diff --git a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
index 31f7b99..67e20d1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
+++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
@@ -796,7 +796,18 @@ private:
               kj::strTree("    return _builder.get",toTitleCase(type),"Field(", offset, ");\n"))),
             spaces(indent), "  }\n",
 
-            //spaces(indent), "  public final void set", titleCase, "(", type, " value", setterDefault, ");\n",
+            (typeBody.which() == schema::Type::VOID ?
+             kj::strTree(spaces(indent), "  public final void set", titleCase, "() {}\n") :
+             (typeBody.which() == schema::Type::ENUM ?
+              kj::strTree(
+                spaces(indent), "  public final void set", titleCase, "(", type, " value) {\n",
+                spaces(indent), "    _builder.setShortField(", offset, ", (short)value.ordinal());\n",
+                spaces(indent), "  }\n") :
+              kj::strTree(
+                spaces(indent), "  public final void set", titleCase, "(", type, " value) {\n",
+                spaces(indent), "    _builder.set", toTitleCase(type),
+                "Field(", offset, ", value);\n",
+                spaces(indent), "  }\n"))),
             "\n"),
 
         kj::strTree(),
diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java b/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java
index 6ac37c3..13bb43f 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.capnproto.MessageBuilder;
 import org.capnproto.MessageReader;
 import org.capnproto.StructList;
 import org.capnproto.InputStreamMessageReader;
+import org.capnproto.Text;
 
 import org.capnproto.examples.Addressbook.*;
 
@@ -16,7 +17,25 @@ public class AddressbookMain {
         StructList.Builder<Person.Builder> people = addressbook.initPeople(2);
 
         Person.Builder alice = people.get(0);
-        //alice.setId(123);
+        alice.setId(123);
+        alice.setName(new Text.Reader("Alice"));
+        alice.setEmail(new Text.Reader("alice@example.com"));
+
+        StructList.Builder<Person.PhoneNumber.Builder> alicePhones = alice.initPhones(1);
+        alicePhones.get(0).setNumber(new Text.Reader("555-1212"));
+        alicePhones.get(0).setType(Person.PhoneNumber.Type.MOBILE);
+        alice.getEmployment().setSchool(new Text.Reader("MIT"));
+
+        Person.Builder bob = people.get(0);
+        bob.setId(456);
+        bob.setName(new Text.Reader("Bob"));
+        bob.setEmail(new Text.Reader("bob@example.com"));
+        StructList.Builder<Person.PhoneNumber.Builder> bobPhones = bob.initPhones(2);
+        bobPhones.get(0).setNumber(new Text.Reader("555-4567"));
+        bobPhones.get(0).setType(Person.PhoneNumber.Type.HOME);
+        bobPhones.get(1).setNumber(new Text.Reader("555-7654"));
+        bobPhones.get(1).setType(Person.PhoneNumber.Type.WORK);
+        bob.getEmployment().setUnemployed();
     }
 
     public static void printAddressBook() throws java.io.IOException {