diff --git a/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/SerialVersionUID.java b/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/SerialVersionUID.java
--- a/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/SerialVersionUID.java
+++ b/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/SerialVersionUID.java
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@
 package org.netbeans.modules.java.hints;
 
 import com.sun.source.tree.ClassTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.NewClassTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.Tree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.Tree.Kind;
 import com.sun.source.tree.VariableTree;
+import com.sun.source.util.SourcePositions;
 import com.sun.source.util.TreePath;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Modifier;
+import javax.lang.model.element.NestingKind;
 import static javax.lang.model.element.Modifier.*;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@
  */
 public class SerialVersionUID extends AbstractHint {
 
+    private static final Set<Tree.Kind> TREE_KINDS = EnumSet.<Tree.Kind>of(Tree.Kind.CLASS);
     private static final String SERIAL = "serial"; //NOI18N
     private static final String SVUID = "serialVersionUID"; //NOI18N
     private static final String SERIALIZABLE = "java.io.Serializable"; //NOI18N
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@
     }
 
     public Set<Kind> getTreeKinds() {
-        return EnumSet.of(Kind.CLASS);
+        return TREE_KINDS;
     }
 
     public List<ErrorDescription> run(CompilationInfo info, TreePath treePath) {
@@ -99,14 +104,31 @@
         List<Fix> fixes = new ArrayList<Fix>();
         fixes.add(new FixImpl(TreePathHandle.create(treePath, info), false));
         // fixes.add(new FixImpl(TreePathHandle.create(treePath, info), true));
-        fixes.addAll(FixFactory.createSuppressWarnings(info, treePath, SERIAL));
 
-        int[] span = info.getTreeUtilities().findNameSpan((ClassTree) treePath.getLeaf());
-        if (span == null) { //span cannot be found, do not show anything
-            return null;
+        ErrorDescription ed = null;
+        String desc = NbBundle.getMessage(getClass(), "ERR_SerialVersionUID"); //NOI18N
+        if (type.getNestingKind().equals(NestingKind.ANONYMOUS)) {
+            SourcePositions pos = info.getTrees().getSourcePositions();
+            Tree clazzTree = null;
+            for (Tree tree : treePath) {
+                if (tree.getKind().equals(Tree.Kind.NEW_CLASS)) {
+                    clazzTree = ((NewClassTree) tree).getIdentifier();
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            // clazzTree = treePath.getParentPath().getLeaf() to mark all implementation!
+            if (clazzTree == null) return null; // return nothing
+            long start = pos.getStartPosition(info.getCompilationUnit(), clazzTree);
+            long end = pos.getEndPosition(info.getCompilationUnit(), clazzTree);
+            ed = ErrorDescriptionFactory.createErrorDescription(
+                    getSeverity().toEditorSeverity(), desc, fixes, info.getFileObject(), (int) start, (int) end);
+        } else {
+            // add SuppressWarning only to non-anonymous class
+            fixes.addAll(FixFactory.createSuppressWarnings(info, treePath, SERIAL));
+            int[] span = info.getTreeUtilities().findNameSpan((ClassTree) treePath.getLeaf());
+            ed = ErrorDescriptionFactory.createErrorDescription(
+                    getSeverity().toEditorSeverity(), desc, fixes, info.getFileObject(), span[0], span[1]);
         }
-        String desc = NbBundle.getMessage(getClass(), "ERR_SerialVersionUID"); //NOI18N
-        ErrorDescription ed = ErrorDescriptionFactory.createErrorDescription(getSeverity().toEditorSeverity(), desc, fixes, info.getFileObject(), span[0], span[1]);
         if (cancel.get()) {
             return null;
         }