diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/java_deps.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/java_deps.include
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ccd51973633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/java_deps.include
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Install JDK 8 and Git
+#
+RUN echo oracle-java8-installer shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | /usr/bin/debconf-set-selections && \
+  echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list && \
+  echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list && \
+  apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys EEA14886 && \
+  apt-get update && \
+  apt-get -y install \
+      git \
+      libapr1 \
+      oracle-java8-installer \
+      && \
+  apt-get clean && rm -r /var/cache/oracle-jdk8-installer/
+
+ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
+ENV PATH $PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
+
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/Dockerfile.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17ed99fd2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/Dockerfile.template
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+--- |
+  # Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+  # All rights reserved.
+  #
+  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+  # met:
+  #
+  #     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+  # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+  #     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+  # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+  # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+  # distribution.
+  #     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+  # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+  # this software without specific prior written permission.
+  #
+  # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+  # "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+  # LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+  # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+  # OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+  # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+  # LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+  # DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+  # THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+  # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+  # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+  
+  FROM debian:jessie
+  
+  <%include file="../../apt_get_basic.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../ccache_setup.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../cxx_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../gcp_api_libraries.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../java_deps.include"/>
+  # Define the default command.
+  CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ee771922bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+FROM debian:jessie
+
+# Install Git and basic packages.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  autoconf \
+  autotools-dev \
+  build-essential \
+  bzip2 \
+  ccache \
+  curl \
+  gcc \
+  gcc-multilib \
+  git \
+  golang \
+  gyp \
+  lcov \
+  libc6 \
+  libc6-dbg \
+  libc6-dev \
+  libgtest-dev \
+  libtool \
+  make \
+  perl \
+  strace \
+  python-dev \
+  python-setuptools \
+  python-yaml \
+  telnet \
+  unzip \
+  wget \
+  zip && apt-get clean
+
+#================
+# Build profiling
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y time && apt-get clean
+
+# Prepare ccache
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/g++
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/cc
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/c++
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang++
+
+#=================
+# C++ dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install libgflags-dev libgtest-dev libc++-dev clang && apt-get clean
+
+# Google Cloud platform API libraries
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python-pip && apt-get clean
+RUN pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
+
+
+# Install JDK 8 and Git
+#
+RUN echo oracle-java8-installer shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | /usr/bin/debconf-set-selections &&   echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list &&   echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list &&   apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys EEA14886 &&   apt-get update &&   apt-get -y install       git       libapr1       oracle-java8-installer       &&   apt-get clean && rm -r /var/cache/oracle-jdk8-installer/
+
+ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
+ENV PATH $PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
+
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/build_interop_stress.sh b/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/build_interop_stress.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d4fdfbbac96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_java/build_interop_stress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Builds C++ interop server and client in a base image.
+set -e
+
+mkdir -p /var/local/git
+# grpc-java repo
+git clone --recursive --depth 1 /var/local/jenkins/grpc-java /var/local/git/grpc-java
+
+# grpc repo (for metrics client and for the stress test wrapper scripts)
+git clone --recursive /var/local/jenkins/grpc /var/local/git/grpc
+
+# Copy service account keys if available
+cp -r /var/local/jenkins/service_account $HOME || true
+
+# First build the metrics client in grpc repo
+cd /var/local/git/grpc
+make metrics_client
+
+# Build all interop test targets (which includes interop server and stress test
+# client) in grpc-java repo
+cd /var/local/git/grpc-java
+./gradlew :grpc-interop-testing:installDist -PskipCodegen=true
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh b/tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh
index 29c8ed64271..31ffa752ab5 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ cd `dirname $0`/../..
 GRPC_ROOT=`pwd`
 MOUNT_ARGS="-v $GRPC_ROOT:/var/local/jenkins/grpc:ro"
 
+GRPC_JAVA_ROOT=`cd ../grpc-java && pwd`
+if [ "$GRPC_JAVA_ROOT" != "" ]
+then
+  MOUNT_ARGS+=" -v $GRPC_JAVA_ROOT:/var/local/jenkins/grpc-java:ro"
+else
+  echo "WARNING: grpc-java not found, it won't be mounted to the docker container."
+fi
+
+GRPC_GO_ROOT=`cd ../grpc-go && pwd`
+if [ "$GRPC_GO_ROOT" != "" ]
+then
+  MOUNT_ARGS+=" -v $GRPC_GO_ROOT:/var/local/jenkins/grpc-go:ro"
+else
+  echo "WARNING: grpc-go not found, it won't be mounted to the docker container."
+fi
+
 mkdir -p /tmp/ccache
 
 # Mount service account dir if available.
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3d37f112e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{
+  "dockerImages": {
+    "grpc_stress_java" : {
+      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_java"
+    }
+  },
+
+  "clientTemplates": {
+    "baseTemplates": {
+      "default": {
+        "wrapperScriptPath": "/var/local/git/grpc/tools/gcp/stress_test/run_client.py",
+        "pollIntervalSecs": 60,
+        "clientArgs": {
+          "num_channels_per_server":5,
+          "num_stubs_per_channel":10,
+          "test_cases": "empty_unary:1,large_unary:1,client_streaming:1,server_streaming:1,empty_stream:1",
+          "metrics_port": 8081
+        },
+        "metricsPort": 8081,
+        "metricsArgs": {
+          "metrics_server_address": "localhost:8081",
+          "total_only": "true"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "templates": {
+      "java_client": {
+        "baseTemplate": "default",
+        "stressClientCmd": [
+          "/var/local/git/grpc-java/interop-testing/build/install/grpc-interop-testing/bin/stresstest-client"
+        ],
+        "metricsClientCmd": [
+          "/var/local/git/grpc/bins/opt/metrics_client"
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
+  "serverTemplates": {
+    "baseTemplates":{
+      "default": {
+        "wrapperScriptPath": "/var/local/git/grpc/tools/gcp/stress_test/run_server.py",
+        "serverPort": 8080,
+        "serverArgs": {
+          "port": 8080
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "templates": {
+      "java_server": {
+        "baseTemplate": "default",
+        "stressServerCmd": [
+          "/var/local/git/grpc-java/interop-testing/build/install/grpc-interop-testing/bin/test-server"
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
+  "testMatrix": {
+    "serverPodSpecs": {
+      "java-stress-server": {
+        "serverTemplate": "java_server",
+        "dockerImage": "grpc_stress_java",
+        "numInstances": 1
+      }
+    },
+
+    "clientPodSpecs": {
+      "java-stress-client": {
+        "clientTemplate": "java_client",
+        "dockerImage": "grpc_stress_java",
+        "numInstances": 15,
+        "serverPodSpec": "java-stress-server"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
+  "globalSettings": {
+    "buildDockerImages": true,
+    "pollIntervalSecs": 60,
+    "testDurationSecs": 7200,
+    "kubernetesProxyPort": 8008,
+    "datasetIdNamePrefix": "stress_test_java",
+    "summaryTableId": "summary",
+    "qpsTableId": "qps",
+    "podWarmupSecs": 60
+  }
+}
+