diff --git a/build_posix/Make.subdirs b/build_posix/Make.subdirs
index aeb2316d634..133cc6bded8 100644
--- a/build_posix/Make.subdirs
+++ b/build_posix/Make.subdirs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 bench/tcbench
 bench/wtperf
 examples/c
+examples/java JAVA
 ext/collators/reverse
 ext/compressors/bzip2 BZIP2
 ext/compressors/nop
diff --git a/build_posix/aclocal/ax_prog_jar.m4 b/build_posix/aclocal/ax_prog_jar.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..776e804ad9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_posix/aclocal/ax_prog_jar.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#        http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_prog_jar.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_PROG_JAR
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   AX_PROG_JAR tests for an existing jar program. It uses the environment
+#   variable JAR then tests in sequence various common jar programs.
+#
+#   If you want to force a specific compiler:
+#
+#   - at the configure.in level, set JAR=yourcompiler before calling
+#   AX_PROG_JAR
+#
+#   - at the configure level, setenv JAR
+#
+#   You can use the JAR variable in your Makefile.in, with @JAR@.
+#
+#   Note: This macro depends on the autoconf M4 macros for Java programs. It
+#   is VERY IMPORTANT that you download that whole set, some macros depend
+#   on other. Unfortunately, the autoconf archive does not support the
+#   concept of set of macros, so I had to break it for submission.
+#
+#   The general documentation of those macros, as well as the sample
+#   configure.in, is included in the AX_PROG_JAVA macro.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Egon Willighagen <e.willighagen@science.ru.nl>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 6
+
+AU_ALIAS([AC_PROG_JAR], [AX_PROG_JAR])
+AC_DEFUN([AX_PROG_JAR],[
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_EXEEXT])dnl
+if test "x$JAVAPREFIX" = x; then
+        test "x$JAR" = x && AC_CHECK_PROGS(JAR, jar$EXEEXT)
+else
+        test "x$JAR" = x && AC_CHECK_PROGS(JAR, jar, $JAVAPREFIX)
+fi
+test "x$JAR" = x && AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable jar program found in \$PATH])
+AC_PROVIDE([$0])dnl
+])
diff --git a/build_posix/configure.ac.in b/build_posix/configure.ac.in
index befd393865e..384ef08cc5a 100644
--- a/build_posix/configure.ac.in
+++ b/build_posix/configure.ac.in
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ fi
 if test "$wt_cv_enable_java" = "yes"; then
 	JAVAC=${JAVAC-javac}
 	AX_PROG_JAVAC
+	AX_PROG_JAR
 	AX_JNI_INCLUDE_DIR
 	for JNI_INCLUDE_DIR in $JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS ; do
 		JNI_CPPFLAGS="$JNI_CPPFLAGS -I$JNI_INCLUDE_DIR"
diff --git a/examples/java/Makefile.am b/examples/java/Makefile.am
index e69de29bb2d..c7fbfffa48c 100644
--- a/examples/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/java/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(abs_top_builddir)
+
+JAVAEXAMPLES = $(top_srcdir)/examples/java/com/wiredtiger/examples
+
+# TODO: How to add to existing Javadoc from main API?
+# JDOCDIR = $(top_srcdir)/docs/java
+# java_DATA = $(JDOCDIR)/index.html
+
+javadir = $(datadir)/java
+dist_java_JAVA = \
+		$(JAVAEXAMPLES)/ex_access.java
+
+all-local: wiredtiger.jar
+
+$(JDOCDIR)/index.html:	$(dist_java_JAVA)
+	mkdir -p $(JDOCDIR)
+	javadoc -public -d $(JDOCDIR) -link http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api $(JAVAEXAMPLES)/[A-Z]*.java
+
+wiredtiger.jar: $(dist_java_JAVA)
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && \
+	$(JAR) -cf wiredtiger.jar com/)
diff --git a/examples/java/ex_access.java b/examples/java/com/wiredtiger/examples/ex_access.java
similarity index 93%
rename from examples/java/ex_access.java
rename to examples/java/com/wiredtiger/examples/ex_access.java
index 568919ed9c7..1d0904f1c73 100644
--- a/examples/java/ex_access.java
+++ b/examples/java/com/wiredtiger/examples/ex_access.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+package com.wiredtiger.examples;
 import com.wiredtiger.db.*;
 
 public class ex_access {
diff --git a/lang/java/Makefile.am b/lang/java/Makefile.am
index 81ac4373850..3f9b1ad9ec3 100644
--- a/lang/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/lang/java/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dist_java_JAVA = \
 		$(JAVADESTFULL)/wiredtiger.java \
 		$(JAVADESTFULL)/wiredtigerConstants.java \
 		$(JAVADESTFULL)/wiredtigerJNI.java
+
 java_LTLIBRARIES = libwiredtiger_java.la
 
 CPPFLAGS += $(JNI_CPPFLAGS)
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ libwiredtiger_java_la_SOURCES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) $(SWIG_SOURCES)
 #libwiredtiger_java_la_LDFLAGS = -module
 libwiredtiger_java_la_LIBADD = $(abs_top_builddir)/libwiredtiger.la
 
+all-local: wiredtiger.jar
 $(JAVASRC)/wiredtiger_wrap.c: $(top_srcdir)/src/include/wiredtiger.in $(SWIG_SOURCES)
 	(cd $(JAVASRC) && \
 	    $(SWIG) -Wall -v -java -nodefaultctor -nodefaultdtor -package com.wiredtiger.db -I$(abs_top_builddir) -outdir $(JAVADEST) -o wiredtiger_wrap.c wiredtiger.i)
@@ -35,3 +37,8 @@ $(JAVASRC)/wiredtiger_wrap.c: $(top_srcdir)/src/include/wiredtiger.in $(SWIG_SOU
 $(JDOCDIR)/index.html:	$(dist_java_JAVA)
 	mkdir -p $(JDOCDIR)
 	javadoc -public -d $(JDOCDIR) -link http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api $(JAVADESTFULL)/wiredtiger.java $(JAVADESTFULL)/wiredtigerConstants.java $(JAVADESTFULL)/[A-Z]*.java
+
+wiredtiger.jar: $(dist_java_JAVA)
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && \
+	$(JAR) -cf wiredtiger.jar com/)
+