diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarInvoker.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarInvoker.java
index 72e288a3..f60a5f75 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarInvoker.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarInvoker.java
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ public class SigarInvoker {
     }
 
     public Object invoke(Object arg, String attr)
-        throws SigarException, SigarNotImplementedException {
+        throws SigarException,
+               SigarNotImplementedException,
+               SigarPermissionDeniedException {
 
         Object[] args = null;
 
@@ -218,7 +220,9 @@ public class SigarInvoker {
     }
 
     public Object invoke(Object[] args, String attr)
-        throws SigarException, SigarNotImplementedException {
+        throws SigarException,
+               SigarNotImplementedException,
+               SigarPermissionDeniedException {
 
         Method typeGetter, attrGetter;
         Object typeObject;
@@ -240,6 +244,9 @@ public class SigarInvoker {
             if (t instanceof SigarNotImplementedException) {
                 throw (SigarNotImplementedException)t;
             }
+            else if (t instanceof SigarPermissionDeniedException) {
+                throw (SigarPermissionDeniedException)t;
+            }
             throw new SigarException(msg);
         }
 
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarProxyCache.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarProxyCache.java
index 54e5a719..fdefa219 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarProxyCache.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/SigarProxyCache.java
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ public class SigarProxyCache
                 if (t instanceof SigarNotImplementedException) {
                     throw new SigarNotImplementedException(msg);
                 }
+                else if (t instanceof SigarPermissionDeniedException) {
+                    throw new SigarPermissionDeniedException(msg);
+                }
                 throw new SigarException(msg);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 String msg =
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java
index fb69fa7d..51a6e98e 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.hyperic.sigar.test;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.Sigar;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarException;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarNotImplementedException;
+import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarPermissionDeniedException;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarProxy;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarProxyCache;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.jmx.SigarInvokerJMX;
@@ -90,8 +91,10 @@ public class TestInvoker extends SigarTestCase {
                 assertTrue(true);
             } catch (SigarNotImplementedException e) {
                 traceln(query[0] + " NotImplemented");
+            } catch (SigarPermissionDeniedException e) {
+                traceln(query[0] + " PermissionDenied");
             } catch (SigarException e) {
-                traceln(query[0] + ":" + query[1] + "=" + e.getMessage());
+                traceln(query[0] + ":" + query[1] + "=" + e);
                 assertTrue(false);
             }
         }