diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
index 03c7eee9..4e6d34ad 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
@@ -1264,6 +1264,64 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong SIGAR_JNI(ptql_SigarProcessQuery_findProcess)
     return pid;
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT jlongArray SIGAR_JNI(ptql_SigarProcessQuery_findProcesses)
+(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jobject sigar_obj)
+{
+    int status;
+    jlongArray procarray;
+    sigar_proc_list_t proclist;
+    jlong *pids = NULL;
+    jni_ptql_re_data_t re;
+    sigar_ptql_query_t *query =
+        (sigar_ptql_query_t *)sigar_get_pointer(env, obj);
+    dSIGAR(NULL);
+
+    if ((status = sigar_proc_list_get(sigar, &proclist)) != SIGAR_OK) {
+        sigar_throw_error(env, jsigar, status);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    re_impl_set(env, sigar, obj, &re);
+
+    status = sigar_ptql_query_find_processes(sigar, query, &proclist);
+
+    sigar_ptql_re_impl_set(sigar, NULL, NULL);
+
+    if (status < 0) {
+        sigar_throw_ptql_malformed(env, sigar->errbuf);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    else if (status != SIGAR_OK) {
+        sigar_throw_error(env, jsigar, status);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    procarray = JENV->NewLongArray(env, proclist.number);
+
+    if (sizeof(jlong) == sizeof(sigar_pid_t)) {
+        pids = (jlong *)proclist.data;
+    }
+    else {
+        unsigned int i;
+        pids = (jlong *)malloc(sizeof(jlong) * proclist.number);
+
+        for (i=0; i<proclist.number; i++) {
+            pids[i] = proclist.data[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    JENV->SetLongArrayRegion(env, procarray, 0,
+                             proclist.number, pids);
+
+    if (pids != (jlong *)proclist.data) {
+        free(pids);
+    }
+
+    sigar_proc_list_destroy(sigar, &proclist);
+
+    return procarray;
+}
+
 #include "sigar_getline.h"
 
 JNIEXPORT jboolean SIGAR_JNI(util_Getline_isatty)
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java
index f83cf427..ceb7ba40 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ProcessFinder {
             return ((SigarProcessQuery)query).findProcess(this.proxy);
         }
 
-        throw new MalformedQueryException();
+        throw new SigarNotImplementedException();
     }
 
     public static long[] find(Sigar sigar, String query)
@@ -105,52 +105,11 @@ public class ProcessFinder {
     public long[] find(ProcessQuery query)
         throws SigarException, SigarNotImplementedException {
 
-        int matches=0, lastMatch=-1;
-
-        //because we modify the array below.  XXX this sucks.
-        long[] pids = (long[])this.proxy.getProcList().clone();
-
-        for (int i=0; i<pids.length; i++) {
-            long pid = pids[i];
-            boolean add = false;
-
-            try {
-                add = query.match(this.proxy, pid);
-            } catch (SigarNotImplementedException e) {
-                throw e; //let caller know query is invalid.
-            } catch (SigarException e) {
-                //ok, e.g. permission denied.
-            }
-
-            if (add) {
-                ++matches;
-                lastMatch = i;
-            }
-            else {
-                pids[i] = -1;
-            }
+        if (query instanceof SigarProcessQuery) {
+            return ((SigarProcessQuery)query).findProcesses(this.proxy);
         }
 
-        if (matches == 1) {
-            /* avoid loop below */
-            ONE_MATCH[0] = pids[lastMatch];
-            return ONE_MATCH;
-        }
-        else if (matches == 0) {
-            return NO_MATCHES;
-        }
-
-        long[] matched = new long[matches];
-
-        //XXX this is clunky
-        for (int i=0, j=0; i<=lastMatch; i++) {
-            if (pids[i] == -1) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            matched[j++] = pids[i];
-        }
-
-        return matched;
+        throw new SigarNotImplementedException();
     }
 }
     
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/SigarProcessQuery.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/SigarProcessQuery.java
index 7efcb306..0ab61c06 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/SigarProcessQuery.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/ptql/SigarProcessQuery.java
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ public class SigarProcessQuery implements ProcessQuery {
         return findProcess(SigarProxyCache.getSigar(sigar));
     }
 
+    public native long[] findProcesses(Sigar sigar)
+        throws SigarException, SigarNotImplementedException;
+
+    public long[] findProcesses(SigarProxy sigar)
+        throws SigarException, SigarNotImplementedException {
+
+        return findProcesses(SigarProxyCache.getSigar(sigar));
+    }
+
     static boolean re(String haystack, String needle) {
         if (haystack == null) {
             return false;
diff --git a/include/sigar_ptql.h b/include/sigar_ptql.h
index 02b26d72..c4a359a1 100644
--- a/include/sigar_ptql.h
+++ b/include/sigar_ptql.h
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_ptql_query_find_process(sigar_t *sigar,
                                                  sigar_ptql_query_t *query,
                                                  sigar_pid_t *pid);
 
+SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_ptql_query_find_processes(sigar_t *sigar,
+                                                   sigar_ptql_query_t *query,
+                                                   sigar_proc_list_t *proclist);
+
 #endif /*SIGAR_PTQL_H*/
diff --git a/src/sigar_ptql.c b/src/sigar_ptql.c
index 651c962e..9f7db3ca 100644
--- a/src/sigar_ptql.c
+++ b/src/sigar_ptql.c
@@ -1403,3 +1403,43 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_ptql_query_find_process(sigar_t *sigar,
 
     return -1;
 }
+
+SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_ptql_query_find_processes(sigar_t *sigar,
+                                                   sigar_ptql_query_t *query,
+                                                   sigar_proc_list_t *proclist)
+{
+    sigar_proc_list_t pids;
+    int status;
+    int i;
+
+    status = sigar_proc_list_get(sigar, &pids);
+    if (status != SIGAR_OK) {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    sigar_proc_list_create(proclist);
+
+    for (i=0; i<pids.number; i++) {
+        int query_status =
+            sigar_ptql_query_match(sigar, query, pids.data[i]);
+
+        if (query_status == SIGAR_OK) {
+            SIGAR_PROC_LIST_GROW(proclist);
+            proclist->data[proclist->number++] = pids.data[i];
+        }
+        else if (query_status == SIGAR_ENOTIMPL) {
+            /* let caller know query is invalid. */
+            status = query_status;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    sigar_proc_list_destroy(sigar, &pids);
+
+    if (status != SIGAR_OK) {
+        sigar_proc_list_create(proclist);
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    return SIGAR_OK;
+}