diff --git a/t/t4018/java-class-brace-on-separate-line b/t/t4018/java-class-brace-on-separate-line
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8795acd4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/java-class-brace-on-separate-line
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class RIGHT
+{
+    static int ONE;
+    static int TWO;
+    static int ChangeMe;
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/java-class-space-before-type-parameters b/t/t4018/java-class-space-before-type-parameters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bdef1dfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/java-class-space-before-type-parameters
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class RIGHT <TYPE, PARAMS, AFTER, SPACE> {
+    static int ONE;
+    static int TWO;
+    static int THREE;
+    private A ChangeMe;
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/java-class-type-parameters b/t/t4018/java-class-type-parameters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..579aa7af21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/java-class-type-parameters
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class RIGHT<A, B> {
+    static int ONE;
+    static int TWO;
+    static int THREE;
+    private A ChangeMe;
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/java-class-type-parameters-implements b/t/t4018/java-class-type-parameters-implements
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8038b1866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/java-class-type-parameters-implements
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class RIGHT<A, B> implements List<A> {
+    static int ONE;
+    static int TWO;
+    static int THREE;
+    private A ChangeMe;
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/java-interface-type-parameters b/t/t4018/java-interface-type-parameters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4baa1ae68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/java-interface-type-parameters
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+interface RIGHT<A, B> {
+    static int ONE;
+    static int TWO;
+    static int THREE;
+    public B foo(A ChangeMe);
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/java-interface-type-parameters-extends b/t/t4018/java-interface-type-parameters-extends
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31d7fb3244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/java-interface-type-parameters-extends
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+interface RIGHT<A, B> extends Function<A, B> {
+    static int ONE;
+    static int TWO;
+    static int THREE;
+    public B foo(A ChangeMe);
+}
diff --git a/userdiff.c b/userdiff.c
index d71b82feb7..bc5f3ed4c3 100644
--- a/userdiff.c
+++ b/userdiff.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ PATTERNS("html",
 PATTERNS("java",
 	 "!^[ \t]*(catch|do|for|if|instanceof|new|return|switch|throw|while)\n"
 	 /* Class, enum, and interface declarations */
-	 "^[ \t]*(([a-z]+[ \t]+)*(class|enum|interface)[ \t]+[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*[ \t]+.*)$\n"
+	 "^[ \t]*(([a-z]+[ \t]+)*(class|enum|interface)[ \t]+.*)$\n"
 	 /* Method definitions; note that constructor signatures are not */
 	 /* matched because they are indistinguishable from method calls. */
 	 "^[ \t]*(([A-Za-z_<>&][][?&<>.,A-Za-z_0-9]*[ \t]+)+[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z_0-9]*[ \t]*\\([^;]*)$",