diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Classes/PropertyDeclarationSniff.php b/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Classes/PropertyDeclarationSniff.php
index 29d7023ea9..baac59acf7 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Classes/PropertyDeclarationSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Classes/PropertyDeclarationSniff.php
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ protected function processMemberVar(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
 
         if ($tokens[$prev]['code'] === T_VAR) {
             $error = 'The var keyword must not be used to declare a property';
-            $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'VarUsed');
+            $fix   = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $stackPtr, 'VarUsed');
+            if ($fix === true) {
+                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($prev, 'public');
+            }
         }
 
         $next = $phpcsFile->findNext([T_VARIABLE, T_SEMICOLON], ($stackPtr + 1));
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Classes/PropertyDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Classes/PropertyDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed
index c4e22fc18b..b7fee08869 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Classes/PropertyDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Classes/PropertyDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ class MyClass
     private $var = null;
     $var = null;
 
-    var $var = null;
+    public $var = null;
     static $var = null;
-    public var $var = null; // Parse error.
+    public public $var = null; // Parse error.
 
     public $_var = null;
     protected $_var = null;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class MyClass
     public string $var = null;
     protected ?Folder\ClassName $var = null;
 
-    var int $var = null;
+    public int $var = null;
     static int $var = null;
 
     private int $_var = null;