diff --git a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_CodeStubs_sparc.cpp b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_CodeStubs_sparc.cpp
index 113665220ae1a61241819622f8d3015de3a94158..c603905530051798bbe59ddfb00a3e35686df1f8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_CodeStubs_sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_CodeStubs_sparc.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void PatchingStub::emit_code(LIR_Assembler* ce) {
       assert(a_byte == *start++, "should be the same code");
     }
 #endif
-  } else if (_id == load_mirror_id) {
+  } else if (_id == load_mirror_id || _id == load_appendix_id) {
     // produce a copy of the load mirror instruction for use by the being initialized case
 #ifdef ASSERT
     address start = __ pc();
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ void PatchingStub::emit_code(LIR_Assembler* ce) {
     case access_field_id:  target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::access_field_patching_id); break;
     case load_klass_id:    target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id); reloc_type = relocInfo::metadata_type; break;
     case load_mirror_id:   target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::load_mirror_patching_id); reloc_type = relocInfo::oop_type; break;
+    case load_appendix_id: target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::load_appendix_patching_id); reloc_type = relocInfo::oop_type; break;
     default: ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
   __ bind(call_patch);
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ void PatchingStub::emit_code(LIR_Assembler* ce) {
   ce->add_call_info_here(_info);
   __ br(Assembler::always, false, Assembler::pt, _patch_site_entry);
   __ delayed()->nop();
-  if (_id == load_klass_id || _id == load_mirror_id) {
+  if (_id == load_klass_id || _id == load_mirror_id || _id == load_appendix_id) {
     CodeSection* cs = __ code_section();
     address pc = (address)_pc_start;
     RelocIterator iter(cs, pc, pc + 1);
diff --git a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_sparc.cpp b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_sparc.cpp
index 64745015923d8ad2c6205fc610df78289fc6159d..12d51571ccb5fc00b4c98cb6dba9dfba4ccb96c4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_sparc.cpp
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ void LIR_Assembler::jobject2reg(jobject o, Register reg) {
 void LIR_Assembler::jobject2reg_with_patching(Register reg, CodeEmitInfo *info) {
   // Allocate a new index in table to hold the object once it's been patched
   int oop_index = __ oop_recorder()->allocate_oop_index(NULL);
-  PatchingStub* patch = new PatchingStub(_masm, PatchingStub::load_mirror_id, oop_index);
+  PatchingStub* patch = new PatchingStub(_masm, patching_id(info), oop_index);
 
   AddressLiteral addrlit(NULL, oop_Relocation::spec(oop_index));
   assert(addrlit.rspec().type() == relocInfo::oop_type, "must be an oop reloc");
diff --git a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_Runtime1_sparc.cpp b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_Runtime1_sparc.cpp
index be4ae63e6aa255707029acef8163602da34e3eef..bc633103586aaab627e7a8b7f17cf495ad25cd55 100644
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_Runtime1_sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_Runtime1_sparc.cpp
@@ -804,6 +804,12 @@ OopMapSet* Runtime1::generate_code_for(StubID id, StubAssembler* sasm) {
       }
       break;
 
+    case load_appendix_patching_id:
+      { __ set_info("load_appendix_patching", dont_gc_arguments);
+        oop_maps = generate_patching(sasm, CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, move_appendix_patching));
+      }
+      break;
+
     case dtrace_object_alloc_id:
       { // O0: object
         __ set_info("dtrace_object_alloc", dont_gc_arguments);
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp b/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp
index cef3cdbbeaa80b2a240c9eb138192aef6f1a5988..1e0c3d9c55cbef23e66e17a50521c88fc86911dc 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ void PatchingStub::emit_code(LIR_Assembler* ce) {
     case access_field_id:  target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::access_field_patching_id); break;
     case load_klass_id:    target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id); reloc_type = relocInfo::metadata_type; break;
     case load_mirror_id:   target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::load_mirror_patching_id); reloc_type = relocInfo::oop_type; break;
+    case load_appendix_id:      target = Runtime1::entry_for(Runtime1::load_appendix_patching_id); reloc_type = relocInfo::oop_type; break;
     default: ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
   __ bind(call_patch);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ void PatchingStub::emit_code(LIR_Assembler* ce) {
   for (int j = __ offset() ; j < jmp_off + 5 ; j++ ) {
     __ nop();
   }
-  if (_id == load_klass_id || _id == load_mirror_id) {
+  if (_id == load_klass_id || _id == load_mirror_id || _id == load_appendix_id) {
     CodeSection* cs = __ code_section();
     RelocIterator iter(cs, (address)_pc_start, (address)(_pc_start + 1));
     relocInfo::change_reloc_info_for_address(&iter, (address) _pc_start, reloc_type, relocInfo::none);
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_x86.cpp b/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_x86.cpp
index b5bceeb60c6c2f15143f597f9abd24537ea003e2..334d0cc92dbaf5466e68db75a9fe663b67a1825f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_LIRAssembler_x86.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ int LIR_Assembler::check_icache() {
 
 void LIR_Assembler::jobject2reg_with_patching(Register reg, CodeEmitInfo* info) {
   jobject o = NULL;
-  PatchingStub* patch = new PatchingStub(_masm, PatchingStub::load_mirror_id);
+  PatchingStub* patch = new PatchingStub(_masm, patching_id(info));
   __ movoop(reg, o);
   patching_epilog(patch, lir_patch_normal, reg, info);
 }
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_Runtime1_x86.cpp b/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_Runtime1_x86.cpp
index ff9c11d86f53a8733b49830a2e6531cbbf3aa04a..e4066e6b4dbab7c0ab9e1e2f332ca1eb9f657122 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_Runtime1_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_Runtime1_x86.cpp
@@ -1499,6 +1499,13 @@ OopMapSet* Runtime1::generate_code_for(StubID id, StubAssembler* sasm) {
       }
       break;
 
+    case load_appendix_patching_id:
+      { StubFrame f(sasm, "load_appendix_patching", dont_gc_arguments);
+        // we should set up register map
+        oop_maps = generate_patching(sasm, CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, move_appendix_patching));
+      }
+      break;
+
     case dtrace_object_alloc_id:
       { // rax,: object
         StubFrame f(sasm, "dtrace_object_alloc", dont_gc_arguments);
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_CodeStubs.hpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_CodeStubs.hpp
index 7235cd6c38a0a7e4298ba24ef7b80ff04fd46b04..5f4a04c5b6c729151395c587d5da60616c503ce7 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_CodeStubs.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_CodeStubs.hpp
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ class PatchingStub: public CodeStub {
   enum PatchID {
     access_field_id,
     load_klass_id,
-    load_mirror_id
+    load_mirror_id,
+    load_appendix_id
   };
   enum constants {
     patch_info_size = 3
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ class PatchingStub: public CodeStub {
       }
       NativeMovRegMem* n_move = nativeMovRegMem_at(pc_start());
       n_move->set_offset(field_offset);
-    } else if (_id == load_klass_id || _id == load_mirror_id) {
+    } else if (_id == load_klass_id || _id == load_mirror_id || _id == load_appendix_id) {
       assert(_obj != noreg, "must have register object for load_klass/load_mirror");
 #ifdef ASSERT
       // verify that we're pointing at a NativeMovConstReg
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
index b84c8911e4cdbfaf12043d3b7d5fc1795c7ac995..1d0b9243de206a21644db1b8c7fe1a8fa3b76a53 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
@@ -1667,9 +1667,8 @@ void GraphBuilder::invoke(Bytecodes::Code code) {
   const Bytecodes::Code bc_raw = stream()->cur_bc_raw();
   assert(declared_signature != NULL, "cannot be null");
 
-  // FIXME bail out for now
-  if (Bytecodes::has_optional_appendix(bc_raw) && !will_link) {
-    BAILOUT("unlinked call site (FIXME needs patching or recompile support)");
+  if (!C1PatchInvokeDynamic && Bytecodes::has_optional_appendix(bc_raw) && !will_link) {
+    BAILOUT("unlinked call site (C1PatchInvokeDynamic is off)");
   }
 
   // we have to make sure the argument size (incl. the receiver)
@@ -1713,10 +1712,23 @@ void GraphBuilder::invoke(Bytecodes::Code code) {
       code = target->is_static() ? Bytecodes::_invokestatic : Bytecodes::_invokespecial;
       break;
     }
+  } else {
+    if (bc_raw == Bytecodes::_invokehandle) {
+      assert(!will_link, "should come here only for unlinked call");
+      code = Bytecodes::_invokespecial;
+    }
   }
 
   // Push appendix argument (MethodType, CallSite, etc.), if one.
-  if (stream()->has_appendix()) {
+  bool patch_for_appendix = false;
+  int patching_appendix_arg = 0;
+  if (C1PatchInvokeDynamic &&
+      (Bytecodes::has_optional_appendix(bc_raw) && (!will_link || PatchALot))) {
+    Value arg = append(new Constant(new ObjectConstant(compilation()->env()->unloaded_ciinstance()), copy_state_before()));
+    apush(arg);
+    patch_for_appendix = true;
+    patching_appendix_arg = (will_link && stream()->has_appendix()) ? 0 : 1;
+  } else if (stream()->has_appendix()) {
     ciObject* appendix = stream()->get_appendix();
     Value arg = append(new Constant(new ObjectConstant(appendix)));
     apush(arg);
@@ -1732,7 +1744,8 @@ void GraphBuilder::invoke(Bytecodes::Code code) {
   if (UseCHA && DeoptC1 && klass->is_loaded() && target->is_loaded() &&
       !(// %%% FIXME: Are both of these relevant?
         target->is_method_handle_intrinsic() ||
-        target->is_compiled_lambda_form())) {
+        target->is_compiled_lambda_form()) &&
+      !patch_for_appendix) {
     Value receiver = NULL;
     ciInstanceKlass* receiver_klass = NULL;
     bool type_is_exact = false;
@@ -1850,7 +1863,8 @@ void GraphBuilder::invoke(Bytecodes::Code code) {
   // check if we could do inlining
   if (!PatchALot && Inline && klass->is_loaded() &&
       (klass->is_initialized() || klass->is_interface() && target->holder()->is_initialized())
-      && target->is_loaded()) {
+      && target->is_loaded()
+      && !patch_for_appendix) {
     // callee is known => check if we have static binding
     assert(target->is_loaded(), "callee must be known");
     if (code == Bytecodes::_invokestatic  ||
@@ -1901,7 +1915,7 @@ void GraphBuilder::invoke(Bytecodes::Code code) {
     code == Bytecodes::_invokespecial   ||
     code == Bytecodes::_invokevirtual   ||
     code == Bytecodes::_invokeinterface;
-  Values* args = state()->pop_arguments(target->arg_size_no_receiver());
+  Values* args = state()->pop_arguments(target->arg_size_no_receiver() + patching_appendix_arg);
   Value recv = has_receiver ? apop() : NULL;
   int vtable_index = Method::invalid_vtable_index;
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.hpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.hpp
index fab85e5750f1057766f4f8eb1033cc0bb6270145..d0dca72f386a353ac6f45f358445cc405a7a0a28 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.hpp
@@ -1211,8 +1211,6 @@ class LIR_OpJavaCall: public LIR_OpCall {
   bool is_invokedynamic() const                  { return code() == lir_dynamic_call; }
   bool is_method_handle_invoke() const {
     return
-      is_invokedynamic()  // An invokedynamic is always a MethodHandle call site.
-      ||
       method()->is_compiled_lambda_form()  // Java-generated adapter
       ||
       method()->is_method_handle_intrinsic();  // JVM-generated MH intrinsic
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.cpp
index a76f5bb2ec34922631c398c39788f12424b96c17..9ae527054fe3c5383ccfecd47ddfd54e7a112ac4 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,23 @@ void LIR_Assembler::patching_epilog(PatchingStub* patch, LIR_PatchCode patch_cod
       default:
         ShouldNotReachHere();
     }
+  } else if (patch->id() == PatchingStub::load_appendix_id) {
+    Bytecodes::Code bc_raw = info->scope()->method()->raw_code_at_bci(info->stack()->bci());
+    assert(Bytecodes::has_optional_appendix(bc_raw), "unexpected appendix resolution");
   } else {
     ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
 #endif
 }
 
+PatchingStub::PatchID LIR_Assembler::patching_id(CodeEmitInfo* info) {
+  IRScope* scope = info->scope();
+  Bytecodes::Code bc_raw = scope->method()->raw_code_at_bci(info->stack()->bci());
+  if (Bytecodes::has_optional_appendix(bc_raw)) {
+    return PatchingStub::load_appendix_id;
+  }
+  return PatchingStub::load_mirror_id;
+}
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.hpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.hpp
index 4ced297c07b0e9fc39a48440551b3c433ea4f156..57df2725ee29b08a36ef0c08280b1637664ba94c 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIRAssembler.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class LIR_Assembler: public CompilationResourceObj {
 
   void comp_op(LIR_Condition condition, LIR_Opr src, LIR_Opr result, LIR_Op2* op);
 
+  PatchingStub::PatchID patching_id(CodeEmitInfo* info);
+
  public:
   LIR_Assembler(Compilation* c);
   ~LIR_Assembler();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.cpp
index 9a1c4cce21f5a0d8ceb41417199a50df1b23bb9b..037bc31f65877f9195cab72146f559dbab5a2b18 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.cpp
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ JRT_ENTRY(void, Runtime1::patch_code(JavaThread* thread, Runtime1::StubID stub_i
   KlassHandle init_klass(THREAD, NULL); // klass needed by load_klass_patching code
   KlassHandle load_klass(THREAD, NULL); // klass needed by load_klass_patching code
   Handle mirror(THREAD, NULL);                    // oop needed by load_mirror_patching code
+  Handle appendix(THREAD, NULL);                  // oop needed by appendix_patching code
   bool load_klass_or_mirror_patch_id =
     (stub_id == Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id || stub_id == Runtime1::load_mirror_patching_id);
 
@@ -888,10 +889,32 @@ JRT_ENTRY(void, Runtime1::patch_code(JavaThread* thread, Runtime1::StubID stub_i
           mirror = Handle(THREAD, m);
         }
         break;
-      default: Unimplemented();
+      default: fatal("unexpected bytecode for load_klass_or_mirror_patch_id");
     }
     // convert to handle
     load_klass = KlassHandle(THREAD, k);
+  } else if (stub_id == load_appendix_patching_id) {
+    Bytecode_invoke bytecode(caller_method, bci);
+    Bytecodes::Code bc = bytecode.invoke_code();
+
+    CallInfo info;
+    constantPoolHandle pool(thread, caller_method->constants());
+    int index = bytecode.index();
+    LinkResolver::resolve_invoke(info, Handle(), pool, index, bc, CHECK);
+    appendix = info.resolved_appendix();
+    switch (bc) {
+      case Bytecodes::_invokehandle: {
+        int cache_index = ConstantPool::decode_cpcache_index(index, true);
+        assert(cache_index >= 0 && cache_index < pool->cache()->length(), "unexpected cache index");
+        pool->cache()->entry_at(cache_index)->set_method_handle(pool, info);
+        break;
+      }
+      case Bytecodes::_invokedynamic: {
+        pool->invokedynamic_cp_cache_entry_at(index)->set_dynamic_call(pool, info);
+        break;
+      }
+      default: fatal("unexpected bytecode for load_appendix_patching_id");
+    }
   } else {
     ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
@@ -992,8 +1015,8 @@ JRT_ENTRY(void, Runtime1::patch_code(JavaThread* thread, Runtime1::StubID stub_i
                    n_copy->data() == (intptr_t)Universe::non_oop_word(),
                    "illegal init value");
             if (stub_id == Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id) {
-            assert(load_klass() != NULL, "klass not set");
-            n_copy->set_data((intx) (load_klass()));
+              assert(load_klass() != NULL, "klass not set");
+              n_copy->set_data((intx) (load_klass()));
             } else {
               assert(mirror() != NULL, "klass not set");
               n_copy->set_data((intx) (mirror()));
@@ -1002,43 +1025,55 @@ JRT_ENTRY(void, Runtime1::patch_code(JavaThread* thread, Runtime1::StubID stub_i
             if (TracePatching) {
               Disassembler::decode(copy_buff, copy_buff + *byte_count, tty);
             }
-
-#if defined(SPARC) || defined(PPC)
-            // Update the location in the nmethod with the proper
-            // metadata.  When the code was generated, a NULL was stuffed
-            // in the metadata table and that table needs to be update to
-            // have the right value.  On intel the value is kept
-            // directly in the instruction instead of in the metadata
-            // table, so set_data above effectively updated the value.
-            nmethod* nm = CodeCache::find_nmethod(instr_pc);
-            assert(nm != NULL, "invalid nmethod_pc");
-            RelocIterator mds(nm, copy_buff, copy_buff + 1);
-            bool found = false;
-            while (mds.next() && !found) {
-              if (mds.type() == relocInfo::oop_type) {
-                assert(stub_id == Runtime1::load_mirror_patching_id, "wrong stub id");
-                oop_Relocation* r = mds.oop_reloc();
-                oop* oop_adr = r->oop_addr();
-                *oop_adr = mirror();
-                r->fix_oop_relocation();
-                found = true;
-              } else if (mds.type() == relocInfo::metadata_type) {
-                assert(stub_id == Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id, "wrong stub id");
-                metadata_Relocation* r = mds.metadata_reloc();
-                Metadata** metadata_adr = r->metadata_addr();
-                *metadata_adr = load_klass();
-                r->fix_metadata_relocation();
-                found = true;
-              }
-            }
-            assert(found, "the metadata must exist!");
-#endif
-
+          }
+        } else if (stub_id == Runtime1::load_appendix_patching_id) {
+          NativeMovConstReg* n_copy = nativeMovConstReg_at(copy_buff);
+          assert(n_copy->data() == 0 ||
+                 n_copy->data() == (intptr_t)Universe::non_oop_word(),
+                 "illegal init value");
+          n_copy->set_data((intx) (appendix()));
+
+          if (TracePatching) {
+            Disassembler::decode(copy_buff, copy_buff + *byte_count, tty);
           }
         } else {
           ShouldNotReachHere();
         }
 
+#if defined(SPARC) || defined(PPC)
+        if (load_klass_or_mirror_patch_id ||
+            stub_id == Runtime1::load_appendix_patching_id) {
+          // Update the location in the nmethod with the proper
+          // metadata.  When the code was generated, a NULL was stuffed
+          // in the metadata table and that table needs to be update to
+          // have the right value.  On intel the value is kept
+          // directly in the instruction instead of in the metadata
+          // table, so set_data above effectively updated the value.
+          nmethod* nm = CodeCache::find_nmethod(instr_pc);
+          assert(nm != NULL, "invalid nmethod_pc");
+          RelocIterator mds(nm, copy_buff, copy_buff + 1);
+          bool found = false;
+          while (mds.next() && !found) {
+            if (mds.type() == relocInfo::oop_type) {
+              assert(stub_id == Runtime1::load_mirror_patching_id ||
+                     stub_id == Runtime1::load_appendix_patching_id, "wrong stub id");
+              oop_Relocation* r = mds.oop_reloc();
+              oop* oop_adr = r->oop_addr();
+              *oop_adr = stub_id == Runtime1::load_mirror_patching_id ? mirror() : appendix();
+              r->fix_oop_relocation();
+              found = true;
+            } else if (mds.type() == relocInfo::metadata_type) {
+              assert(stub_id == Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id, "wrong stub id");
+              metadata_Relocation* r = mds.metadata_reloc();
+              Metadata** metadata_adr = r->metadata_addr();
+              *metadata_adr = load_klass();
+              r->fix_metadata_relocation();
+              found = true;
+            }
+          }
+          assert(found, "the metadata must exist!");
+        }
+#endif
         if (do_patch) {
           // replace instructions
           // first replace the tail, then the call
@@ -1077,7 +1112,8 @@ JRT_ENTRY(void, Runtime1::patch_code(JavaThread* thread, Runtime1::StubID stub_i
           ICache::invalidate_range(instr_pc, *byte_count);
           NativeGeneralJump::replace_mt_safe(instr_pc, copy_buff);
 
-          if (load_klass_or_mirror_patch_id) {
+          if (load_klass_or_mirror_patch_id ||
+              stub_id == Runtime1::load_appendix_patching_id) {
             relocInfo::relocType rtype =
               (stub_id == Runtime1::load_klass_patching_id) ?
                                    relocInfo::metadata_type :
@@ -1118,7 +1154,8 @@ JRT_ENTRY(void, Runtime1::patch_code(JavaThread* thread, Runtime1::StubID stub_i
 
   // If we are patching in a non-perm oop, make sure the nmethod
   // is on the right list.
-  if (ScavengeRootsInCode && mirror.not_null() && mirror()->is_scavengable()) {
+  if (ScavengeRootsInCode && ((mirror.not_null() && mirror()->is_scavengable()) ||
+                              (appendix.not_null() && appendix->is_scavengable()))) {
     MutexLockerEx ml_code (CodeCache_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
     nmethod* nm = CodeCache::find_nmethod(caller_frame.pc());
     guarantee(nm != NULL, "only nmethods can contain non-perm oops");
@@ -1179,6 +1216,24 @@ int Runtime1::move_mirror_patching(JavaThread* thread) {
   return caller_is_deopted();
 }
 
+int Runtime1::move_appendix_patching(JavaThread* thread) {
+//
+// NOTE: we are still in Java
+//
+  Thread* THREAD = thread;
+  debug_only(NoHandleMark nhm;)
+  {
+    // Enter VM mode
+
+    ResetNoHandleMark rnhm;
+    patch_code(thread, load_appendix_patching_id);
+  }
+  // Back in JAVA, use no oops DON'T safepoint
+
+  // Return true if calling code is deoptimized
+
+  return caller_is_deopted();
+}
 //
 // Entry point for compiled code. We want to patch a nmethod.
 // We don't do a normal VM transition here because we want to
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.hpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.hpp
index 9b12d26226efcdd1a48edf38f05e9c5e2b6fa283..e41f2f188dc50856309ab5eed545cbc8a5323113 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class StubAssembler;
   stub(access_field_patching)        \
   stub(load_klass_patching)          \
   stub(load_mirror_patching)         \
+  stub(load_appendix_patching)       \
   stub(g1_pre_barrier_slow)          \
   stub(g1_post_barrier_slow)         \
   stub(fpu2long_stub)                \
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ class Runtime1: public AllStatic {
   static int access_field_patching(JavaThread* thread);
   static int move_klass_patching(JavaThread* thread);
   static int move_mirror_patching(JavaThread* thread);
+  static int move_appendix_patching(JavaThread* thread);
 
   static void patch_code(JavaThread* thread, StubID stub_id);
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.cpp
index a611f033ee66d79e9130778c3413eea9cbde9891..553b9aa43229aee1f5c3f5722c5cfcd56371f9d6 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.cpp
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
 #include "c1/c1_globals.hpp"
 
-C1_FLAGS(MATERIALIZE_DEVELOPER_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_PD_DEVELOPER_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_PRODUCT_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG)
+C1_FLAGS(MATERIALIZE_DEVELOPER_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_PD_DEVELOPER_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_PRODUCT_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG, MATERIALIZE_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG)
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp
index 844880be256eb0501d5b759553ae5696d07e5eef..3dceebc9d5b287e07266d15fc51a927608cb9657 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 //
 // Defines all global flags used by the client compiler.
 //
-#define C1_FLAGS(develop, develop_pd, product, product_pd, notproduct)      \
+#define C1_FLAGS(develop, develop_pd, product, product_pd, diagnostic, notproduct) \
                                                                             \
   /* Printing */                                                            \
   notproduct(bool, PrintC1Statistics, false,                                \
@@ -333,15 +333,19 @@
           "Use CHA and exact type results at call sites when updating MDOs")\
                                                                             \
   product(bool, C1UpdateMethodData, trueInTiered,                           \
-          "Update MethodData*s in Tier1-generated code")                  \
+          "Update MethodData*s in Tier1-generated code")                    \
                                                                             \
   develop(bool, PrintCFGToFile, false,                                      \
           "print control flow graph to a separate file during compilation") \
                                                                             \
+  diagnostic(bool, C1PatchInvokeDynamic, true,                              \
+             "Patch invokedynamic appendix not known at compile time")      \
+                                                                            \
+                                                                            \
 
 
 // Read default values for c1 globals
 
-C1_FLAGS(DECLARE_DEVELOPER_FLAG, DECLARE_PD_DEVELOPER_FLAG, DECLARE_PRODUCT_FLAG, DECLARE_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG, DECLARE_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG)
+C1_FLAGS(DECLARE_DEVELOPER_FLAG, DECLARE_PD_DEVELOPER_FLAG, DECLARE_PRODUCT_FLAG, DECLARE_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG, DECLARE_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG, DECLARE_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG)
 
 #endif // SHARE_VM_C1_C1_GLOBALS_HPP
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
index 7776db5eb6d6b661e436349fc6a59bca1145beea..0102b2b21f0c6cf16d0608e6c4e1649bb73b80e2 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
@@ -1150,6 +1150,10 @@ void ciEnv::record_out_of_memory_failure() {
   record_method_not_compilable("out of memory");
 }
 
+ciInstance* ciEnv::unloaded_ciinstance() {
+  GUARDED_VM_ENTRY(return _factory->get_unloaded_object_constant();)
+}
+
 void ciEnv::dump_replay_data(outputStream* out) {
   VM_ENTRY_MARK;
   MutexLocker ml(Compile_lock);
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp
index 45dd42eb25e36b6eade83c1c661c6b69b30bbc0a..01f417d2f9d2145bca62eea36ee477709e78ef93 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ public:
   static ciInstanceKlass* unloaded_ciinstance_klass() {
     return _unloaded_ciinstance_klass;
   }
+  ciInstance* unloaded_ciinstance();
 
   ciKlass*  find_system_klass(ciSymbol* klass_name);
   // Note:  To find a class from its name string, use ciSymbol::make,
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp
index 8305547c56fd37dfb4c642ad3f478135ecf012e9..ddff0ac9b9ad185936f0a3d391f845422c0c1d77 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ class ciMethod : public ciMetadata {
     address bcp = code() + bci;
     return Bytecodes::java_code_at(NULL, bcp);
   }
+  Bytecodes::Code raw_code_at_bci(int bci) {
+    address bcp = code() + bci;
+    return Bytecodes::code_at(NULL, bcp);
+  }
   BCEscapeAnalyzer  *get_bcea();
   ciMethodBlocks    *get_method_blocks();
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.cpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.cpp
index cc1be034dd914d3f789f011c388f75dcb4507b7b..a22fcf62c8c66173c0e028abd4bfae73a74d19c5 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,10 @@ ciInstance* ciObjectFactory::get_unloaded_method_type_constant(ciSymbol* signatu
   return get_unloaded_instance(ciEnv::_MethodType_klass->as_instance_klass());
 }
 
-
+ciInstance* ciObjectFactory::get_unloaded_object_constant() {
+  if (ciEnv::_Object_klass == NULL)  return NULL;
+  return get_unloaded_instance(ciEnv::_Object_klass->as_instance_klass());
+}
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ciObjectFactory::get_empty_methodData
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.hpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.hpp
index 29de514b2eacb20e575c1464f72ad1f81bbc24bc..ba3d88c120281c40d55d220fc0da08d397857873 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.hpp
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public:
   ciInstance* get_unloaded_method_type_constant(ciSymbol* signature);
 
 
+  ciInstance* get_unloaded_object_constant();
+
   // Get the ciMethodData representing the methodData for a method
   // with none.
   ciMethodData* get_empty_methodData();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.cpp
index a6c47bfe1de8af7be64fd3d066aa11f08df2fa4c..280e15976deea445bc15966d523a245043f0f6f9 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void Flag::print_as_flag(outputStream* st) {
 
 #define C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT(type, name, value, doc) { #type, XSTR(name), &name, NOT_PRODUCT_ARG(doc) "{C1 product}", DEFAULT },
 #define C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT(type, name, doc)     { #type, XSTR(name), &name, NOT_PRODUCT_ARG(doc) "{C1 pd product}", DEFAULT },
+#define C1_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_STRUCT(type, name, value, doc) { #type, XSTR(name), &name, NOT_PRODUCT_ARG(doc) "{C1 diagnostic}", DEFAULT },
 #ifdef PRODUCT
   #define C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT(type, name, value, doc) /* flag is constant */
   #define C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT(type, name, doc)     /* flag is constant */
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ static Flag flagTable[] = {
  G1_FLAGS(RUNTIME_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_MANAGEABLE_FLAG_STRUCT, RUNTIME_PRODUCT_RW_FLAG_STRUCT)
 #endif // INCLUDE_ALL_GCS
 #ifdef COMPILER1
- C1_FLAGS(C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT)
+ C1_FLAGS(C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_STRUCT, C1_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT)
 #endif
 #ifdef COMPILER2
  C2_FLAGS(C2_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, C2_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_STRUCT, C2_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, C2_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT, C2_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_STRUCT, C2_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG_STRUCT, C2_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_STRUCT)
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals_extension.hpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals_extension.hpp
index 00d06fe276ce0065bfdeef9287860390a7fd985b..bc4fd4a74bcfcd29862b4e99f105d3aeb8ff0585 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals_extension.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals_extension.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #define C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER(type, name, value, doc)         FLAG_MEMBER(name),
 #define C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER(type, name, doc)             FLAG_MEMBER(name),
+#define C1_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_MEMBER(type, name, value, doc)      FLAG_MEMBER(name),
 #ifdef PRODUCT
   #define C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER(type, name, value, doc)       /* flag is constant */
   #define C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER(type, name, doc)           /* flag is constant */
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ typedef enum {
  G1_FLAGS(RUNTIME_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_MANAGEABLE_FLAG_MEMBER, RUNTIME_PRODUCT_RW_FLAG_MEMBER)
 #endif // INCLUDE_ALL_GCS
 #ifdef COMPILER1
- C1_FLAGS(C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER)
+ C1_FLAGS(C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_MEMBER, C1_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER)
 #endif
 #ifdef COMPILER2
  C2_FLAGS(C2_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, C2_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER, C2_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, C2_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER, C2_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_MEMBER, C2_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG_MEMBER, C2_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER)
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 #define C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(type, name, value, doc)         FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(name,type),
 #define C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(type, name, doc)             FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(name,type),
+#define C1_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(type, name, value, doc)      FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(name,type),
 #ifdef PRODUCT
   #define C1_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(type, name, value, doc)       /* flag is constant */
   #define C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE(type, name, doc)           /* flag is constant */
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ typedef enum {
           C1_PD_DEVELOP_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE,
           C1_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE,
           C1_PD_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE,
+          C1_DIAGNOSTIC_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE,
           C1_NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER_WITH_TYPE)
 #endif
 #ifdef COMPILER2
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
index 874f5939146f61436455caee8aeb25289e178b2e..d014eda2f800776ebbab924362e5811b712286e7 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
@@ -1051,7 +1051,8 @@ Handle SharedRuntime::find_callee_info_helper(JavaThread* thread,
 
   // Find receiver for non-static call
   if (bc != Bytecodes::_invokestatic &&
-      bc != Bytecodes::_invokedynamic) {
+      bc != Bytecodes::_invokedynamic &&
+      bc != Bytecodes::_invokehandle) {
     // This register map must be update since we need to find the receiver for
     // compiled frames. The receiver might be in a register.
     RegisterMap reg_map2(thread);
@@ -1078,7 +1079,7 @@ Handle SharedRuntime::find_callee_info_helper(JavaThread* thread,
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
   // Check that the receiver klass is of the right subtype and that it is initialized for virtual calls
-  if (bc != Bytecodes::_invokestatic && bc != Bytecodes::_invokedynamic) {
+  if (bc != Bytecodes::_invokestatic && bc != Bytecodes::_invokedynamic && bc != Bytecodes::_invokehandle) {
     assert(receiver.not_null(), "should have thrown exception");
     KlassHandle receiver_klass(THREAD, receiver->klass());
     Klass* rk = constants->klass_ref_at(bytecode_index, CHECK_(nullHandle));
@@ -1240,9 +1241,9 @@ methodHandle SharedRuntime::resolve_sub_helper(JavaThread *thread,
 #endif
 
   if (is_virtual) {
-    assert(receiver.not_null(), "sanity check");
+    assert(receiver.not_null() || invoke_code == Bytecodes::_invokehandle, "sanity check");
     bool static_bound = call_info.resolved_method()->can_be_statically_bound();
-    KlassHandle h_klass(THREAD, receiver->klass());
+    KlassHandle h_klass(THREAD, invoke_code == Bytecodes::_invokehandle ? NULL : receiver->klass());
     CompiledIC::compute_monomorphic_entry(callee_method, h_klass,
                      is_optimized, static_bound, virtual_call_info,
                      CHECK_(methodHandle()));