diff --git a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionChecker.java b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionChecker.java
index e917cc9..9a34f4d 100644
--- a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionChecker.java
+++ b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionChecker.java
@@ -336,8 +336,12 @@
 
     assert method.getOverriddenMethods().isEmpty();
 
-    if (method.getBody() == null || (!method.isFinal() && !method.isStatic()
-        && !method.isDefaultMethod())) {
+    if (method.getBody() == null
+        || (!method.isFinal()
+            && !method.getEnclosingType().isFinal()
+            && !method.isPrivate()
+            && !method.isStatic()
+            && !method.isDefaultMethod())) {
       logError(member, "JsOverlay method '%s' cannot be non-final nor native.", memberDescription);
     }
   }
diff --git a/dev/core/test/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionCheckerTest.java b/dev/core/test/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionCheckerTest.java
index 46028ce..e7edec8 100644
--- a/dev/core/test/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionCheckerTest.java
+++ b/dev/core/test/com/google/gwt/dev/jjs/impl/JsInteropRestrictionCheckerTest.java
@@ -1604,11 +1604,15 @@
     addSnippetImport("jsinterop.annotations.JsType");
     addSnippetImport("jsinterop.annotations.JsOverlay");
     addSnippetClassDecl(
+        "@JsType(isNative=true) public static final class FinalType {",
+        "  @JsOverlay public void n() { }",
+        "}",
         "@JsType(isNative=true) public static class Buggy {",
         "  @JsOverlay public static Object object = new Object();",
         "  @JsOverlay public static void m() { }",
         "  @JsOverlay public static void m(int x) { }",
         "  @JsOverlay private static void m(boolean x) { }",
+        "  @JsOverlay private void m(String x) { }",
         "  @JsOverlay public final void n() { }",
         "  @JsOverlay public final void n(int x) { }",
         "  @JsOverlay private final void n(boolean x) { }",