diff --git a/rewrite-java-test/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImportTest.java b/rewrite-java-test/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImportTest.java
index 68ba9620f70..f750d286937 100644
--- a/rewrite-java-test/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImportTest.java
+++ b/rewrite-java-test/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImportTest.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class A {
 
     @Test
     void forceImportNoJavaRecord() {
+        // Add import for a class named `Record`, even within the same package, to avoid conflicts with java.lang.Record
         rewriteRun(
           spec -> spec.recipe(toRecipe(() -> new AddImport<>("com.acme.bank.Record", null, false))),
           //language=java
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ class Foo {
 
     @Test
     void notForceImportJavaRecord() {
+        // Do not add import for java.lang.Record by default
         rewriteRun(
           spec -> spec.recipe(toRecipe(() -> new AddImport<>("java.lang.Record", null, false))),
           //language=java
diff --git a/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImport.java b/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImport.java
index c9908e66aaa..4299ef1dd08 100644
--- a/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImport.java
+++ b/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/AddImport.java
@@ -105,10 +105,14 @@ public AddImport(@Nullable String packageName, String typeName, @Nullable String
                 return cu;
             }
 
-            // No need to add imports if the class to import is in java.lang, or if the classes are within the same package
-            if (("java.lang".equals(packageName) && StringUtils.isBlank(member)) ||
-                (!"Record".equals(typeName) && cu.getPackageDeclaration() != null &&
-                    packageName.equals(cu.getPackageDeclaration().getExpression().printTrimmed(getCursor())))) {
+            // No need to add imports if the class to import is in java.lang
+            if ("java.lang".equals(packageName) && StringUtils.isBlank(member)) {
+                return cu;
+            }
+            // Nor if the classes are within the same package
+            if (!"Record".equals(typeName) && // Record's late addition to `java.lang` might conflict with user class
+                    cu.getPackageDeclaration() != null &&
+                    packageName.equals(cu.getPackageDeclaration().getExpression().printTrimmed(getCursor()))) {
                 return cu;
             }