diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala
index d1164d4742af..aa88433807d4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/JavaParsers.scala
@@ -761,11 +761,9 @@ object JavaParsers {
       ValDef(name, tpt2, if (mods.is(Flags.Param)) EmptyTree else unimplementedExpr).withMods(mods1)
     }
 
-    def memberDecl(start: Offset, mods: Modifiers, parentToken: Int): List[Tree] = in.token match
-      case CLASS | ENUM | RECORD | INTERFACE | AT =>
-        typeDecl(start, if definesInterface(parentToken) then mods | Flags.JavaStatic else mods)
-      case _ =>
-        termDecl(start, mods, parentToken)
+    def memberDecl(start: Offset, mods: Modifiers, parentToken: Int): List[Tree] =
+      if (isTypeDeclStart()) typeDecl(start, if definesInterface(parentToken) then mods | Flags.JavaStatic else mods)
+      else termDecl(start, mods, parentToken)
 
     def makeCompanionObject(cdef: TypeDef, statics: List[Tree]): Tree =
       atSpan(cdef.span) {
@@ -1049,6 +1047,10 @@ object JavaParsers {
       }
     }
 
+    def isTypeDeclStart() = in.token match {
+      case CLASS | ENUM | RECORD | INTERFACE | AT => true
+      case _ => false
+    }
     def typeDecl(start: Offset, mods: Modifiers): List[Tree] = in.token match
       case ENUM      => enumDecl(start, mods)
       case INTERFACE => interfaceDecl(start, mods)
@@ -1098,6 +1100,13 @@ object JavaParsers {
         case Some(t)  => t.name.toTypeName
         case _        => tpnme.EMPTY
       }
+      var compact = false
+      def typeDeclOrCompact(start: Offset, mods: Modifiers): List[Tree] =
+        if (isTypeDeclStart()) typeDecl(start, mods)
+        else
+          val ts = termDecl(start, mods, CLASS)
+          if (ts.nonEmpty) compact = true
+          Nil
       val buf = new ListBuffer[Tree]
       while (in.token == IMPORT)
         buf ++= importDecl()
@@ -1107,12 +1116,13 @@ object JavaParsers {
           val start = in.offset
           val mods = modifiers(inInterface = false)
           adaptRecordIdentifier() // needed for typeDecl
-          buf ++= typeDecl(start, mods)
+          buf ++= typeDeclOrCompact(start, mods)
         }
       }
       val unit = atSpan(start) { PackageDef(pkg, buf.toList) }
       accept(EOF)
-      unit match
+      if (compact) EmptyTree
+      else unit match
         case PackageDef(Ident(nme.EMPTY_PACKAGE), Nil) => EmptyTree
         case _ => unit
     }
diff --git a/tests/neg/i18584/T.java b/tests/neg/i18584/T.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad05ca47aefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i18584/T.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// test: -jvm 25+
+
+int k = 0;
+File f = null;
+java.io.File g = f;
+@Deprecated void main() { return; }
+public record Person(String name, int age) { }
+public class H { }
+public static int k() { return 1; }
diff --git a/tests/neg/i18584/Test.scala b/tests/neg/i18584/Test.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46977fea6d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i18584/Test.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Test {
+  new U
+  new H() // error
+  new T.H() // error
+}
diff --git a/tests/neg/i18584/U.java b/tests/neg/i18584/U.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9c640868358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i18584/U.java
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+public class U { }
diff --git a/tests/pos/i18584/T.java b/tests/pos/i18584/T.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad05ca47aefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i18584/T.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// test: -jvm 25+
+
+int k = 0;
+File f = null;
+java.io.File g = f;
+@Deprecated void main() { return; }
+public record Person(String name, int age) { }
+public class H { }
+public static int k() { return 1; }
diff --git a/tests/pos/i18584/Test.scala b/tests/pos/i18584/Test.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4f42cf01183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i18584/Test.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Test {
+  new U
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos/i18584/U.java b/tests/pos/i18584/U.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9c640868358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i18584/U.java
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+public class U { }