diff --git a/src/checkers/inference/util/SlotDefaultTypeResolver.java b/src/checkers/inference/util/SlotDefaultTypeResolver.java
index 2f081931..e2034e46 100644
--- a/src/checkers/inference/util/SlotDefaultTypeResolver.java
+++ b/src/checkers/inference/util/SlotDefaultTypeResolver.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import com.sun.source.tree.AnnotatedTypeTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.ArrayTypeTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.ClassTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.ExpressionTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.NewClassTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.ParameterizedTypeTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.PrimitiveTypeTree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.Tree;
@@ -185,5 +187,21 @@ public Void visitAnnotatedType(AnnotatedTypeTree tree, Void unused) {
 
             return super.visitAnnotatedType(tree, unused);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public Void visitNewClass(NewClassTree tree, Void unused) {
+            AnnotatedTypeMirror defaultType = getDefaultTypeFor(tree);
+            if (InferenceUtil.isAnonymousClass(tree)) {
+                // don't associate the identifier with the defaultType if it's an anonymousclass
+                // should associate the identifier with the direct super type of the defaultType.
+                // choose the last one of the directSupertypes, which is either the direct super class
+                // or implemented interface
+                List<? extends AnnotatedTypeMirror> superTypes = defaultType.directSupertypes();
+                defaultTypes.put(tree.getIdentifier(), superTypes.get(superTypes.size()-1));
+            } else {
+                defaultTypes.put(tree.getIdentifier(), defaultType);
+            }
+            return super.visitNewClass(tree, unused);
+        }
     }
 }