diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/doxygen_parsing.i b/Examples/test-suite/doxygen_parsing.i
index 670d8699b..7ff19ecfa 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/doxygen_parsing.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/doxygen_parsing.i
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ struct SomeStruct
  */
 int someVar=42;
 
+/**
+ * The constant comment
+ */
+#define CONSTANT_VALUE 4242
+
 class SomeAnotherClass
 {
 public:
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/doxygen_parsing_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/doxygen_parsing_runme.java
index 7a8b0fae9..167010544 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/doxygen_parsing_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/doxygen_parsing_runme.java
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ public class doxygen_parsing_runme {
     wantedComments.put("doxygen_parsing.SomeAnotherClass.setClassAttr2(int)",
     		"The class attribute post-comment \n" +
     		"");
+    wantedComments.put("doxygen_parsing.doxygen_parsingConstants.CONSTANT_VALUE",
+    		"The constant comment \n" +
+    		"");
     
     // and ask the parser to check comments for us
     System.exit(parser.check(wantedComments));
diff --git a/Source/Modules/java.cxx b/Source/Modules/java.cxx
index 195ad5a90..a245da208 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/java.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/java.cxx
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ public:
 
     // Translate and write javadoc comment if flagged
     if (doxygen && doxygenTranslator->hasDocumentation(n)) {
-      String *doxygen_comments = doxygenTranslator->getDocumentation(n, 0);
+      String *doxygen_comments = doxygenTranslator->getDocumentation(n, "  ");
       if (comment_creation_chatter)
 	Printf(constants_code, "/* This was generated from constantWrapper() */\n");
       Printv(constants_code, Char(doxygen_comments), NIL);