diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java
index 0af9fbc48..e0d97b893 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_std_list_runme.java
@@ -138,5 +138,15 @@ public class li_std_list_runme {
     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");
+    v9.addFirst(-10);
+    v9.addLast(80);
+    if (v9.size() != 8) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (4) failed");
+    if (v9.get(0) != -10) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (5) failed");;
+    if (v9.get(v9.size()-1) != 80) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (6) failed");;
+    v9.removeFirst();
+    if (v9.get(0) != 10) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (7) failed");;
+    v9.removeLast();
+    if (v9.size() != 6) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (8) failed");
+    if (v9.get(v9.size()-1) != 70) throw new RuntimeException("v9 test (9) failed");;
   }
 }
diff --git a/Lib/java/std_list.i b/Lib/java/std_list.i
index d98fde731..86024a903 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_list.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_list.i
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ 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";
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ namespace std {
   }
 
   public boolean add($typemap(jboxtype, T) value) {
-    push_back(value);
+    addLast(value);
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -173,9 +172,13 @@ namespace std {
     %rename(remove) erase;
     iterator erase(iterator pos);
     size_type max_size() const;
+    %rename(removeLast) pop_back;
     void pop_back();
+    %rename(removeFirst) pop_front;
     void pop_front();
+    %rename(addLast) push_back;
     void push_back(const T &value);
+    %rename(addFirst) push_front;
     void push_front(const T &value);
     iterator begin();
     iterator end();