diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index 414c519..9019c48 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
       android_legacy_ = true;
     }
 
+    iter = parsed_options.find("reuse-objects");
+    reuse_objects_ = (iter != parsed_options.end());
+
     out_dir_base_ = (bean_style_ ? "gen-javabean" : "gen-java");
   }
 
@@ -197,16 +200,19 @@
   void generate_deserialize_set_element  (std::ofstream& out,
                                           t_set*      tset,
                                           std::string prefix="",
+                                          std::string obj="",
                                           bool has_metadata = true);
 
   void generate_deserialize_map_element  (std::ofstream& out,
                                           t_map*      tmap,
                                           std::string prefix="",
+                                          std::string obj="",
                                           bool has_metadata = true);
 
   void generate_deserialize_list_element (std::ofstream& out,
                                           t_list*     tlist,
                                           std::string prefix="",
+                                          std::string obj="",
                                           bool has_metadata = true);
 
   void generate_serialize_field          (std::ofstream& out,
@@ -310,6 +316,7 @@
   bool android_legacy_;
   bool java5_;
   bool sorted_containers_;
+  bool reuse_objects_;
 };
 
 
@@ -3079,9 +3086,17 @@
 void t_java_generator::generate_deserialize_struct(ofstream& out,
                                                    t_struct* tstruct,
                                                    string prefix) {
-  out <<
-    indent() << prefix << " = new " << type_name(tstruct) << "();" << endl <<
-    indent() << prefix << ".read(iprot);" << endl;
+
+    if (reuse_objects_) {
+      indent(out) << "if (" << prefix << " == null) {" << endl;
+      indent_up();
+    }
+    indent(out) << prefix << " = new " << type_name(tstruct) << "();" << endl;
+    if (reuse_objects_) {
+      indent_down();
+      indent(out) << "}" << endl;
+    }
+    indent(out) << prefix << ".read(iprot);" << endl;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3126,7 +3141,14 @@
     }
   }
 
-  indent(out) << prefix << " = new " << type_name(ttype, false, true);
+  if (reuse_objects_) {
+    indent(out) << "if (" << prefix << " == null) {" << endl;
+    indent_up();
+  }
+
+  out << 
+      indent() << prefix << " = new " << type_name(ttype, false, true); 
+
   // size the collection correctly
   if (sorted_containers_ && (ttype->is_map() || ttype->is_set())) {
     // TreeSet and TreeMap don't have any constructor which takes a capactity as an argument
@@ -3138,21 +3160,17 @@
       << ");" << endl;
   }
 
-  // For loop iterates over elements
-  string i = tmp("_i");
-  indent(out) <<
-    "for (int " << i << " = 0; " <<
-    i << " < " << obj << ".size" << "; " <<
-    "++" << i << ")" << endl;
-
-  scope_up(out);
+  if (reuse_objects_) {
+    indent_down();
+    indent(out) << "}" << endl;
+  }
 
   if (ttype->is_map()) {
-    generate_deserialize_map_element(out, (t_map*)ttype, prefix, has_metadata);
+    generate_deserialize_map_element(out, (t_map*)ttype, prefix, obj, has_metadata);
   } else if (ttype->is_set()) {
-    generate_deserialize_set_element(out, (t_set*)ttype, prefix, has_metadata);
+    generate_deserialize_set_element(out, (t_set*)ttype, prefix, obj, has_metadata);
   } else if (ttype->is_list()) {
-    generate_deserialize_list_element(out, (t_list*)ttype, prefix, has_metadata);
+    generate_deserialize_list_element(out, (t_list*)ttype, prefix, obj, has_metadata);
   }
 
   scope_down(out);
@@ -3176,14 +3194,24 @@
  */
 void t_java_generator::generate_deserialize_map_element(ofstream& out,
                                                         t_map* tmap,
-                                                        string prefix, bool has_metadata) {
+                                                        string prefix, 
+                                                        string obj, bool has_metadata) {
   string key = tmp("_key");
   string val = tmp("_val");
   t_field fkey(tmap->get_key_type(), key);
   t_field fval(tmap->get_val_type(), val);
 
-  indent(out) << declare_field(&fkey) << endl;
-  indent(out) << declare_field(&fval) << endl;
+  indent(out) << declare_field(&fkey, reuse_objects_, false) << endl;
+  indent(out) << declare_field(&fval, reuse_objects_, false) << endl;
+
+  // For loop iterates over elements
+     string i = tmp("_i");
+     indent(out) <<
+       "for (int " << i << " = 0; " <<
+          i << " < " << obj << ".size" << "; " <<
+          "++" << i << ")" << endl;
+  
+  scope_up(out);
 
   generate_deserialize_field(out, &fkey, "", has_metadata);
   generate_deserialize_field(out, &fval, "", has_metadata);
@@ -3196,15 +3224,25 @@
  */
 void t_java_generator::generate_deserialize_set_element(ofstream& out,
                                                         t_set* tset,
-                                                        string prefix, bool has_metadata) {
+                                                        string prefix, 
+                                                        string obj, bool has_metadata) {
   string elem = tmp("_elem");
   t_field felem(tset->get_elem_type(), elem);
 
-  indent(out) << declare_field(&felem) << endl;
+  indent(out) << declare_field(&felem, reuse_objects_, false) << endl;
 
+  // For loop iterates over elements
+     string i = tmp("_i");
+     indent(out) <<
+       "for (int " << i << " = 0; " <<
+          i << " < " << obj << ".size" << "; " <<
+          "++" << i << ")" << endl;
+  scope_up(out);
+  
   generate_deserialize_field(out, &felem, "", has_metadata);
 
   indent(out) << prefix << ".add(" << elem << ");" << endl;
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3212,12 +3250,21 @@
  */
 void t_java_generator::generate_deserialize_list_element(ofstream& out,
                                                          t_list* tlist,
-                                                         string prefix, bool has_metadata) {
+                                                         string prefix, 
+                                                         string obj, bool has_metadata) {
   string elem = tmp("_elem");
   t_field felem(tlist->get_elem_type(), elem);
 
-  indent(out) << declare_field(&felem) << endl;
+  indent(out) << declare_field(&felem, reuse_objects_, false) << endl;
 
+  // For loop iterates over elements
+     string i = tmp("_i");
+     indent(out) <<
+       "for (int " << i << " = 0; " <<
+          i << " < " << obj << ".size" << "; " <<
+          "++" << i << ")" << endl;
+  scope_up(out);
+ 
   generate_deserialize_field(out, &felem, "", has_metadata);
 
   indent(out) << prefix << ".add(" << elem << ");" << endl;
@@ -4529,6 +4576,7 @@
 "    nocamel:         Do not use CamelCase field accessors with beans.\n"
 "    android_legacy:  Do not use java.io.IOException(throwable) (available for Android 2.3 and above).\n"
 "    java5:           Generate Java 1.5 compliant code (includes android_legacy flag).\n"
+"    reuse-objects:   Data objects will not be allocated, but existing instances will be used (read and write).\n"
 "    sorted_containers:\n"
 "                     Use TreeSet/TreeMap instead of HashSet/HashMap as a implementation of set/map.\n"
 )
diff --git a/lib/java/build.xml b/lib/java/build.xml
index 5545b8c..66ffb1d 100755
--- a/lib/java/build.xml
+++ b/lib/java/build.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
   <property name="gen" location="gen-java"/>
   <property name="genbean" location="gen-javabean"/>
+  <property name="genreuse" location="gen-javareuse"/>
 
   <property name="jar.file" location="${build.dir}/${final.name}.jar"/>
   <property name="test.jar.file" location="${build.dir}/${final.name}-test.jar"/>
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     <pathelement location="${build.test.dir}"/>
     <pathelement location="${jar.file}"/>
     <pathelement location="${test.jar.file}"/>
+
   </path>
 
   <!-- Tasks --> 
@@ -123,7 +125,21 @@
         <attribute name="Bundle-Description" value="Apache Thrift library"/>
         <attribute name="Bundle-License" value="${license}"/>
         <attribute name="Bundle-ActivationPolicy" value="lazy"/>
-        <attribute name="Export-Package" value="${thrift.groupid};version=${version}"/>
+        <attribute name="Export-Package" value="${thrift.groupid}.async;uses:=&quot;
+${thrift.groupid}.protocol,${thrift.groupid}.transport,org.slf4j,${thrift.groupid}&quot;;version=&quot;${version}&quot;,
+${thrift.groupid}.protocol;uses:=&quot;${thrift.groupid}.transport,${thrift.groupid},${thrift.groupid}.scheme&quot;
+;version=&quot;${version}&quot;,${thrift.groupid}.server;uses:=&quot;${thrift.groupid}.transport,${thrift.groupid}.protocol,
+${thrift.groupid},org.slf4j,javax.servlet,javax.servlet.http&quot;;version=&quot;${version}&quot;,${thrift.groupid}.transport;
+uses:=&quot;${thrift.groupid}.protocol,${thrift.groupid},org.apache.http.client,org.apache.http.params,org.apache.http.entity,
+org.apache.http.client.methods,org.apache.http,org.slf4j,javax.net.ssl,javax.net,javax.security.sasl,
+javax.security.auth.callback&quot;;version=&quot;${version}&quot;,${thrift.groupid};uses:=&quot;${thrift.groupid}.protocol,
+${thrift.groupid}.async,${thrift.groupid}.server,${thrift.groupid}.transport,org.slf4j,org.apache.log4j,
+${thrift.groupid}.scheme&quot;;version=&quot;${version}&quot;,${thrift.groupid}.meta_data;uses:=&quot;${thrift.groupid}&quot;
+;version=&quot;${version}&quot;,${thrift.groupid}.scheme;uses:=&quot;${thrift.groupid}.protocol,
+${thrift.groupid}&quot;;version=&quot;${version}&quot;"/>
+       <attribute name="Import-Package" value="javax.net,javax.net.ssl,javax.security.auth.callback,
+javax.security.sasl,javax.servlet;resolution:=optional,javax.servlet.http;resolution:=optional,
+resolution:=optional,org.slf4j;resolution:=optional;version=&quot;[1.4,2)&quot;"/>
       </manifest>
       <fileset dir="${build.dir}">
         <include name="org/apache/thrift/**/*.class"/>
@@ -150,6 +166,7 @@
     <delete dir="${build.dir}"/>
     <delete dir="${gen}"/>
     <delete dir="${genbean}"/>
+    <delete dir="${genreuse}"/>
   </target>
 
   <target name="optional-generate" unless="no-gen-thrift"> 
@@ -161,11 +178,15 @@
     <javac debug="true" srcdir="${gen}" destdir="${build.test.dir}" classpathref="test.classpath" includeantruntime="false" encoding="UTF-8">
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint:deprecation"/>
       <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint:unchecked"/>-->
-    </javac>  
+    </javac>
     <javac debug="true" srcdir="${genbean}" destdir="${build.test.dir}" classpathref="test.classpath" includeantruntime="false" encoding="UTF-8">
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint:deprecation"/>
       <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint:unchecked"/>-->
-    </javac>  
+    </javac>
+    <javac debug="true" srcdir="${genreuse}" destdir="${build.test.dir}" classpathref="test.classpath" includeantruntime="false" encoding="UTF-8">
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint:deprecation"/>
+      <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint:unchecked"/>-->
+    </javac>
     <javac debug="true" srcdir="${src.test}" destdir="${build.test.dir}" classpathref="test.classpath" includeantruntime="false" encoding="UTF-8">
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint:deprecation"/>
       <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint:unchecked"/>-->
@@ -254,6 +275,12 @@
     <exec executable="../../compiler/cpp/thrift" failonerror="true">
       <arg line="--gen java:hashcode ${test.thrift.home}/ManyOptionals.thrift"/>
     </exec>
+    <exec executable="mkdir" failonerror="true">
+      <arg line="-p ${genreuse}"/>
+    </exec>
+    <exec executable="../../compiler/cpp/thrift" failonerror="true">
+      <arg line="--gen java:reuse-objects -out ${genreuse} ${test.thrift.home}/ReuseObjects.thrift"/>
+    </exec>
   </target>
 
   <target name="proxy" if="proxy.enabled">
diff --git a/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestReuse.java b/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestReuse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db16c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestReuse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * 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 java.util.HashSet;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TBinaryProtocol;
+import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TType;
+
+import thrift.test.Reuse;
+
+// Tests reusing objects for deserialization.
+//
+public class TestReuse extends TestStruct {
+
+  public void testReuseObject() throws Exception {
+    TSerializer   binarySerializer   = new   TSerializer(new TBinaryProtocol.Factory());
+    TDeserializer binaryDeserializer = new TDeserializer(new TBinaryProtocol.Factory());
+
+    Reuse ru1 = new Reuse();
+    HashSet<String> hs1 = new HashSet<String>();
+    byte[] serBytes;    
+    String st1 = new String("string1");
+    String st2 = new String("string2");
+
+    ru1.setVal1(11);
+    ru1.setVal2(hs1);
+    ru1.addToVal2(st1);
+    
+    serBytes = binarySerializer.serialize(ru1);
+
+    // update hash set after serialization
+    hs1.add(st2);
+
+    binaryDeserializer.deserialize(ru1, serBytes);
+   
+    assertTrue( ru1.getVal2() == hs1 );
+    assertTrue( hs1.size() == 2 );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/test/ReuseObjects.thrift b/test/ReuseObjects.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dd6c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ReuseObjects.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+// The java codegenerator has option to reuse objects for deserialization
+
+namespace java thrift.test
+
+include "ThriftTest.thrift"
+
+struct Reuse {
+  1: i32 val1;
+  2: set<string> val2;
+}
+