diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/CHANGELOG.md b/pkg/analyzer/CHANGELOG.md
index e3461edeb7b..3587b8d80de 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 * Deprecate `AnalysisError.correction` field; use
   `AnalysisError.correctionMessage` instead.
 * Deprecate `ErrorType`; use `DiagnosticType` instead.
+* Change `ElementDirective` from `sealed` to `abstract`.
+  This allows the analyzer to have an internal implementation
+  class corresponding to `ElementDirective`.
 
 ## 7.4.1
 * Restore `InstanceElement.augmented` getter.
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/api.txt b/pkg/analyzer/api.txt
index 76bb8652c56..5a8168ea6d8 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/api.txt
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/api.txt
@@ -3115,7 +3115,8 @@ package:analyzer/dart/element/element.dart:
     isWidgetFactory (getter: bool)
     computeConstantValue (method: DartObject? Function())
     toSource (method: String Function())
-  ElementDirective (class extends Object implements Annotatable, sealed (immediate subtypes: LibraryExport, LibraryImport, PartInclude)):
+  ElementDirective (class extends Object implements Annotatable):
+    new (constructor: ElementDirective Function())
     libraryFragment (getter: LibraryFragment)
     uri (getter: DirectiveUri)
   ElementKind (class extends Object implements Comparable<ElementKind>):
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/element/element.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/element/element.dart
index 8c9602c3a87..7dffcdef2a5 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/element/element.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/element/element.dart
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ abstract class ElementAnnotation implements ConstantEvaluationTarget {
 /// A directive within a library fragment.
 ///
 /// Clients may not extend, implement or mix-in this class.
-sealed class ElementDirective implements Annotatable {
+abstract class ElementDirective implements Annotatable {
   /// The library fragment that contains this object.
   LibraryFragment get libraryFragment;