diff --git a/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug b/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug
index ef827302c540cf88fb5376d1cd4801ac6a0c9c4c..24144fe9b701b4748a91b5a71a75d0c181262fe4 100644
--- a/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug
+++ b/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ SUNWprivate_1.1 {
                 JVM_IsSilentCompiler;
                 JVM_IsSupportedJNIVersion;
                 JVM_IsThreadAlive;
+                JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx;
                 JVM_LatestUserDefinedLoader;
                 JVM_Listen;
                 JVM_LoadClass0;
diff --git a/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product b/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product
index 0d2b04ca774d42d1ae14371a874ebe359024506d..c165c16e2d877940a7ccfd479962d038885b9f0b 100644
--- a/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product
+++ b/make/bsd/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ SUNWprivate_1.1 {
                 JVM_IsSilentCompiler;
                 JVM_IsSupportedJNIVersion;
                 JVM_IsThreadAlive;
+                JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx;
                 JVM_LatestUserDefinedLoader;
                 JVM_Listen;
                 JVM_LoadClass0;
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug b/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug
index ae4e2f9bcc30af5c0a28cf878e9efdf970c29776..27238f5720a2a23e4a5f190cedeb1b5ea01a513d 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-debug
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ SUNWprivate_1.1 {
                 JVM_IsSilentCompiler;
                 JVM_IsSupportedJNIVersion;
                 JVM_IsThreadAlive;
+                JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx;
                 JVM_LatestUserDefinedLoader;
                 JVM_Listen;
                 JVM_LoadClass0;
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product b/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product
index 9a3028d2a09594ec89a6a1d9871177dff8100ba4..04531fa15aaaf28a725313276261d6f178c8c2b3 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/mapfile-vers-product
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ SUNWprivate_1.1 {
                 JVM_IsSilentCompiler;
                 JVM_IsSupportedJNIVersion;
                 JVM_IsThreadAlive;
+                JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx;
                 JVM_LatestUserDefinedLoader;
                 JVM_Listen;
                 JVM_LoadClass0;
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers b/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers
index bf21253062e0a33ec0182e8d293dcfdda1aac222..d58807b046d1dbfb97dc9d21fd30637945cbce28 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ SUNWprivate_1.1 {
                 JVM_IsSilentCompiler;
                 JVM_IsSupportedJNIVersion;
                 JVM_IsThreadAlive;
+                JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx;
                 JVM_LatestUserDefinedLoader;
                 JVM_Listen;
                 JVM_LoadClass0;
diff --git a/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp b/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp
index e1167924c491cf750702feedca8e88896441214a..7fffe0020c2ed9ace33452d3fb17e4b40f99f1d6 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp
@@ -2302,6 +2302,15 @@ JVM_QUICK_ENTRY(jboolean, JVM_IsConstructorIx(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, int metho
 JVM_END
 
 
+JVM_QUICK_ENTRY(jboolean, JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, int method_index))
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx");
+  ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+  Klass* k = java_lang_Class::as_Klass(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(cls));
+  k = JvmtiThreadState::class_to_verify_considering_redefinition(k, thread);
+  Method* method = InstanceKlass::cast(k)->methods()->at(method_index);
+  return method->is_overpass();
+JVM_END
+
 JVM_ENTRY(const char*, JVM_GetMethodIxNameUTF(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jint method_index))
   JVMWrapper("JVM_GetMethodIxIxUTF");
   Klass* k = java_lang_Class::as_Klass(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(cls));
diff --git a/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h b/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h
index c081f872afa6bc16869d0f78f7f608a46c363242..dea46d126eb58c5bada328e66b234e41b01b3ec3 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h
@@ -859,6 +859,13 @@ JVM_GetMethodIxMaxStack(JNIEnv *env, jclass cb, int index);
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
 JVM_IsConstructorIx(JNIEnv *env, jclass cb, int index);
 
+/*
+ * Is the given method generated by the VM.
+ * The method is identified by method_index.
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+JVM_IsVMGeneratedMethodIx(JNIEnv *env, jclass cb, int index);
+
 /*
  * Returns the name of a given method in UTF format.
  * The result remains valid until JVM_ReleaseUTF is called.