diff --git a/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethod.php b/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethod.php
index 7e44ad7..8bbc9e6 100644
--- a/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethod.php
+++ b/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethod.php
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ class ClassMethod extends Node\Stmt
      * @param array       $attributes Additional attributes
      */
     public function __construct($name, array $subNodes = array(), array $attributes = array()) {
+        $type = isset($subNodes['type']) ? $subNodes['type'] : 0;
+        if (0 === ($type & Class_::VISIBILITY_MODIFER_MASK)) {
+            // If no visibility modifier given, PHP defaults to public
+            $type |= Class_::MODIFIER_PUBLIC;
+        }
+
         parent::__construct(
             array(
-                'type'   => isset($subNodes['type'])   ? $subNodes['type']   : Class_::MODIFIER_PUBLIC,
+                'type'   => $type,
                 'byRef'  => isset($subNodes['byRef'])  ? $subNodes['byRef']  : false,
                 'name'   => $name,
                 'params' => isset($subNodes['params']) ? $subNodes['params'] : array(),
diff --git a/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Class_.php b/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Class_.php
index 3ed3645..3d34a32 100644
--- a/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Class_.php
+++ b/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Class_.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Class_ extends Node\Stmt
     const MODIFIER_ABSTRACT  = 16;
     const MODIFIER_FINAL     = 32;
 
+    const VISIBILITY_MODIFER_MASK = 7; // 1 | 2 | 4
+
     protected static $specialNames = array(
         'self'   => true,
         'parent' => true,
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class Class_ extends Node\Stmt
      * @internal
      */
     public static function verifyModifier($a, $b) {
-        if ($a & 7 && $b & 7) {
+        if ($a & self::VISIBILITY_MODIFER_MASK && $b & self::VISIBILITY_MODIFER_MASK) {
             throw new Error('Multiple access type modifiers are not allowed');
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Property.php b/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Property.php
index c161126..d886d50 100644
--- a/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Property.php
+++ b/lib/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/Property.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class Property extends Node\Stmt
      * @param array              $attributes Additional attributes
      */
     public function __construct($type, array $props, array $attributes = array()) {
+        if (0 === ($type & Class_::VISIBILITY_MODIFER_MASK)) {
+            // If no visibility modifier given, PHP defaults to public
+            $type |= Class_::MODIFIER_PUBLIC;
+        }
+
         parent::__construct(
             array(
                 'type'  => $type,
@@ -42,4 +47,4 @@ class Property extends Node\Stmt
     public function isStatic() {
         return (bool) ($this->type & Class_::MODIFIER_STATIC);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethodTest.php b/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethodTest.php
index a750fc8..cbc168a 100644
--- a/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethodTest.php
+++ b/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/ClassMethodTest.php
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ class ClassMethodTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertTrue($node->{'is' . $modifier}());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @dataProvider provideModifiers
-     */
-    public function testNoModifiers($modifier) {
+    public function testNoModifiers() {
         $node = new ClassMethod('foo', array('type' => 0));
 
-        $this->assertFalse($node->{'is' . $modifier}());
+        $this->assertTrue($node->isPublic());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isProtected());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isPrivate());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isAbstract());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isFinal());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isStatic());
     }
 
     public function provideModifiers() {
@@ -34,4 +36,4 @@ class ClassMethodTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array('static'),
         );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/PropertyTest.php b/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/PropertyTest.php
index 57fb7af..a7efcd3 100644
--- a/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/PropertyTest.php
+++ b/test/PhpParser/Node/Stmt/PropertyTest.php
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class PropertyTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertTrue($node->{'is' . $modifier}());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @dataProvider provideModifiers
-     */
-    public function testNoModifiers($modifier) {
+    public function testNoModifiers() {
         $node = new Property(0, array());
 
-        $this->assertFalse($node->{'is' . $modifier}());
+        $this->assertTrue($node->isPublic());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isProtected());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isPrivate());
+        $this->assertFalse($node->isStatic());
     }
 
     public function provideModifiers() {
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ class PropertyTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array('static'),
         );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/code/parser/stmt/class/implicitPublic.test b/test/code/parser/stmt/class/implicitPublic.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70a90d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/code/parser/stmt/class/implicitPublic.test
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+Implicitly public properties and methods
+-----
+<?php
+
+abstract class A {
+    var $a;
+    static $b;
+    abstract function c();
+    final function d() {}
+    static function e() {}
+    final static function f() {}
+}
+-----
+array(
+    0: Stmt_Class(
+        type: 16
+        name: A
+        extends: null
+        implements: array(
+        )
+        stmts: array(
+            0: Stmt_Property(
+                type: 1
+                props: array(
+                    0: Stmt_PropertyProperty(
+                        name: a
+                        default: null
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+            1: Stmt_Property(
+                type: 9
+                props: array(
+                    0: Stmt_PropertyProperty(
+                        name: b
+                        default: null
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+            2: Stmt_ClassMethod(
+                type: 17
+                byRef: false
+                name: c
+                params: array(
+                )
+                stmts: null
+            )
+            3: Stmt_ClassMethod(
+                type: 33
+                byRef: false
+                name: d
+                params: array(
+                )
+                stmts: array(
+                )
+            )
+            4: Stmt_ClassMethod(
+                type: 9
+                byRef: false
+                name: e
+                params: array(
+                )
+                stmts: array(
+                )
+            )
+            5: Stmt_ClassMethod(
+                type: 41
+                byRef: false
+                name: f
+                params: array(
+                )
+                stmts: array(
+                )
+            )
+        )
+    )
+)