diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaModifier.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaModifier.java
index b5b4755656..6692f1d7a4 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaModifier.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaModifier.java
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ public enum JavaModifier {
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
     SYNCHRONIZED(EnumSet.of(ApplicableType.METHOD), Opcodes.ACC_SYNCHRONIZED),
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
-    NATIVE(EnumSet.of(ApplicableType.METHOD), Opcodes.ACC_NATIVE);
+    NATIVE(EnumSet.of(ApplicableType.METHOD), Opcodes.ACC_NATIVE),
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    BRIDGE(EnumSet.of(ApplicableType.METHOD), Opcodes.ACC_BRIDGE),
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    SYNTHETIC(EnumSet.allOf(ApplicableType.class), Opcodes.ACC_SYNTHETIC);
 
     private final Set<ApplicableType> applicableTo;
     private final int asmAccessFlag;
diff --git a/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java
index 30278420f7..3b3bb4a1ba 100644
--- a/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java
+++ b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.testexamples.simpleimport.InterfaceToImport;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.testexamples.simplenames.SimpleNameExamples;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.testexamples.specialtargets.ClassCallingSpecialTarget;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.testexamples.syntheticimport.ClassWithSynthetics;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.testutil.LogTestRule;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.testutil.OutsideOfClassPathRule;
 import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProvider;
@@ -194,11 +195,13 @@
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaConstructor.CONSTRUCTOR_NAME;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaFieldAccess.AccessType.GET;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaFieldAccess.AccessType.SET;
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.BRIDGE;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.FINAL;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.PRIVATE;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.PROTECTED;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.PUBLIC;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.STATIC;
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.SYNTHETIC;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.TRANSIENT;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaModifier.VOLATILE;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaStaticInitializer.STATIC_INITIALIZER_NAME;
@@ -384,6 +387,20 @@ public void handles_static_modifier_of_nested_classes() throws Exception {
         assertThat(classes.get(ClassWithNestedClass.StaticNestedInterface.class).getModifiers()).as("modifiers of ClassWithNestedClass.StaticNestedInterface").contains(STATIC);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void handles_synthetic_modifiers() throws Exception {
+        JavaClasses classes = classesIn("testexamples/syntheticimport").classes;
+
+        JavaField syntheticField = getOnlyElement(classes.get(ClassWithSynthetics.ClassWithSyntheticField.class).getFields());
+        assertThat(syntheticField.getModifiers()).as("modifiers of field in ClassWithSynthetics.ClassWithSyntheticField").contains(SYNTHETIC);
+
+        JavaMethod syntheticMethod = getOnlyElement(classes.get(ClassWithSynthetics.ClassWithSyntheticMethod.class).getMethods());
+        assertThat(syntheticMethod.getModifiers()).as("modifiers of method in ClassWithSynthetics.ClassWithSyntheticMethod").contains(SYNTHETIC);
+
+        JavaMethod compareMethod = classes.get(ClassWithSynthetics.class).getMethod("compare", Object.class, Object.class);
+        assertThat(compareMethod.getModifiers()).as("modifiers of bridge method in ClassWithSynthetics").contains(BRIDGE, SYNTHETIC);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void imports_jdk_classes() {
         JavaClasses classes = new ClassFileImporter().importClasses(File.class);
diff --git a/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/testexamples/syntheticimport/ClassWithSynthetics.java b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/testexamples/syntheticimport/ClassWithSynthetics.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5037de217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/testexamples/syntheticimport/ClassWithSynthetics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.testexamples.syntheticimport;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+@SuppressWarnings({"unused", "InnerClassMayBeStatic"})
+public class ClassWithSynthetics implements Comparator<String> {
+    // for (non-static) inner classes the compiler must create a synthetic field, holding a reference to the outer class
+    public class ClassWithSyntheticField {
+    }
+
+    // for accesses to private fields of inner classes, the compiler must create a synthetic method to allow access to this field
+    // thus together with the method 'getNestedField', this causes the existence of a synthetic method
+    public class ClassWithSyntheticMethod {
+        private String nestedField;
+    }
+
+    public String getNestedField() {
+        return new ClassWithSyntheticMethod().nestedField;
+    }
+
+    // to cover type erasure, the compiler must add a bridge method with signature compare(Object, Object) here
+    @Override
+    public int compare(String o1, String o2) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}