diff --git a/src/Lucene.Net/Search/FieldComparator.cs b/src/Lucene.Net/Search/FieldComparator.cs
index 6a63151cdc..11a7078292 100644
--- a/src/Lucene.Net/Search/FieldComparator.cs
+++ b/src/Lucene.Net/Search/FieldComparator.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ public override int CompareValues(object first, object second)
     // type parameter to access these nested types. Also moving non-generic methods here for casting without generics.
     public abstract class FieldComparer
     {
+        // LUCENENET: This class is not intended for user subclassing. Use FieldComparer<T> instead.
+        internal FieldComparer() { }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns -1 if first is less than second. Default
         /// implementation to assume the type implements <see cref="IComparable{T}"/> and