diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/SuperCallScope.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/SuperCallScope.java
index a69202929..b86b07c4e 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/SuperCallScope.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/SuperCallScope.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
  */
 public class SuperCallScope implements IScope {
 
-	private static final String SUPER = "super";
+	static final String SUPER = "super";
 
 	/**
 	 * Used during linking to set the {@link RuleCall#isExplicitlyCalled() flag}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextConfigurableIssueCodes.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextConfigurableIssueCodes.java
index ef853a1fa..cea6c2f54 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextConfigurableIssueCodes.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextConfigurableIssueCodes.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class XtextConfigurableIssueCodes extends ConfigurableIssueCodesProvider
 	public static final String INVALID_PACKAGE_REFERENCE_EXTERNAL = ISSUE_CODE_PREFIX + "InvalidPackageReference.external";
 	public static final String INVALID_PACKAGE_REFERENCE_NOT_ON_CLASSPATH = ISSUE_CODE_PREFIX + "InvalidPackageReference.notOnClasspath";
 	public static final String INVALID_TERMINALRULE_NAME = ISSUE_CODE_PREFIX + "InvalidTerminalRuleName";
+	public static final String DISCOURAGED_RULE_NAME = ISSUE_CODE_PREFIX + "DiscouragedName";
 	public static final String DUPLICATE_ENUM_LITERAL = ISSUE_CODE_PREFIX + "DuplicateEnumLiteral";
 	public static final String BIDIRECTIONAL_REFERENCE = ISSUE_CODE_PREFIX + "BidirectionalReference";
 	
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ public class XtextConfigurableIssueCodes extends ConfigurableIssueCodesProvider
 		acceptor.accept(create(INVALID_TERMINALRULE_NAME, SeverityConverter.SEVERITY_WARNING));
 		acceptor.accept(create(DUPLICATE_ENUM_LITERAL, SeverityConverter.SEVERITY_WARNING));
 		acceptor.accept(create(BIDIRECTIONAL_REFERENCE, SeverityConverter.SEVERITY_WARNING));
+		acceptor.accept(create(DISCOURAGED_RULE_NAME, SeverityConverter.SEVERITY_WARNING));
 	}
 
 	protected final PreferenceKey create(String id, String defaultValue) {
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidator.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidator.java
index da74c6f2f..1079d5387 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidator.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidator.java
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ public class XtextValidator extends AbstractDeclarativeValidator {
 					if (!superGrammar)
 						message = message + " This grammar contains another rule '" + name + "'.";
 					error(message, XtextPackage.Literals.ABSTRACT_RULE__NAME);
+					return;
 				}
 			}
 			else {
@@ -710,8 +711,12 @@ public class XtextValidator extends AbstractDeclarativeValidator {
 					builder.append("'").append(name).append("'");
 				}
 				error(message + " The conflicting rules are " + builder + ".", XtextPackage.Literals.ABSTRACT_RULE__NAME);
+				return;
 			}
 		}
+		if (SuperCallScope.SUPER.equals(rule.getName())) {
+			addIssue("Discouraged rule name 'super'", rule, XtextPackage.Literals.ABSTRACT_RULE__NAME, DISCOURAGED_RULE_NAME);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private Multimap<String, AbstractRule> getAllRules(Grammar grammar, String name) {
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidationTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidationTest.java
index 80e562022..6c7b07ecf 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidationTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/XtextValidationTest.java
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@ public class XtextValidationTest extends AbstractValidationMessageAcceptingTestC
 		state.context = newHashMap();
 	}
 	
+	@Test public void testRuleCalledSuper() throws Exception {
+		XtextResource resource = getResourceFromString(
+				"grammar com.acme.Bar with org.eclipse.xtext.common.Terminals\n" +
+				"generate metamodel 'myURI'\n" +
+				"Model: super=super;\n" + 
+				"super: name=ID;");
+
+		IResourceValidator validator = get(IResourceValidator.class);
+		List<Issue> issues = validator.validate(resource, CheckMode.FAST_ONLY, CancelIndicator.NullImpl);
+		assertEquals(issues.toString(), 1, issues.size());
+		assertEquals("Discouraged rule name 'super'", issues.get(0).getMessage());
+		Grammar grammar = (Grammar) resource.getContents().get(0);
+		AbstractRule model = grammar.getRules().get(0);
+		Assignment assignment = (Assignment) model.getAlternatives();
+		RuleCall ruleCall = (RuleCall) assignment.getTerminal();
+		assertSame(grammar.getRules().get(1), ruleCall.getRule());
+	}
+	
 	@Test public void testMissingArgument() throws Exception {
 		XtextResource resource = getResourceFromString(
 				"grammar com.acme.Bar with org.eclipse.xtext.common.Terminals\n" +