diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/FutureSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/FutureSpec.scala
index 4bb58852cb..df829177b9 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/FutureSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/FutureSpec.scala
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class FutureSpec extends JUnitSuite {
   def shouldFutureCompose {
     val actor1 = actorOf[TestActor].start()
     val actor2 = actorOf(new Actor { def receive = { case s: String ⇒ self reply s.toUpperCase } }).start()
-    val future1 = actor1 ? "Hello" flatMap { case s: String ⇒ actor2 ? s }
-    val future2 = actor1 ? "Hello" flatMap { case i: Int ⇒ actor2 ? i }
+    val future1 = actor1 ? "Hello" flatMap { _ match { case s: String ⇒ actor2 ? s } }
+    val future2 = actor1 ? "Hello" flatMap { _ match { case i: Int ⇒ actor2 ? i } }
     assert((future1.get: Any) === "WORLD")
     intercept[MatchError] { future2.get }
     actor1.stop()
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
index b089c7debc..02cd02f1df 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
@@ -620,6 +620,17 @@ sealed trait Future[+T] {
     } else None
   }
 
+  /* Java API */
+  final def onComplete[A >: T](proc: Procedure[Future[A]]): this.type = onComplete(proc(_))
+
+  final def map[A >: T, B](f: JFunc[A, B]): Future[B] = map(f(_))
+
+  final def flatMap[A >: T, B](f: JFunc[A, Future[B]]): Future[B] = flatMap(f(_))
+
+  final def foreach[A >: T](proc: Procedure[A]): Unit = foreach(proc(_))
+
+  final def filter(p: JFunc[Any, Boolean]): Future[Any] = filter(p(_))
+
 }
 
 object Promise {
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/japi/JavaAPI.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/japi/JavaAPI.scala
index 76cac73fe2..f5c4ccdcaa 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/japi/JavaAPI.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/japi/JavaAPI.scala
@@ -3,28 +3,28 @@ package akka.japi
 /**
  * A Function interface. Used to create first-class-functions is Java (sort of).
  */
-abstract class Function[-T, +R] extends scala.Function1[T, R] {
+trait Function[T, R] {
   def apply(param: T): R
 }
 
 /**
  * A Function interface. Used to create 2-arg first-class-functions is Java (sort of).
  */
-abstract class Function2[-T1, -T2, +R] extends scala.Function2[T1, T2, R] {
+trait Function2[T1, T2, R] {
   def apply(arg1: T1, arg2: T2): R
 }
 
 /**
  * A Procedure is like a Function, but it doesn't produce a return value
  */
-abstract class Procedure[-T] extends scala.Function1[T, Unit] {
+trait Procedure[T] {
   def apply(param: T): Unit
 }
 
 /**
  * A Procedure is like a Function, but it doesn't produce a return value
  */
-abstract class Procedure2[-T1, -T2] extends scala.Function2[T1, T2, Unit] {
+trait Procedure2[T1, T2] {
   def apply(param: T1, param2: T2): Unit
 }