diff --git a/openbr/plugins/jni.cmake b/openbr/plugins/jni.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a40ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbr/plugins/jni.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+set(BR_WITH_JAVA ON CACHE BOOL "Use Java Code")
+
+if (${BR_WITH_JAVA})
+	find_package(JNI REQUIRED)
+        find_package(JAVA REQUIRED)
+	set(BR_THIRDPARTY_SRC ${BR_THIRDPARTY_SRC} plugins/jni.cpp)
+	set(BR_THIRDPARTY_LIBS ${BR_THIRDPARTY_LIBS} ${JNI_LIBRARIES})
+
+	include_directories(${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH})
+	include_directories(${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH2})
+
+endif()
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/jni.cpp b/openbr/plugins/jni.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..446a1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbr/plugins/jni.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+//Need to include location of jvm.dll (jdk version) and its parent directory in the environment variables
+
+#include <limits>
+#include "openbr_internal.h"
+#include "openbr/core/resource.h"
+#include <jni.h>
+
+namespace br
+{
+
+/*!
+ * \ingroup initializers
+ * \brief Initialize JNI
+ * \author Jordan Cheney \cite jcheney
+ */
+class JNIInitializer : public Initializer
+{   
+    Q_OBJECT
+    public:
+        static JavaVM* jvm;
+        static JavaVMInitArgs vm_args;
+
+    void initialize() const
+    {
+        JNIEnv *env;
+        JavaVMOption options[1];
+
+        //Location of Java files
+        QByteArray classpath = QString("-Djava.class.path=").append(Globals->sdkPath).append(QString("/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/")).toLocal8Bit();
+        char *charClasspath = classpath.data();
+
+        options[0].optionString = charClasspath;
+        vm_args.version = JNI_VERSION_1_6;
+        vm_args.nOptions = 1;
+        vm_args.options = options;
+        vm_args.ignoreUnrecognized = JNI_FALSE;
+
+        JNI_CreateJavaVM(&jvm, (void**)&env, &vm_args);
+
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("JNIHelloWorld","Open+JNI(HelloWorld)");
+    }
+
+    void finalize() const
+    {
+        jvm->DestroyJavaVM();
+    }
+};
+
+JavaVM *JNIInitializer::jvm;
+JavaVMInitArgs JNIInitializer::vm_args;
+
+BR_REGISTER(Initializer, JNIInitializer)
+
+/*!
+ * \ingroup transforms
+ * \brief Execute Java code from OpenBR using the JNI
+ * \author Jordan Cheney \cite jcheney
+ */
+
+class JNITransform : public UntrainableTransform
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString className READ get_className WRITE set_className RESET reset_className STORED false)
+    BR_PROPERTY(QString, className, "")
+
+    void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
+    {
+        JNIEnv *env;
+
+        //Attach current thread to the thread of the JavaVM and access env
+        JNIInitializer::jvm->AttachCurrentThreadAsDaemon((void**)&env, NULL);
+        if (JNIInitializer::jvm->GetEnv(reinterpret_cast<void**>(&env), JNI_VERSION_1_6) != JNI_OK) {
+            qFatal("Failed to initialize JNI environment");
+        }
+
+        //Convert QString to const char*
+        QByteArray tmpClass = className.toLocal8Bit();
+        const char* charClassName = tmpClass.constData();
+
+        //Call java method
+        jclass cls = env->FindClass(charClassName);
+        if (cls == NULL) { qFatal("Class not found"); }
+        jmethodID mid = env->GetStaticMethodID(cls, "project", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
+        if (mid == NULL) { qFatal("MethodID not found"); }
+
+        QByteArray tmp = src.file.name.toLocal8Bit();
+        const char* fileName = tmp.constData();
+
+        //Convert char* to java compatible string
+        jstring jfileName = env->NewStringUTF(fileName);
+
+        env->CallStaticObjectMethod(cls, mid, jfileName);
+
+        JNIInitializer::jvm->DetachCurrentThread();
+	}
+};
+
+BR_REGISTER(Transform, JNITransform)
+
+} // namespace br
+
+#include "jni.moc"
diff --git a/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/HelloWorld.jar b/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/HelloWorld.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41cbbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/HelloWorld.jar
diff --git a/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/HelloWorld.java b/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/HelloWorld.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cf7b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries/HelloWorld.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+public class HelloWorld {
+	public static void project(String imgPath) {
+		System.out.println();
+		System.out.println("Welcome to the OpenBR JNI transform! The image path string " + imgPath + " has been passed here from C++.");
+		System.out.println("To incorporate your Java code into OpenBR assemble a jar file will of the relevant classes and save it in the openbr/share/openbr/Java/jniLibraries folder.");
+		System.out.println("For documentation and additional resources on the JNI visit 'https://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/jni/specs/functions.html'");
+		System.out.println();
+	}
+}
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