1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java
index 945e389..ea2b16f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkField.java
@@ -14,12 +14,26 @@ import org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner;
 public class FrameworkField extends FrameworkMember<FrameworkField> {
     private final Field field;
 
-    FrameworkField(Field field) {
+    /**
+     * Returns a new {@code FrameworkField} for {@code field}.
+     *
+     * <p>Access relaxed to {@code public} since version 4.13.1.
+     */
+    public FrameworkField(Field field) {
         if (field == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException(
                     "FrameworkField cannot be created without an underlying field.");
         }
         this.field = field;
+
+        if (isPublic()) {
+            // This field could be a public field in a package-scope base class
+            try {
+                field.setAccessible(true);
+            } catch (SecurityException e) {
+                // We may get an IllegalAccessException when we try to access the field
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -41,6 +55,11 @@ public class FrameworkField extends FrameworkMember<FrameworkField> {
     }
 
     @Override
+    boolean isBridgeMethod() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected int getModifiers() {
         return field.getModifiers();
     }