diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index e136c33..a7504ff 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@
   indent_up();
   vector<t_const*>::iterator c_iter;
   for (c_iter = consts.begin(); c_iter != consts.end(); ++c_iter) {
+    generate_java_doc(f_consts, (*c_iter));
     print_const_value(f_consts,
                       (*c_iter)->get_name(),
                       (*c_iter)->get_type(),
diff --git a/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift b/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift
index d4c8759..b01129a 100644
--- a/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift
+++ b/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
   TWO = 2
 }
 
+/** This is a docstring on a constant! */
 const SomeEnum MY_SOME_ENUM = SomeEnum.ONE
 
 const SomeEnum MY_SOME_ENUM_1 = 1