diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNConfig.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNConfig.java
index 354e4a4ad..bbc07eec8 100644
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNConfig.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNConfig.java
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ import org.antlr.v4.runtime.misc.Nullable;
 import org.antlr.v4.runtime.misc.ObjectEqualityComparator;
 
 public class LexerATNConfig extends ATNConfig {
-	/** Capture lexer actions we traverse. */
-	public LexerActionExecutor lexerActionExecutor;
+	/**
+	 * This is the backing field for {@link #getLexerActionExecutor}.
+	 */
+	private final LexerActionExecutor lexerActionExecutor;
 
 	private final boolean passedThroughNonGreedyDecision;
 
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ public class LexerATNConfig extends ATNConfig {
 	{
 		super(state, alt, context, SemanticContext.NONE);
 		this.passedThroughNonGreedyDecision = false;
+		this.lexerActionExecutor = null;
 	}
 
 	public LexerATNConfig(@NotNull ATNState state,
@@ -80,6 +83,14 @@ public class LexerATNConfig extends ATNConfig {
 		this.passedThroughNonGreedyDecision = checkNonGreedyDecision(c, state);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the {@link LexerActionExecutor} capable of executing the embedded
+	 * action(s) for the current configuration.
+	 */
+	public final LexerActionExecutor getLexerActionExecutor() {
+		return lexerActionExecutor;
+	}
+
 	public final boolean hasPassedThroughNonGreedyDecision() {
 		return passedThroughNonGreedyDecision;
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNSimulator.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNSimulator.java
index 7a9defa9f..2849fa3b3 100644
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNSimulator.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/LexerATNSimulator.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class LexerATNSimulator extends ATNSimulator {
 				Transition trans = c.state.transition(ti);
 				ATNState target = getReachableTarget(trans, t);
 				if ( target!=null ) {
-					LexerActionExecutor lexerActionExecutor = ((LexerATNConfig)c).lexerActionExecutor;
+					LexerActionExecutor lexerActionExecutor = ((LexerATNConfig)c).getLexerActionExecutor();
 					if (lexerActionExecutor != null) {
 						lexerActionExecutor = lexerActionExecutor.fixOffsetBeforeMatch(input.index() - startIndex);
 					}
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public class LexerATNSimulator extends ATNSimulator {
 					// getEpsilonTarget to return two configurations, so
 					// additional modifications are needed before we can support
 					// the split operation.
-					LexerActionExecutor lexerActionExecutor = LexerActionExecutor.append(config.lexerActionExecutor, atn.lexerActions[((ActionTransition)t).actionIndex]);
+					LexerActionExecutor lexerActionExecutor = LexerActionExecutor.append(config.getLexerActionExecutor(), atn.lexerActions[((ActionTransition)t).actionIndex]);
 					c = new LexerATNConfig(config, t.target, lexerActionExecutor);
 					break;
 				}
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ public class LexerATNSimulator extends ATNSimulator {
 
 		if ( firstConfigWithRuleStopState!=null ) {
 			proposed.isAcceptState = true;
-			proposed.lexerActionExecutor = ((LexerATNConfig)firstConfigWithRuleStopState).lexerActionExecutor;
+			proposed.lexerActionExecutor = ((LexerATNConfig)firstConfigWithRuleStopState).getLexerActionExecutor();
 			proposed.prediction = atn.ruleToTokenType[firstConfigWithRuleStopState.state.ruleIndex];
 		}