diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java
index f0e48804b..0af9fbc48 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java
@@ -130,5 +130,13 @@ public class li_std_list_runme {
     java.util.ArrayList<Boolean> bl2 = new java.util.ArrayList<Boolean>(bv);
     boolean bbb1 = bv.get(0);
     Boolean bbb2 = bv.get(0);
+
+    IntList v9 = new IntList(java.util.Arrays.asList(10, 20, 30, 40));
+    v9.add(50);
+    v9.add(60);
+    v9.add(70);
+    if (v9.size() != 7) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (1) failed");
+    if (!v9.remove(new Integer(60))) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (2) failed");
+    if (v9.size() != 6) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (3) failed");
   }
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_vector_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_vector_runme.java
index b63df0210..4d28b30de 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_vector_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_vector_runme.java
@@ -131,5 +131,13 @@ public class li_std_vector_runme {
     java.util.ArrayList<Boolean> bl2 = new java.util.ArrayList<Boolean>(bv);
     boolean bbb1 = bv.get(0);
     Boolean bbb2 = bv.get(0);
+
+    IntVector v9 = new IntVector(java.util.Arrays.asList(10, 20, 30, 40));
+    v9.add(50);
+    v9.add(60);
+    v9.add(70);
+    if (v9.size() != 7) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (1) failed");
+    if (!v9.remove(new Integer(60))) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (2) failed");
+    if (v9.size() != 6) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (3) failed");
   }
 }
diff --git a/Lib/java/std_list.i b/Lib/java/std_list.i
index 05c5683fa..d98fde731 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_list.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_list.i
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SWIGINTERN jint SWIG_ListSize(size_t size) {
 }
 }
 
+%javamethodmodifiers std::list::push_back "private";
 %javamethodmodifiers std::list::begin "private";
 %javamethodmodifiers std::list::insert "private";
 %javamethodmodifiers std::list::doSize "private";
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ namespace std {
     return doSize();
   }
 
+  public boolean add($typemap(jboxtype, T) value) {
+    push_back(value);
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public java.util.ListIterator<$typemap(jboxtype, T)> listIterator(int index) {
     return new java.util.ListIterator<$typemap(jboxtype, T)>() {
       private Iterator pos;