diff --git a/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTree.kt b/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTree.kt
index 394e4d320..f26945077 100644
--- a/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTree.kt
+++ b/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTree.kt
@@ -583,8 +583,20 @@ class AccessTree(
 
             val isFinal = this.isFinal || other.isFinal
 
+            val thisAny = this.getChild(ANY_ACCESSOR_IDX)
+            val (otherAccessors, otherAccessorNodes) =
+                if (thisAny != null)
+                    AccessTreeAnySuffixMatcher(thisAny).getNonMatchingNode(other)
+                else other.accessors to other.accessorNodes
+
+            val otherAny = other.getChild(ANY_ACCESSOR_IDX)
+            val (thisAccessors, thisAccessorNodes) =
+                if (otherAny != null)
+                    AccessTreeAnySuffixMatcher(otherAny).getNonMatchingNode(this)
+                else accessors to accessorNodes
+
             val mergedAccessors = mergeAccessors(
-                other.accessors, other.accessorNodes, onOtherNode = { _, _ -> }
+                thisAccessors, thisAccessorNodes, otherAccessors, otherAccessorNodes, onOtherNode = { _, _ -> }
             ) { _, thisNode, otherNode ->
                 thisNode.mergeAdd(otherNode)
             }
@@ -1345,7 +1357,7 @@ class AccessTree(
                 )
 
             @JvmStatic
-            private fun TreeApManager.create(
+            fun TreeApManager.create(
                 isAbstract: Boolean,
                 isFinal: Boolean,
                 accessors: IntArray?,
diff --git a/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTreeAnySuffixMatcher.kt b/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTreeAnySuffixMatcher.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5236db9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/opentaint-dataflow-core/opentaint-dataflow/src/main/kotlin/org/opentaint/dataflow/ap/ifds/access/tree/AccessTreeAnySuffixMatcher.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.tree
+
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2ObjectOpenHashMap
+import org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.tree.AccessTree.AccessNode.Companion.create
+import org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.util.AccessorIdx
+import org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.util.AccessorInterner.Companion.ANY_ACCESSOR_IDX
+import org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.util.AccessorInterner.Companion.ELEMENT_ACCESSOR_IDX
+import org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.util.AccessorInterner.Companion.FINAL_ACCESSOR_IDX
+import org.opentaint.dataflow.ap.ifds.access.util.AccessorInterner.Companion.isFieldAccessor
+
+class AccessTreeAnySuffixMatcher(suffixNode: AccessTree.AccessNode) {
+    private val manager = suffixNode.manager
+    private val root = TrieNode(false, null, 0)
+
+    private data class TrieNode(
+        val isAbstract: Boolean,
+        val prefixLink: TrieNode?,
+        val depth: Int,
+        val children: Int2ObjectOpenHashMap<TrieNode> = Int2ObjectOpenHashMap<TrieNode>()
+    ) {
+        fun findChild(accessor: Int): TrieNode? {
+            val child = children.get(accessor)
+            if (child != null)
+                return child
+            return prefixLink?.findChild(accessor)
+        }
+
+        override fun toString(): String {
+            return "(isAbstract=$isAbstract, children=$children)"
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun AccessorIdx.coveredByAny(): Boolean =
+        this == ELEMENT_ACCESSOR_IDX || this.isFieldAccessor()
+
+    private data class RawNodeWithParent(
+        val node: AccessTree.AccessNode,
+        val accessor: AccessorIdx,
+        val parent: TrieNode,
+        val depth: Int,
+        val notCoveredByAny: Int?,
+    )
+
+    init {
+        if (suffixNode.accessors != null && suffixNode.accessorNodes != null) {
+            val unprocessed = ArrayDeque<RawNodeWithParent>()
+            suffixNode.forEachAccessor { accessor, accessorNode ->
+                val notCoveredByAny = if (accessor.coveredByAny()) null else 1
+                unprocessed.addLast(RawNodeWithParent(accessorNode, accessor, root, 1, notCoveredByAny))
+            }
+
+            while (unprocessed.isNotEmpty()) {
+                val (node, accessor, triePar, depth, notCoveredByAny) = unprocessed.removeFirst()
+                // disallowing [any]->...->[any]
+                check(accessor != ANY_ACCESSOR_IDX)
+
+                val curNotCoveredByAny = when {
+                    notCoveredByAny != null -> notCoveredByAny
+                    !accessor.coveredByAny() -> depth
+                    else -> null
+                }
+
+                var prefix = triePar.prefixLink
+                while (prefix != null) {
+                    val next = prefix.children.get(accessor)
+                    val notCoveredStillInSuffix = curNotCoveredByAny == null || depth - next.depth > curNotCoveredByAny
+                    if (next != null && notCoveredStillInSuffix) {
+                        prefix = next
+                        break
+                    }
+                    prefix = prefix.prefixLink
+                }
+                if (triePar === root) {
+                    prefix = root
+                }
+                if (prefix == null) {
+                    prefix = root.children.get(accessor) ?: root
+                }
+                val newTrieNode = TrieNode(node.isAbstract || prefix.isAbstract, prefix, depth)
+                triePar.children.put(accessor, newTrieNode)
+
+                node.forEachAccessor{ accessor, accessorNode ->
+                    unprocessed.addLast(RawNodeWithParent(accessorNode, accessor, newTrieNode, depth + 1, curNotCoveredByAny))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun getNonMatchingNode(node: AccessTree.AccessNode): Pair<IntArray, Array<AccessTree.AccessNode>> {
+        val accessorIdx = mutableListOf<AccessorIdx>()
+        val accessorNodes = mutableListOf<AccessTree.AccessNode>()
+
+        node.forEachAccessor { accessor, accessorNode ->
+            if (accessor.coveredByAny()) {
+                val child = getNonMatchingNode(root, accessorNode, true)
+                if (child != null) {
+                    accessorIdx.add(accessor)
+                    accessorNodes.add(child)
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                // two [any]-branches can be merged naturally, as those not accepted by [any]
+                accessorIdx.add(accessor)
+                accessorNodes.add(accessorNode)
+            }
+        }
+
+        return accessorIdx.toIntArray() to accessorNodes.toTypedArray()
+    }
+
+    private fun getNonMatchingNode(trie: TrieNode, node: AccessTree.AccessNode, prefixCoveredByAny: Boolean): AccessTree.AccessNode? {
+        val accessorIdx = mutableListOf<AccessorIdx>()
+        val accessorNodes = mutableListOf<AccessTree.AccessNode>()
+
+        node.forEachAccessor { accessor, accessorNode ->
+            val prefixStillCovered = prefixCoveredByAny && accessor.coveredByAny()
+            // prefix has an accessor not covered by [any], so the whole suffix is not matched
+            val fallback = if (prefixStillCovered) root else null
+            val next =
+                if (accessor == ANY_ACCESSOR_IDX) fallback
+                else trie.findChild(accessor) ?: fallback
+            val child = next?.let { getNonMatchingNode(it, accessorNode, prefixStillCovered) }
+            if (child != null) {
+                accessorIdx.add(accessor)
+                accessorNodes.add(child)
+            }
+        }
+
+        val thisAbstract = node.isAbstract && !trie.isAbstract
+
+        // all branches matched the any-suffix
+        if (!thisAbstract && accessorIdx.isEmpty())
+            return null
+
+        val thisFinal = node.isFinal && accessorIdx.any { it == FINAL_ACCESSOR_IDX }
+
+        return manager.create(thisAbstract, thisFinal, accessorIdx.toIntArray(), accessorNodes.toTypedArray())
+    }
+}