diff --git a/lib/java/build.xml b/lib/java/build.xml
index e40eafa..512aec7 100644
--- a/lib/java/build.xml
+++ b/lib/java/build.xml
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@
     <exec executable="${thrift.compiler}" failonerror="true">
       <arg line="--gen java ${test.thrift.home}/JavaDeepCopyTest.thrift"/>
     </exec>
+    <exec executable="${thrift.compiler}" failonerror="true">
+      <arg line="--gen java ${test.thrift.home}/EnumContainersTest.thrift"/>
+    </exec>
   </target>
 
   <target name="proxy" if="proxy.enabled">
diff --git a/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestEnumContainers.java b/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestEnumContainers.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..683246b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestEnumContainers.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.thrift;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import thrift.test.enumcontainers.EnumContainersTestConstants;
+import thrift.test.enumcontainers.GodBean;
+import thrift.test.enumcontainers.GreekGodGoddess;
+
+import java.util.EnumMap;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+
+public class TestEnumContainers extends TestCase {
+
+    public void testEnumContainers() throws Exception {
+        final GodBean b1 = new GodBean();
+        b1.addToGoddess(GreekGodGoddess.HERA);
+        b1.getGoddess().add(GreekGodGoddess.APHRODITE);
+        b1.putToPower(GreekGodGoddess.ZEUS, 1000);
+        b1.getPower().put(GreekGodGoddess.HERA, 333);
+        b1.putToByAlias("Mr. Z", GreekGodGoddess.ZEUS);
+        b1.addToImages("Baths of Aphrodite 01.jpeg");
+
+        final GodBean b2 = new GodBean(b1);
+
+        final GodBean b3 = new GodBean();
+        {
+            final TSerializer serializer = new TSerializer();
+            final TDeserializer deserializer = new TDeserializer();
+
+            final byte[] bytes = serializer.serialize(b1);
+            deserializer.deserialize(b3, bytes);
+        }
+
+        assertTrue(b1.getGoddess() != b2.getGoddess());
+        assertTrue(b1.getPower() != b2.getPower());
+
+        assertTrue(b1.getGoddess() != b3.getGoddess());
+        assertTrue(b1.getPower() != b3.getPower());
+
+        for (GodBean each : new GodBean[]{b1, b2, b3}) {
+            assertTrue(each.getGoddess().contains(GreekGodGoddess.HERA));
+            assertFalse(each.getGoddess().contains(GreekGodGoddess.POSEIDON));
+            assertTrue(each.getGoddess() instanceof EnumSet);
+
+            assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1000), each.getPower().get(GreekGodGoddess.ZEUS));
+            assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(333), each.getPower().get(GreekGodGoddess.HERA));
+            assertTrue(each.getPower() instanceof EnumMap);
+
+            assertTrue(each.getByAlias() instanceof HashMap);
+            assertTrue(each.getImages() instanceof HashSet);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testEnumConstants() {
+        assertEquals("lightning bolt", EnumContainersTestConstants.ATTRIBUTES.get(GreekGodGoddess.ZEUS));
+        assertTrue(EnumContainersTestConstants.ATTRIBUTES instanceof EnumMap);
+
+        assertTrue(EnumContainersTestConstants.BEAUTY.contains(GreekGodGoddess.APHRODITE));
+        assertTrue(EnumContainersTestConstants.BEAUTY instanceof EnumSet);
+    }
+}