diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerBuilder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerBuilder.java
index 1c09e6f..5476e24 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerBuilder.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerBuilder.java
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ package org.capnproto;
 
 public interface FromPointerBuilder<T> {
     T fromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, int pointer);
-    T fromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, CapTableBuilder capTable, int pointer);
+   default T fromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, CapTableBuilder capTable, int pointer) {
+
+        return fromPointerBuilder(segment, pointer);
+    }
     T initFromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, int pointer, int elementCount);
+    default T initFromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, CapTableBuilder capTable, int pointer, int elementCount) {
+        return initFromPointerBuilder(segment, pointer, elementCount);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerReader.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerReader.java
index 3e7135b..042afe9 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerReader.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/FromPointerReader.java
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ package org.capnproto;
 
 public interface FromPointerReader<T> {
     T fromPointerReader(SegmentReader segment, int pointer, int nestingLimit);
-    T fromPointerReader(SegmentReader segment, CapTableReader capTable, int pointer, int nestingLimit);
+
+    default T fromPointerReader(SegmentReader segment, CapTableReader capTable, int pointer, int nestingLimit) {
+        return fromPointerReader(segment, pointer, nestingLimit);
+    }
 }