc
         final Scope methodScope = inInterfaceBlock()
             ? Scope.PUBLIC
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
index e91897bfd..fffca5376 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ public class CheckerTest
         final String filepath = getPath("InputSimple.java");
         assertNotNull(c);
         final String[] expected = {
-            filepath + ":1: file length is 168 lines (max allowed is 20).",
+            filepath + ":1: file length is 190 lines (max allowed is 20).",
             filepath + ":3: Line does not match expected header line of '// Created: 2001'.",
             filepath + ":18: line longer than 80 characters",
             filepath + ":19:25: line contains a tab character",
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ public class CheckerTest
             filepath + ":18:12: 'private' modifier out of order with the JLS suggestions.",
             filepath + ":24:14: 'private' modifier out of order with the JLS suggestions.",
             filepath + ":32:9: redundant 'public' modifier.",
+            filepath + ":38:9: redundant 'abstract' modifier.",
         };
         verify(c, filepath, expected);
     }
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputModifier.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputModifier.java
index ab54c5265..96fe6ecb9 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputModifier.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputModifier.java
@@ -33,5 +33,8 @@ strictfp final class InputModifier // illegal order of modifiers for class
 
         /** all OK */
         void b();
+
+        /** redundant abstract modifier */
+        abstract void c();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java
index 28ee90b4a..e298f69dd 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java
@@ -165,4 +165,26 @@ final class InputSimple
      */
     /* NOTHING */
     /* YES */ /* FIXME: x */ /* YES!! */
+
+    /** test long comments **/
+    void veryLong()
+    {
+        /*
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          blah blah blah blah
+          enough talk */
+    }
 }