diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/concrete/AtColumnRequirement.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/concrete/AtColumnRequirement.rsc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11011a95a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/concrete/AtColumnRequirement.rsc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module lang::rascal::tests::concrete::AtColumnRequirement
+
+import ParseTree;
+import Exception;
+
+lexical C = C C C | "a"@2 | "b";
+
+bool testParse(str input, bool shouldParse) {
+    try {
+        parse(#C, input);
+    } catch ParseError(_): {
+        return !shouldParse;
+    }
+
+    return shouldParse;
+}
+
+test bool testA() = testParse("a", false);
+
+test bool testBab() = testParse("bab", false);
+
+test bool testBba() = testParse("bba", true);
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/parser/gtd/stack/filter/precede/AtColumnRequirement.java b/src/org/rascalmpl/parser/gtd/stack/filter/precede/AtColumnRequirement.java
index c262661e394..ded77492a67 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/parser/gtd/stack/filter/precede/AtColumnRequirement.java
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/parser/gtd/stack/filter/precede/AtColumnRequirement.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public AtColumnRequirement(int column){
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isFiltered(int[] input, int start, PositionStore positionStore){
-		return positionStore.isAtColumn(start, column);
+		return !positionStore.isAtColumn(start, column);
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isEqual(IEnterFilter otherEnterFilter){