diff --git a/akka-stm/src/main/scala/transactor/Transactor.scala b/akka-stm/src/main/scala/transactor/Transactor.scala
index c67ff62387..72ba139d85 100644
--- a/akka-stm/src/main/scala/transactor/Transactor.scala
+++ b/akka-stm/src/main/scala/transactor/Transactor.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ case class SendTo(actor: ActorRef, message: Option[Any] = None)
  * Transactors can also accept explicitly sent `Coordinated` messages.
  * <br/><br/>
  *
- * Simple transactors will just implement the `atomically` method which similar to
+ * Simple transactors will just implement the `atomically` method which is similar to
  * the actor `receive` method but runs within a coordinated transaction.
  *
  * Example of a simple transactor that will join a coordinated transaction:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ case class SendTo(actor: ActorRef, message: Option[Any] = None)
  * The `include` method will send on the same message that was received to other transactors.
  * The `sendTo` method allows you to specify both the actor to send to, and message to send.
  *
- * Example of using coordinating an increment:
+ * Example of coordinating an increment:
  *
  * {{{
  * class FriendlyCounter(friend: ActorRef) extends Transactor {
diff --git a/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedCoordinatedCounter.java b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedCoordinatedCounter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff647fc200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedCoordinatedCounter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package akka.transactor.example;
+
+import akka.transactor.Coordinated;
+import akka.actor.ActorRef;
+import akka.actor.UntypedActor;
+import akka.stm.*;
+
+public class UntypedCoordinatedCounter extends UntypedActor {
+    private Ref<Integer> count = new Ref(0);
+
+    private void increment() {
+        System.out.println("incrementing");
+        count.set(count.get() + 1);
+    }
+
+    public void onReceive(Object incoming) throws Exception {
+        if (incoming instanceof Coordinated) {
+            Coordinated coordinated = (Coordinated) incoming;
+            Object message = coordinated.getMessage();
+            if (message instanceof Increment) {
+                Increment increment = (Increment) message;
+                if (increment.hasFriend()) {
+                    increment.getFriend().sendOneWay(coordinated.coordinate(new Increment()));
+                }
+                coordinated.atomic(new Atomic() {
+                    public Object atomically() {
+                        increment();
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        } else if (incoming instanceof String) {
+            String message = (String) incoming;
+            if (message.equals("GetCount")) {
+                getContext().replyUnsafe(count.get());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedCoordinatedExample.java b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedCoordinatedExample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3a2a14107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedCoordinatedExample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package akka.transactor.example;
+
+import akka.transactor.Coordinated;
+import akka.actor.ActorRef;
+import akka.actor.UntypedActor;
+import akka.dispatch.Future;
+import akka.dispatch.Futures;
+
+public class UntypedCoordinatedExample {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
+        System.out.println();
+        System.out.println("Untyped transactor example");
+        System.out.println();
+
+        ActorRef counter1 = UntypedActor.actorOf(UntypedCoordinatedCounter.class).start();
+        ActorRef counter2 = UntypedActor.actorOf(UntypedCoordinatedCounter.class).start();
+
+        counter1.sendOneWay(new Coordinated(new Increment(counter2)));
+
+        Thread.sleep(3000);
+
+        Future future1 = counter1.sendRequestReplyFuture("GetCount");
+        Future future2 = counter2.sendRequestReplyFuture("GetCount");
+
+        future1.await();
+        if (future1.isCompleted()) {
+            if (future1.result().isDefined()) {
+                int result = (Integer) future1.result().get();
+                System.out.println("counter 1: " + result);
+            }
+        }
+
+        future2.await();
+        if (future2.isCompleted()) {
+            if (future2.result().isDefined()) {
+                int result = (Integer) future2.result().get();
+                System.out.println("counter 2: " + result);
+            }
+        }
+
+        counter1.stop();
+        counter2.stop();
+    }
+}