diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index ca061f7..d5c0bfe 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@
   if (is_exception) {
     out << "extends TException ";
   }
-  out << "implements org.apache.thrift.TBase<" << tstruct->get_name() << ", " << tstruct->get_name() << "._Fields>, java.io.Serializable, Cloneable";
+  out << "implements org.apache.thrift.TBase<" << tstruct->get_name() << ", " << tstruct->get_name() << "._Fields>, java.io.Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<" << tstruct->get_name() << ">";
 
   out << " ";
 
@@ -1577,6 +1577,7 @@
 }
 
 void t_java_generator::generate_java_struct_compare_to(ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct) {
+  indent(out) << "@Override" << endl;
   indent(out) << "public int compareTo(" << type_name(tstruct) << " other) {" << endl;
   indent_up();
 
@@ -1586,20 +1587,19 @@
   out << endl;
 
   indent(out) << "int lastComparison = 0;" << endl;
-  indent(out) << type_name(tstruct) << " typedOther = (" << type_name(tstruct) << ")other;" << endl;
   out << endl;
 
   const vector<t_field*>& members = tstruct->get_members();
   vector<t_field*>::const_iterator m_iter;
   for (m_iter = members.begin(); m_iter != members.end(); ++m_iter) {
     t_field* field = *m_iter;
-    indent(out) << "lastComparison = Boolean.valueOf(" << generate_isset_check(field) << ").compareTo(typedOther." << generate_isset_check(field) << ");" << endl;
+    indent(out) << "lastComparison = Boolean.valueOf(" << generate_isset_check(field) << ").compareTo(other." << generate_isset_check(field) << ");" << endl;
     indent(out) << "if (lastComparison != 0) {" << endl;
     indent(out) << "  return lastComparison;" << endl;
     indent(out) << "}" << endl;
 
     indent(out) << "if (" << generate_isset_check(field) << ") {" << endl;
-    indent(out) << "  lastComparison = org.apache.thrift.TBaseHelper.compareTo(this." << field->get_name() << ", typedOther." << field->get_name() << ");" << endl;
+    indent(out) << "  lastComparison = org.apache.thrift.TBaseHelper.compareTo(this." << field->get_name() << ", other." << field->get_name() << ");" << endl;
     indent(out) << "  if (lastComparison != 0) {" << endl;
     indent(out) << "    return lastComparison;" << endl;
     indent(out) << "  }" << endl;