diff --git a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
index a109e58..ffeeeac 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
+++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
@@ -980,12 +980,21 @@ private:
 
       kj::String elementReaderType;
       kj::String elementBuilderType;
+      kj::String builderFactoryType;
+      kj::String readerFactoryType;
+      kj::String fieldSize;
       bool isStructOrCapList = false;
+      bool isStructList = false;
       if (kind == FieldKind::LIST) {
         bool primitiveElement = false;
         bool interface = false;
         switch (typeBody.getList().getElementType().which()) {
           case schema::Type::VOID:
+            primitiveElement = true;
+            builderFactoryType = kj::str("org.capnproto.PrimitiveElementFactory.VOID");
+            readerFactoryType = kj::str(builderFactoryType);
+            fieldSize = kj::str("org.capnproto.FieldSize.VOID");
+            break;
           case schema::Type::BOOL:
           case schema::Type::INT8:
           case schema::Type::INT16:
@@ -1015,16 +1024,20 @@ private:
             break;
 
           case schema::Type::STRUCT:
+            isStructList = true;
             isStructOrCapList = true;
             primitiveElement = false;
+            elementReaderType = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()), ".Reader");
+            elementBuilderType = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()), ".Builder");
+            readerFactoryType = kj::str(elementReaderType, ".factory"),
+            builderFactoryType = kj::str(elementBuilderType, ".factory"),
+            fieldSize = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()),".STRUCT_SIZE.preferredListEncoding");
             break;
         }
-        elementReaderType = kj::str(
-            typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()),
-            primitiveElement ? "" : interface ? "::Client" : ".Reader");
-        elementBuilderType = kj::str(
-            typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()),
-            primitiveElement ? "" : interface ? "::Client" : ".Builder");
+        if (primitiveElement) {
+          elementReaderType = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()));
+          elementBuilderType = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()));
+        }
       }
 
 
@@ -1038,10 +1051,9 @@ private:
             spaces(indent), "  public final ", type, ".Reader<", elementReaderType, ">",
             " get", titleCase, "() {\n",
             spaces(indent), "    return new ", type, ".Reader<", elementReaderType, ">(\n",
-            spaces(indent), "      ", elementReaderType, ".factory,\n",
+            spaces(indent), "      ", readerFactoryType, ",\n",
             spaces(indent), "      _reader.getPointerField(", offset, ").getList(",
-            // XXX what about lists of non-structs?
-            typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()),".STRUCT_SIZE.preferredListEncoding)",
+            fieldSize, ")",
             ");\n",
             spaces(indent), "  }\n",
             "\n"),
@@ -1061,10 +1073,11 @@ private:
             spaces(indent), "  public final ", type, ".Builder<", elementBuilderType,">",
             " init", titleCase, "(int size) {\n",
             spaces(indent), "    return new ", type, ".Builder<", elementBuilderType, ">(\n",
-            spaces(indent), "      ", elementBuilderType,".factory,\n",
-            // XXX what about non-struct lists?
-            spaces(indent), "      _builder.getPointerField(", offset, ").initStructList(",
-            "size,", typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()),".STRUCT_SIZE)",
+            spaces(indent), "      ", builderFactoryType, ",\n",
+            spaces(indent), "      _builder.getPointerField(", offset, ").init",
+            (isStructList ?
+             kj::strTree("StructList(size,", typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()),".STRUCT_SIZE)") :
+             kj::strTree("List(", fieldSize, ", size)")),
             ");\n",
             spaces(indent), "  }\n"),
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp b/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp
index 0035a8a..81d6a3d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp
+++ b/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct TestAllTypes {
   enumField      @15 : TestEnum;
   interfaceField @16 : Void;  # TODO
 
-# voidList      @17 : List(Void);
+  voidList      @17 : List(Void);
 #  boolList      @18 : List(Bool);
 # ...
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java
index d63671e..e5498fd 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ public final class PointerBuilder {
         return WireHelpers.initStructPointer(this.pointer, this.segment, size);
     }
 
+    public final ListBuilder initList(byte elementSize, int elementCount) {
+        throw new Error("unimplemented");
+    }
+
     public final ListBuilder initStructList(int elementCount, StructSize elementSize) {
         return WireHelpers.initStructListPointer(this.pointer, this.segment, elementCount, elementSize);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveElementFactory.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveElementFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a906ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveElementFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.capnproto;
+
+public interface PrimitiveElementFactory<T> {
+    public T get(ListReader listReader, int index);
+
+    public static final PrimitiveElementFactory<Void> VOID = new PrimitiveElementFactoryVoid();
+}
+
+
+class PrimitiveElementFactoryVoid implements PrimitiveElementFactory<Void> {
+    public Void get(ListReader listReader, int index) {
+        return Void.VOID;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveList.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveList.java
index f716ac4..dad5fc1 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveList.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PrimitiveList.java
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package org.capnproto;
 public class PrimitiveList {
     public static final class Reader<T> {
         public final ListReader reader;
+        public final PrimitiveElementFactory<T> factory;
 
-        public Reader(ListReader reader) {
+        public Reader(PrimitiveElementFactory<T> factory, ListReader reader) {
+            this.factory = factory;
             this.reader = reader;
         }
 
@@ -13,11 +15,19 @@ public class PrimitiveList {
         }
 
         public T get(int index) {
-            throw new Error();
+            return this.factory.get(this.reader, index);
         }
     }
 
     public static final class Builder<T> {
+        public final ListBuilder builder;
+        public final PrimitiveElementFactory<T> factory;
+
+        public Builder(PrimitiveElementFactory<T> factory, ListBuilder builder) {
+            this.factory = factory;
+            this.builder = builder;
+        }
+
 
     }
 }