4 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/InputStream.java b/java/src/Ice/InputStream.java
index a272d560d2b..09261f9a208 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/InputStream.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/InputStream.java
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ public interface InputStream
     void skipSlice();
 
     void finished();
+    void destroy();
 }
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/InputStreamI.java b/java/src/Ice/InputStreamI.java
index eeda0a961a2..bb67207e9be 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/InputStreamI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/InputStreamI.java
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ public class InputStreamI implements InputStream
     finalize()
         throws Throwable
     {
-        if(_is != null)
-        {
-            _is.destroy();
-        }
+        destroy();
     }
 
     public Communicator
@@ -222,8 +219,16 @@ public class InputStreamI implements InputStream
         {
             _is.readPendingObjects();
         }
-        _is.destroy();
-        _is = null;
+    }
+
+    public void
+    destroy()
+    {
+        if(_is != null)
+        {
+            _is.destroy();
+            _is = null;
+        }
     }
 
     private Communicator _communicator;
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java b/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java
index 2c8022b483e..529355f1281 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ public interface OutputStream
     void endSlice();
 
     byte[] finished();
+    void destroy();
 }
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/OutputStreamI.java b/java/src/Ice/OutputStreamI.java
index 2c040f7acbe..c3b82a3f3cc 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/OutputStreamI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/OutputStreamI.java
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ public class OutputStreamI implements OutputStream
     finalize()
         throws Throwable
     {
-        if(_os != null)
-        {
-            _os.destroy();
-        }
+        destroy();
     }
 
     public Communicator
@@ -186,12 +183,19 @@ public class OutputStreamI implements OutputStream
         byte[] result = new byte[buf.limit()];
         buf.get(result);
 
-        _os.destroy();
-        _os = null;
-
         return result;
     }
 
+    public void
+    destroy()
+    {
+        if(_os != null)
+        {
+            _os.destroy();
+            _os = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private Communicator _communicator;
     private IceInternal.BasicOutputStream _os;
     private boolean _writeObjects;