diff --git a/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JVar.java b/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JVar.java
index 359e66700..5a5482ab6 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JVar.java
+++ b/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JVar.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ public JAnnotationUse annotate(JClass clazz){
         return a;
     }
 
+    public void annotate(JAnnotationUse annotation) {
+        if (annotations == null)
+            annotations = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        annotations.add(annotation);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds an annotation to this variable.
      *
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ public Collection<JAnnotationUse> annotations() {
     }
 
     protected boolean isAnnotated() {
-        return annotations!=null;
+        return annotations != null && !annotations.isEmpty();
     }
 
     public void bind(JFormatter f) {
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/docs/release-documentation/src/docbook/jaxb-changelog.xml b/jaxb-ri/docs/release-documentation/src/docbook/jaxb-changelog.xml
index f5355f5e6..af16b02de 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/docs/release-documentation/src/docbook/jaxb-changelog.xml
+++ b/jaxb-ri/docs/release-documentation/src/docbook/jaxb-changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
                     <listitem><para>
                         <link xlink:href="https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxb-ri/issues/1676">#1676</link>: Impossible to build with non-english system
                     </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <link xlink:href="https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxb-ri/issues/1677">#1677</link>: Add/implement JVar.annotate(JAnnotationUse annotation)
+                    </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>
                         <link xlink:href="https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxb-ri/issues/1680">#1680</link>: Avoid eager initialization of Scope objects.
                     </para></listitem>