Index: src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/FieldASTTransformation.java
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--- src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/FieldASTTransformation.java	(revision 933bd4b8f5454c64444c4a7993f2965d8866a1a1)
+++ src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/transform/FieldASTTransformation.java	(revision )
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.VariableExpression;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.stmt.ExpressionStatement;
+import org.codehaus.groovy.classgen.VariableScopeVisitor;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilePhase;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.control.SourceUnit;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
             fieldNode.setSourcePosition(de);
             cNode.addField(fieldNode);
 
-            // GROOVY-4833 : annotations that are not Groovy transforms should be transfered to the generated field
+            // GROOVY-4833 : annotations that are not Groovy transforms should be transferred to the generated field
             final List<AnnotationNode> annotations = de.getAnnotations();
             for (AnnotationNode annotation : annotations) {
                 final ClassNode annotationClassNode = annotation.getClassNode();
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@
             }
 
             super.visitClass(cNode);
+            // GROOVY-5207 So that Closures can see newly added fields
+            VariableScopeVisitor scopeVisitor = new VariableScopeVisitor(source);
+            scopeVisitor.visitClass(cNode);
         }
     }