diff --git a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
index eb298c6..104fc0d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
+++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
@@ -888,6 +888,8 @@ private:
 
     } else if (kind == FieldKind::BLOB) {
 
+      kj::String blobKind = typeBody.which() == schema::Type::TEXT ? kj::str("Text") : kj::str("Data");
+
       return FieldText {
         kj::strTree(
           kj::mv(unionDiscrim.readerIsDecl),
@@ -898,7 +900,7 @@ private:
           spaces(indent), "  public ", type, ".Reader",
           " get", titleCase, "() {\n",
           spaces(indent), "    return _reader.getPointerField(",
-          offset, ").getText();\n", // XXX
+          offset, ").get", blobKind, " ();\n", // XXX
           spaces(indent), "  }\n", "\n"),
 
         kj::strTree(
@@ -911,7 +913,7 @@ private:
           spaces(indent), "  }\n",
           spaces(indent), "  public final void set", titleCase, "(", type, ".Reader value) {\n",
           unionDiscrim.set,
-          spaces(indent), "    _builder.getPointerField(", offset, ").setText(value);\n",
+          spaces(indent), "    _builder.getPointerField(", offset, ").set", blobKind, "(value);\n",
           spaces(indent), "  }\n",
           spaces(indent), "  public final ", type, ".Builder init", titleCase, "(int size) {\n",
           spaces(indent), "    throw new Error();\n",
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp b/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp
index cb4705b..32557e0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp
+++ b/compiler/src/test/schema/test.capnp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct TestAllTypes {
   float32Field   @10 : Float32;
   float64Field   @11 : Float64;
   textField      @12 : Text;
+  dataField      @13 : Data;
 # ...
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Data.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Data.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ad805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Data.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.capnproto;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public final class Data {
+
+    public static final class Reader {
+    }
+
+    public static final class Builder {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java
index 4f40d24..d63671e 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerBuilder.java
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ public final class PointerBuilder {
         WireHelpers.setTextPointer(this.pointer, this.segment, value);
     }
 
+    public final void setData(Data.Reader value) {
+        throw new Error("unimplemented");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerReader.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerReader.java
index 7c37588..0e0bc78 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerReader.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/PointerReader.java
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ public final class PointerReader {
         return WireHelpers.readTextPointer(this.segment,
                                            this.pointer);
     }
+
+    public Data.Reader getData() {
+        throw new Error("unimplemented");
+    }
 }