diff --git a/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql b/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql
index 8fe3d4e6ba6..9f24744fa0c 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql	
+++ b/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql	
@@ -120,8 +120,12 @@ predicate exposesByStore(Callable c, Field f, Expr why, string whyText) {
 
 from Callable c, Field f, Expr why, string whyText
 where
-  exposesByReturn(c, f, why, whyText) or
-  exposesByStore(c, f, why, whyText)
+  (
+    exposesByReturn(c, f, why, whyText) or
+    exposesByStore(c, f, why, whyText)
+  ) and
+  // Kotlin properties expose internal representation, but it's not accidental, so ignore them
+  not exists(Property p | p.getBackingField() = f)
 select c,
   c.getName() + " exposes the internal representation stored in field " + f.getName() +
     ". The value may be modified $@.", why.getLocation(), whyText
diff --git a/java/ql/test/kotlin/query-tests/ExposeRepresentation/ExposeRepresentation.expected b/java/ql/test/kotlin/query-tests/ExposeRepresentation/ExposeRepresentation.expected
index 64b3f15ca4e..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/kotlin/query-tests/ExposeRepresentation/ExposeRepresentation.expected
+++ b/java/ql/test/kotlin/query-tests/ExposeRepresentation/ExposeRepresentation.expected
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-| ExposesRep.kt:2:5:2:49 | getStrings | getStrings exposes the internal representation stored in field strings. The value may be modified $@. | User.kt:3:12:3:18 | User.kt:3:12:3:18 | after this call to getStrings |