diff --git a/akka-typed-tests/src/test/java/akka/typed/javadsl/BehaviorBuilderTest.java b/akka-typed-tests/src/test/java/akka/typed/javadsl/BehaviorBuilderTest.java
index b9294ab5f0..2275b31a55 100644
--- a/akka-typed-tests/src/test/java/akka/typed/javadsl/BehaviorBuilderTest.java
+++ b/akka-typed-tests/src/test/java/akka/typed/javadsl/BehaviorBuilderTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class BehaviorBuilderTest extends JUnitSuite {
           return Actor.<Message>same();
         })
         .onSignal(Terminated.class, (ctx, t) -> {
-          System.out.println("Terminating along with " + t.ref());
+          System.out.println("Terminating along with " + t.getRef());
           return stopped();
         })
         .build();
diff --git a/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/MessageAndSignals.scala b/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/MessageAndSignals.scala
index 421b5a676d..e04e6a6844 100644
--- a/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/MessageAndSignals.scala
+++ b/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/MessageAndSignals.scala
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ package akka.typed
  * Envelope that is published on the eventStream for every message that is
  * dropped due to overfull queues.
  */
-final case class Dropped(msg: Any, recipient: ActorRef[Nothing])
+final case class Dropped(msg: Any, recipient: ActorRef[Nothing]) {
+  /** Java API */
+  def getRecipient(): ActorRef[Void] = recipient.asInstanceOf[ActorRef[Void]]
+}
 
 /**
  * Exception that an actor fails with if it does not handle a Terminated message.
  */
-final case class DeathPactException(ref: ActorRef[Nothing]) extends RuntimeException(s"death pact with $ref was triggered")
+final case class DeathPactException(ref: ActorRef[Nothing]) extends RuntimeException(s"death pact with $ref was triggered") {
+  /** Java API */
+  def getRef(): ActorRef[Void] = ref.asInstanceOf[ActorRef[Void]]
+}
 
 /**
  * Envelope for dead letters.
@@ -63,4 +69,8 @@ final case class Terminated(ref: ActorRef[Nothing])(failed: Throwable) extends S
   def wasFailed: Boolean = failed ne null
   def failure: Throwable = failed
   def failureOption: Option[Throwable] = Option(failed)
+
+  /** Java API */
+  def getRef(): ActorRef[Void] = ref.asInstanceOf[ActorRef[Void]]
+
 }