diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index 9019c48..9c6b4a5 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
   std::string java_package();
   std::string java_type_imports();
   std::string java_suppressions();
-  std::string type_name(t_type* ttype, bool in_container=false, bool in_init=false, bool skip_generic=false);
+  std::string type_name(t_type* ttype, bool in_container=false, bool in_init=false, bool skip_generic=false, bool force_namespace = false);
   std::string base_type_name(t_base_type* tbase, bool in_container=false);
   std::string declare_field(t_field* tfield, bool init=false, bool comment=false);
   std::string function_signature(t_function* tfunction, std::string prefix="");
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@
     }
     out << endl;
   } else if (type->is_enum()) {
-    indent(out) << name << " = " << type_name(tfield->get_type(), true, false) + ".findByValue(iprot.readI32());" << endl;
+    indent(out) << name << " = " << type_name(tfield->get_type(), true, false, false, true) + ".findByValue(iprot.readI32());" << endl;
   } else {
     printf("DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DESERIALIZE FIELD '%s' TYPE '%s'\n",
            tfield->get_name().c_str(), type_name(type).c_str());
@@ -3481,7 +3481,7 @@
  * @param container Is the type going inside a container?
  * @return Java type name, i.e. HashMap<Key,Value>
  */
-string t_java_generator::type_name(t_type* ttype, bool in_container, bool in_init, bool skip_generic) {
+string t_java_generator::type_name(t_type* ttype, bool in_container, bool in_init, bool skip_generic, bool force_namespace) {
   // In Java typedefs are just resolved to their real type
   ttype = get_true_type(ttype);
   string prefix;
@@ -3526,7 +3526,7 @@
 
   // Check for namespacing
   t_program* program = ttype->get_program();
-  if (program != NULL && program != program_) {
+  if ((program != NULL && program != program_) || force_namespace) {
     string package = program->get_namespace("java");
     if (!package.empty()) {
       return package + "." + ttype->get_name();