diff --git a/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp b/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
index 0ebeecc624b4921f547170c68050650fa6905df0..72020ba78a823471978445e8fd06b53bc4ef145b 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -390,6 +390,20 @@ class MethodFamily : public ResourceObj {
   Symbol* get_exception_message() { return _exception_message; }
   Symbol* get_exception_name() { return _exception_name; }
 
+  // Return true if the specified klass has a static method that matches
+  // the name and signature of the target method.
+  bool has_matching_static(InstanceKlass* root) {
+    if (_members.length() > 0) {
+      Pair<Method*,QualifiedState> entry = _members.at(0);
+      Method* impl = root->find_method(entry.first->name(),
+                                       entry.first->signature());
+      if ((impl != NULL) && impl->is_static()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Either sets the target or the exception error message
   void determine_target(InstanceKlass* root, TRAPS) {
     if (has_target() || throws_exception()) {
@@ -416,19 +430,26 @@ class MethodFamily : public ResourceObj {
     }
 
     if (num_defaults == 0) {
-      if (qualified_methods.length() == 0) {
-        _exception_message = generate_no_defaults_message(CHECK);
-      } else {
-        assert(root != NULL, "Null root class");
-        _exception_message = generate_method_message(root->name(), qualified_methods.at(0), CHECK);
+      // If the root klass has a static method with matching name and signature
+      // then do not generate an overpass method because it will hide the
+      // static method during resolution.
+      if (!has_matching_static(root)) {
+        if (qualified_methods.length() == 0) {
+          _exception_message = generate_no_defaults_message(CHECK);
+        } else {
+          assert(root != NULL, "Null root class");
+          _exception_message = generate_method_message(root->name(), qualified_methods.at(0), CHECK);
+        }
+        _exception_name = vmSymbols::java_lang_AbstractMethodError();
       }
-      _exception_name = vmSymbols::java_lang_AbstractMethodError();
+
     // If only one qualified method is default, select that
     } else if (num_defaults == 1) {
         _selected_target = qualified_methods.at(default_index);
-    } else if (num_defaults > 1) {
-       _exception_message = generate_conflicts_message(&qualified_methods,CHECK);
-       _exception_name = vmSymbols::java_lang_IncompatibleClassChangeError();
+
+    } else if (num_defaults > 1 && !has_matching_static(root)) {
+      _exception_message = generate_conflicts_message(&qualified_methods,CHECK);
+      _exception_name = vmSymbols::java_lang_IncompatibleClassChangeError();
       if (TraceDefaultMethods) {
         _exception_message->print_value_on(tty);
         tty->print_cr("");