diff --git a/cobc/codegen.c b/cobc/codegen.c
index 2d7dd9071..fca7e158f 100644
--- a/cobc/codegen.c
+++ b/cobc/codegen.c
@@ -7098,7 +7098,9 @@ output_java_call (struct cb_call *p)
 	char *last_dot;
 	char *method_name;
 	const char *class_name;
+	char method_signature[256] = "(";
 	char* mangled;
+	struct cb_tree *ptr;
 
 	mangled = strdup(class_and_method_name);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(mangled) + 1; i++) {
@@ -7115,18 +7117,103 @@ output_java_call (struct cb_call *p)
 	method_name = last_dot + 1;
 	class_name = class_and_method_name;
 
+    for(ptr = p->args; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->next) {
+        switch(CB_TREE_TAG(ptr)) {
+            case CB_TAG_INTEGER:
+                strcat(method_signature, "I"); 
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_LONG:
+                strcat(method_signature, "J");
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_FLOAT:
+                strcat(method_signature, "F");
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_DOUBLE:
+                strcat(method_signature, "D"); 
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_BOOLEAN:
+                strcat(method_signature, "Z");
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_BYTE:
+                strcat(method_signature, "B");
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_SHORT:
+                strcat(method_signature, "S");
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_CHAR:
+                strcat(method_signature, "C"); 
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_STRING:
+                strcat(method_signature, "Ljava/lang/String;"); 
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_OBJECT: 
+                strcat(method_signature, "Ljava/lang/Object;"); 
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_LITERAL:
+                if(CB_TREE_CATEGORY(ptr) == CB_CATEGORY_NUMERIC) {
+                    strcat(method_signature, "I"); 
+                } else if(CB_TREE_CATEGORY(ptr) == CB_CATEGORY_ALPHANUMERIC) {
+                    strcat(method_signature, "Ljava/lang/String;");
+                }
+                break;
+            case CB_TAG_ARRAY:
+                switch(CB_TREE_TAG(CB_TREE(ptr)->next)) {
+                    case CB_TAG_INTEGER:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[I"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_LONG:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[J"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_FLOAT:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[F"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_DOUBLE:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[D");
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_BOOLEAN:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[Z"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_BYTE:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[B"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_SHORT:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[S"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_CHAR:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[C");
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_STRING:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[Ljava/lang/String;"); 
+                        break;
+                    case CB_TAG_OBJECT:
+                        strcat(method_signature, "[Ljava/lang/Object;"); 
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        cobc_err_msg(_("Unsupported array type in Java method call"));
+                        COBC_ABORT();
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                cobc_err_msg(_("Unsupported argument type in Java method call"));
+                COBC_ABORT();
+        }
+    }
+
+	strcat(method_signature, ")V");
+
 	lookup_java_call(mangled);
 	output_line("if (call_java_%s == NULL)", mangled);
 	output_block_open();
 
 	output_prefix();
 	output_line("call_java_%s = ", mangled);
-	output("cob_resolve_java(\"%s\", \"%s\", \"()V\");", class_name, method_name);
+	output("cob_resolve_java(\"%s\", \"%s\", \"()V\");", class_name, method_name, method_signature);
 	output_newline ();
 	output_prefix ();
 	output_line("cob_call_java(call_java_%s);\n", mangled);
 	output_newline();
 	output_block_close();
+	cobc_free(mangled);
 }
 
 static void