diff --git a/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml b/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml
index d2657929e..4c433d0c4 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ let prop_iter_add_hpred_footprint_to_prop pname tenv prop (lexp, typ) inst =
 let add_guarded_by_constraints prop lexp pdesc =
   let excluded_guardedby_string str =
     str = "ui_thread" in (* don't warn on @GuardedBy("ui_thread") *)
-  let sigma = Prop.get_sigma prop in
   let extract_guarded_by_str item_annot =
     let annot_extract_guarded_by_str (annot, _) =
       if Annotations.annot_ends_with annot Annotations.guarded_by
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ let add_guarded_by_constraints prop lexp pdesc =
             None)
       sigma in
   (* warn if the access to [lexp] is not protected by the [guarded_by_fld_str] lock *)
-  let enforce_guarded_access accessed_fld guarded_by_str prop =
+  let enforce_guarded_access_ accessed_fld guarded_by_str prop =
     (* return true if [pdesc] has an annotation that matches [guarded_by_str] *)
     let proc_has_matching_annot pdesc guarded_by_str =
       let proc_signature =
@@ -716,21 +715,25 @@ let add_guarded_by_constraints prop lexp pdesc =
              lock in the current prop). so just be silent. *)
           ();
         prop in
+  let enforce_guarded_access fld typ prop =
+    match get_guarded_by_fld_str fld typ with
+    | Some guarded_by_fld_str -> enforce_guarded_access_ fld guarded_by_fld_str prop
+    | None -> prop in
   let check_fld_locks typ prop_acc (fld, strexp) = match strexp with
-    | Sil.Eexp (exp, _) when Sil.exp_equal exp lexp ->
-        begin
-          match get_guarded_by_fld_str fld typ with
-          | Some guarded_by_fld_str -> enforce_guarded_access fld guarded_by_fld_str prop_acc
-          | None -> prop_acc (* field not annotated; proceed as normal *)
-        end
-    | _ ->
-        prop_acc in
+    | Sil.Eexp (exp, _) when Sil.exp_equal exp lexp -> enforce_guarded_access fld typ prop_acc
+    | _ -> prop_acc in
   let hpred_check_flds prop_acc = function
     | Sil.Hpointsto (_, Estruct (flds, _), Sizeof (typ, _, _)) ->
         IList.fold_left (check_fld_locks typ) prop_acc flds
     | _ ->
         prop_acc in
-  IList.fold_left hpred_check_flds prop sigma
+  match lexp with
+  | Sil.Lfield (_, fld, typ) ->
+      (* check for direct access to field annotated with @GuardedBy *)
+      enforce_guarded_access fld typ prop
+  | _ ->
+      (* check for access via alias *)
+      IList.fold_left hpred_check_flds prop (Prop.get_sigma prop)
 
 (** Add a pointsto for [root(lexp): typ] to the iterator and to the
     footprint, if it's compatible with the allowed footprint
@@ -1261,7 +1264,8 @@ let rearrange ?(report_deref_errors=true) pdesc tenv lexp typ prop loc
   if report_deref_errors then check_dereference_error pdesc prop nlexp (State.get_loc ());
   let pname = Cfg.Procdesc.get_proc_name pdesc in
   let prop' =
-    if Config.csl_analysis && !Config.footprint && Procname.is_java pname
+    if Config.csl_analysis && !Config.footprint && Procname.is_java pname &&
+       not (Procname.is_constructor pname || Procname.is_class_initializer pname)
     then add_guarded_by_constraints prop lexp pdesc
     else prop in
   match Prop.prop_iter_create prop' with
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java
index 5a33e861e..83d413d54 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java
@@ -40,23 +40,54 @@ public class GuardedByExample {
   @GuardedBy("ui_thread")
   Object t = new Object();
 
+  private static Object sLock = new Object();
+
+  @GuardedBy("sLock")
+  static Object sFld;
+
+  static {
+    // don't warn on class initializer
+    sFld = new Object();
+  }
+
+  public GuardedByExample() {
+    // don't warn on reads or writes of Guarded fields in constructor
+    f.toString();
+    g = new Object();
+  }
 
   void readFBad() {
     this.f.toString();
   }
 
+  void writeFBad() {
+    this.f = new Object();
+  }
+
   void readFBadWrongLock() {
     synchronized (mOtherLock) {
       this.f.toString(); // f is supposed to be protected by mLock
     }
   }
 
+  void writeFBadWrongLock() {
+    synchronized (mOtherLock) {
+      this.f = new Object(); // f is supposed to be protected by mLock
+    }
+  }
+
   void readFAfterBlockBad() {
     synchronized (mLock) {
     }
     this.f.toString();
   }
 
+  void writeFAfterBlockBad() {
+    synchronized (mLock) {
+    }
+    this.f = new Object();
+  }
+
   @GuardedBy("mOtherLock")
   void readFBadWrongAnnotation() {
     this.f.toString();
@@ -67,20 +98,34 @@ public class GuardedByExample {
     this.f.toString();
   }
 
-  synchronized void synchronizedMethodOk() {
+  synchronized void synchronizedMethodReadOk() {
     this.g.toString();
   }
 
+  synchronized void synchronizedMethodWriteOk() {
+    this.g = new Object();
+  }
+
   void readFOkSynchronized() {
     synchronized (mLock) {
       this.f.toString();
     }
   }
 
-  synchronized void synchronizedMethodBad() {
+  void writeFOkSynchronized() {
+    synchronized (mLock) {
+      this.f = new Object();
+    }
+  }
+
+  synchronized void synchronizedMethodReadBad() {
     this.f.toString(); // f is supposed to be protected by mLock, not this
   }
 
+  synchronized void synchronizedMethodWriteBad() {
+    this.f = new Object(); // f is supposed to be protected by mLock, not this
+  }
+
   void readGFromCopyBad() {
     synchronized (this) {
       mCopyOfG = g;  // these are ok: access of g guarded by this
@@ -89,6 +134,13 @@ public class GuardedByExample {
     mCopyOfG.toString();  // should be an error; unprotected access to pt(g)
   }
 
+  void reassignCopyOk() {
+    synchronized (this) {
+      mCopyOfG = g;  // these are ok: access of g guarded by this
+    }
+    mCopyOfG = new Object(); // ok; this doesn't change the value of g
+  }
+
   void readHBad() {
     synchronized (mLock) { // h is not protected by mLock
       this.h.toString();
diff --git a/infer/tests/endtoend/java/infer/GuardedByTest.java b/infer/tests/endtoend/java/infer/GuardedByTest.java
index 63b38f0ff..dc1a0f36e 100644
--- a/infer/tests/endtoend/java/infer/GuardedByTest.java
+++ b/infer/tests/endtoend/java/infer/GuardedByTest.java
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ public class GuardedByTest {
       throws IOException, InterruptedException, InferException {
     String[] methods = {
       "readFBad",
+      "writeFBad",
       "readFBadWrongLock",
+      "writeFBadWrongLock",
       "readFAfterBlockBad",
+      "writeFAfterBlockBad",
       "readFBadWrongAnnotation",
-      "synchronizedMethodBad",
+      "synchronizedMethodReadBad",
+      "synchronizedMethodWriteBad",
       "readGFromCopyBad",
       "readHBad",
       "readHBadSynchronizedMethodShouldntHelp",