diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatch.java b/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatch.java
index 3407033ab..64f472c89 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatch.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatch.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package org.rocksdb;
  * non-const method, all threads accessing the same WriteBatch must use
  * external synchronization.
  */
-public class WriteBatch extends RocksObject {
+public class WriteBatch extends RocksObject implements WriteBatchInterface {
   /**
    * Constructs a WriteBatch instance.
    */
@@ -41,98 +41,44 @@ public class WriteBatch extends RocksObject {
     newWriteBatch(reserved_bytes);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the number of updates in the batch.
-   *
-   * @return number of items in WriteBatch
-   */
+  @Override
   public native int count();
 
-  /**
-   * <p>Store the mapping "key-&gt;value" in the database.</p>
-   *
-   * @param key the specified key to be inserted.
-   * @param value the value associated with the specified key.
-   */
+  @Override
   public void put(byte[] key, byte[] value) {
     put(key, key.length, value, value.length);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * <p>Store the mapping "key-&gt;value" within given column
-   * family.</p>
-   *
-   * @param columnFamilyHandle {@link org.rocksdb.ColumnFamilyHandle}
-   *     instance
-   * @param key the specified key to be inserted.
-   * @param value the value associated with the specified key.
-   */
+  @Override
   public void put(ColumnFamilyHandle columnFamilyHandle,
       byte[] key, byte[] value) {
     put(key, key.length, value, value.length,
         columnFamilyHandle.nativeHandle_);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * <p>Merge "value" with the existing value of "key" in the database.
-   * "key-&gt;merge(existing, value)"</p>
-   *
-   * @param key the specified key to be merged.
-   * @param value the value to be merged with the current value for
-   * the specified key.
-   */
+  @Override
   public void merge(byte[] key, byte[] value) {
     merge(key, key.length, value, value.length);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * <p>Merge "value" with the existing value of "key" in given column family.
-   * "key-&gt;merge(existing, value)"</p>
-   *
-   * @param columnFamilyHandle {@link ColumnFamilyHandle} instance
-   * @param key the specified key to be merged.
-   * @param value the value to be merged with the current value for
-   * the specified key.
-   */
+  @Override
   public void merge(ColumnFamilyHandle columnFamilyHandle,
       byte[] key, byte[] value) {
     merge(key, key.length, value, value.length,
         columnFamilyHandle.nativeHandle_);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * <p>If the database contains a mapping for "key", erase it.  Else do nothing.</p>
-   *
-   * @param key Key to delete within database
-   */
+  @Override
   public void remove(byte[] key) {
     remove(key, key.length);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * <p>If column family contains a mapping for "key", erase it.  Else do nothing.</p>
-   *
-   * @param columnFamilyHandle {@link ColumnFamilyHandle} instance
-   * @param key Key to delete within database
-   */
+  @Override
   public void remove(ColumnFamilyHandle columnFamilyHandle, byte[] key) {
     remove(key, key.length, columnFamilyHandle.nativeHandle_);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Append a blob of arbitrary size to the records in this batch. The blob will
-   * be stored in the transaction log but not in any other file. In particular,
-   * it will not be persisted to the SST files. When iterating over this
-   * WriteBatch, WriteBatch::Handler::LogData will be called with the contents
-   * of the blob as it is encountered. Blobs, puts, deletes, and merges will be
-   * encountered in the same order in thich they were inserted. The blob will
-   * NOT consume sequence number(s) and will NOT increase the count of the batch
-   *
-   * Example application: add timestamps to the transaction log for use in
-   * replication.
-   *
-   * @param blob binary object to be inserted
-   */
+  @Override
   public void putLogData(byte[] blob) {
     putLogData(blob, blob.length);
   }
@@ -149,9 +95,7 @@ public class WriteBatch extends RocksObject {
     iterate(handler.nativeHandle_);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Clear all updates buffered in this batch
-   */
+  @Override
   public native void clear();
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatchInterface.java b/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatchInterface.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4eaf1ad9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/WriteBatchInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014, Facebook, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+// LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+// of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+
+package org.rocksdb;
+
+/**
+ * <p>Defines the interface for a Write Batch which
+ * holds a collection of updates to apply atomically to a DB.</p>
+ */
+public interface WriteBatchInterface {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of updates in the batch.
+     *
+     * @return number of items in WriteBatch
+     */
+    public int count();
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Store the mapping "key-&gt;value" in the database.</p>
+     *
+     * @param key the specified key to be inserted.
+     * @param value the value associated with the specified key.
+     */
+    public void put(byte[] key, byte[] value);
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Store the mapping "key-&gt;value" within given column
+     * family.</p>
+     *
+     * @param columnFamilyHandle {@link org.rocksdb.ColumnFamilyHandle}
+     *     instance
+     * @param key the specified key to be inserted.
+     * @param value the value associated with the specified key.
+     */
+    public void put(ColumnFamilyHandle columnFamilyHandle,
+                    byte[] key, byte[] value);
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Merge "value" with the existing value of "key" in the database.
+     * "key-&gt;merge(existing, value)"</p>
+     *
+     * @param key the specified key to be merged.
+     * @param value the value to be merged with the current value for
+     * the specified key.
+     */
+    public void merge(byte[] key, byte[] value);
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Merge "value" with the existing value of "key" in given column family.
+     * "key-&gt;merge(existing, value)"</p>
+     *
+     * @param columnFamilyHandle {@link ColumnFamilyHandle} instance
+     * @param key the specified key to be merged.
+     * @param value the value to be merged with the current value for
+     * the specified key.
+     */
+    public void merge(ColumnFamilyHandle columnFamilyHandle,
+                      byte[] key, byte[] value);
+
+    /**
+     * <p>If the database contains a mapping for "key", erase it.  Else do nothing.</p>
+     *
+     * @param key Key to delete within database
+     */
+    public void remove(byte[] key);
+
+    /**
+     * <p>If column family contains a mapping for "key", erase it.  Else do nothing.</p>
+     *
+     * @param columnFamilyHandle {@link ColumnFamilyHandle} instance
+     * @param key Key to delete within database
+     */
+    public void remove(ColumnFamilyHandle columnFamilyHandle, byte[] key);
+
+    /**
+     * Append a blob of arbitrary size to the records in this batch. The blob will
+     * be stored in the transaction log but not in any other file. In particular,
+     * it will not be persisted to the SST files. When iterating over this
+     * WriteBatch, WriteBatch::Handler::LogData will be called with the contents
+     * of the blob as it is encountered. Blobs, puts, deletes, and merges will be
+     * encountered in the same order in thich they were inserted. The blob will
+     * NOT consume sequence number(s) and will NOT increase the count of the batch
+     *
+     * Example application: add timestamps to the transaction log for use in
+     * replication.
+     *
+     * @param blob binary object to be inserted
+     */
+    public void putLogData(byte[] blob);
+
+    /**
+     * Clear all updates buffered in this batch
+     */
+    public void clear();
+}