diff --git a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/LoggingTests.java b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/LoggingTests.java
index 19c78de306..9773bef9e1 100644
--- a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/LoggingTests.java
+++ b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/LoggingTests.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void testLog4j2() {
         };
         //@formatter:on
 
-        addRuntimeLibrary("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.17.0", "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.0");
+        addRuntimeLibrary("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.17.1", "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.1");
         vmArguments = new String[] {"-Dorg.apache.logging.log4j.level=INFO", "-Dlog4j2.clock=T"};
         runConformTest(sources, "[main] INFO  C - yay!");
     }
diff --git a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/SealedTests.java b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/SealedTests.java
index c8f8639fdc..e79346bb6d 100644
--- a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/SealedTests.java
+++ b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/core/tests/xform/SealedTests.java
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ public void testSealed3() {
 
     private static boolean javaModelSealedSupport() {
         return org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore.getPlugin().getBundle().getVersion()
-                .compareTo(org.osgi.framework.Version.parseVersion("3.24")) >= 0;
+                .compareTo(org.osgi.framework.Version.parseVersion("3.28")) >= 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/SimpleTypeLookup.java b/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/SimpleTypeLookup.java
index e3529a53fc..31472e37bd 100644
--- a/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/SimpleTypeLookup.java
+++ b/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/SimpleTypeLookup.java
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ protected TypeLookupResult findTypeForVariable(final VariableExpression var, fin
                 (isDirectAccess && resolveStrategy != Closure.OWNER_FIRST && resolveStrategy != Closure.OWNER_ONLY)) {
             // accessed variable was found using direct search; forget the reference
             accessedVar = new DynamicVariable(var.getName(), scope.isStatic());
+        } else if (accessedVar instanceof Parameter && ((Parameter) accessedVar).getEnd() < 1 && var.getEnd() > 0 && // explicit reference to implicit parameter
+                variableInfo != null && variableInfo.scopeNode instanceof ConstructorNode) {
+            // could be field reference from pre- or post-condition block (incl. record compact constructor)
+            accessedVar = ((MethodNode) variableInfo.scopeNode).getDeclaringClass().getField(var.getName());
         }
 
         if (accessedVar instanceof ASTNode) {