diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/http/javadsl/server/directives/ExecutionDirectivesExamplesTest.java b/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/http/javadsl/server/directives/ExecutionDirectivesExamplesTest.java
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@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2016 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+package docs.http.javadsl.server.directives;
+
+import akka.http.javadsl.model.HttpRequest;
+import akka.http.javadsl.model.StatusCodes;
+import akka.http.javadsl.server.ExceptionHandler;
+import akka.http.javadsl.server.PathMatchers;
+import akka.http.javadsl.server.RejectionHandler;
+import akka.http.javadsl.server.Rejections;
+import akka.http.javadsl.server.Route;
+import akka.http.javadsl.server.ValidationRejection;
+import akka.http.javadsl.testkit.JUnitRouteTest;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static akka.http.javadsl.server.PathMatchers.integerSegment;
+
+public class ExecutionDirectivesExamplesTest extends JUnitRouteTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void testHandleExceptions() {
+    //#handleExceptions
+    final ExceptionHandler divByZeroHandler = ExceptionHandler.newBuilder()
+      .match(ArithmeticException.class, x ->
+        complete(StatusCodes.BAD_REQUEST, "You've got your arithmetic wrong, fool!"))
+      .build();
+
+    final Route route =
+      path(PathMatchers.segment("divide").slash(integerSegment()).slash(integerSegment()), (a, b) ->
+        handleExceptions(divByZeroHandler, () -> complete("The result is " + (a / b)))
+      );
+
+    // tests:
+    testRoute(route).run(HttpRequest.GET("/divide/10/5"))
+      .assertEntity("The result is 2");
+    testRoute(route).run(HttpRequest.GET("/divide/10/0"))
+      .assertStatusCode(StatusCodes.BAD_REQUEST)
+      .assertEntity("You've got your arithmetic wrong, fool!");
+    //#handleExceptions
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testHandleRejections() {
+    //#handleRejections
+    final RejectionHandler totallyMissingHandler = RejectionHandler.newBuilder()
+      .handleNotFound(complete(StatusCodes.NOT_FOUND, "Oh man, what you are looking for is long gone."))
+      .handle(ValidationRejection.class, r -> complete(StatusCodes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, r.message()))
+      .build();
+
+    final Route route = pathPrefix("handled", () ->
+      handleRejections(totallyMissingHandler, () ->
+        route(
+          path("existing", () -> complete("This path exists")),
+          path("boom", () -> reject(Rejections.validationRejection("This didn't work.")))
+        )
+      )
+    );
+
+    // tests:
+    testRoute(route).run(HttpRequest.GET("/handled/existing"))
+      .assertEntity("This path exists");
+    // applies default handler
+    testRoute(route).run(HttpRequest.GET("/missing"))
+      .assertStatusCode(StatusCodes.NOT_FOUND)
+      .assertEntity("The requested resource could not be found.");
+    testRoute(route).run(HttpRequest.GET("/handled/missing"))
+      .assertStatusCode(StatusCodes.NOT_FOUND)
+      .assertEntity("Oh man, what you are looking for is long gone.");
+    testRoute(route).run(HttpRequest.GET("/handled/boom"))
+      .assertStatusCode(StatusCodes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+      .assertEntity("This didn't work.");
+    //#handleRejections
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleExceptions.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleExceptions.rst
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--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleExceptions.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleExceptions.rst
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ See :ref:`exception-handling-java` for general information about options for han
 
 Example
 -------
-TODO: Example snippets for JavaDSL are subject to community contributions! Help us complete the docs, read more about it here: `write example snippets for Akka HTTP Java DSL #20466 <https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/20466>`_.
+
+.. includecode:: ../../../../code/docs/http/javadsl/server/directives/ExecutionDirectivesExamplesTest.java#handleExceptions
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleRejections.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleRejections.rst
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--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleRejections.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/http/routing-dsl/directives/execution-directives/handleRejections.rst
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ See :ref:`rejections-java` for general information about options for handling re
 
 Example
 -------
-TODO: Example snippets for JavaDSL are subject to community contributions! Help us complete the docs, read more about it here: `write example snippets for Akka HTTP Java DSL #20466 <https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/20466>`_.
+
+.. includecode:: ../../../../code/docs/http/javadsl/server/directives/ExecutionDirectivesExamplesTest.java#handleRejections