diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_as3_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_as3_generator.cc
index 9b878c0..0364ec1 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_as3_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_as3_generator.cc
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@
   out << endl;
   indent_up();
   indent_up();
-  if (type->is_struct()) {
+  if (type->is_struct() || type->is_xception()) {
     indent(out) << "new StructMetaData(TType.STRUCT, " << type_name(type);
   } else if (type->is_container()) {
     if (type->is_list()) {
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index 236e942..9da52d1 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@
   out << endl;
   indent_up();
   indent_up();
-  if (type->is_struct()) {
+  if (type->is_struct() || type->is_xception()) {
     indent(out) << "new "
                    "org.apache.thrift.meta_data.StructMetaData(org.apache.thrift.protocol.TType."
                    "STRUCT, " << type_name(type) << ".class";
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_javame_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_javame_generator.cc
index 0b4d553..219d24c 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_javame_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_javame_generator.cc
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@
   out << endl;
   indent_up();
   indent_up();
-  if (type->is_struct()) {
+  if (type->is_struct() || type->is_xception()) {
     indent(out) << "new StructMetaData(TType.STRUCT, " << type_name(type) << ".class";
   } else if (type->is_container()) {
     if (type->is_list()) {