diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuTimer.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuTimer.java
index df96aeb3..1fc76975 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuTimer.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuTimer.java
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ package org.hyperic.sigar;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.jmx.CpuTimerMBean;
 
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class CpuTimer implements CpuTimerMBean {
+    private static final Map timers =
+        Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap());
+
     private Sigar sigar;
     private long totalTime;
     private long cpuTotal;
@@ -146,6 +152,15 @@ public class CpuTimer implements CpuTimerMBean {
         return this.stopTime;
     }
 
+    public static CpuTimer getInstance(String name) {
+        CpuTimer timer = (CpuTimer)timers.get(name);
+        if (timer == null) {
+            timer = new CpuTimer();
+            timers.put(name, timer);
+        }
+        return timer;
+    }
+
     public String format(long elap) {
         String fraction = (elap % 1000) + "";
         int pad = 3 - fraction.length();