# HG changeset patch
# Parent 1dcea64e9f009b8dd744523f3338f10b0ef9d374
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/reflection.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/reflection.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/reflection.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/reflection.cpp
@@ -543,15 +543,28 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+  Klass* host_class = current_class;
+  while (host_class->oop_is_instance() &&
+      InstanceKlass::cast(host_class)->is_anonymous()) {
+    Klass* next_host_class = InstanceKlass::cast(host_class)->host_klass();
+    if (next_host_class == NULL)  break;
+    host_class = next_host_class;
+  }
+  if (host_class != current_class) tty->print_cr("%s inside %s", current_class->internal_name(), host_class->internal_name()); //@@
+  if (!UseNewCode)  host_class = current_class; //@@
+  if (host_class == field_class) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (access.is_protected()) {
     if (!protected_restriction) {
-      // See if current_class is a subclass of field_class
-      if (current_class->is_subclass_of(field_class)) {
+      // See if current_class (or outermost host class) is a subclass of field_class
+      if (host_class->is_subclass_of(field_class)) {
         if (access.is_static() || // static fields are ok, see 6622385
             current_class == resolved_class ||
             field_class == resolved_class ||
-            current_class->is_subclass_of(resolved_class) ||
-            resolved_class->is_subclass_of(current_class)) {
+            host_class->is_subclass_of(resolved_class) ||
+            resolved_class->is_subclass_of(host_class)) {
           return true;
         }
       }