--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Tue May 31 10:05:36 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Wed Jun 01 23:25:20 2011 -0700
@@ -1117,7 +1117,24 @@
   // The extra MH receiver will be inserted into the stack on every call.
   methodHandle resolved_method;
   KlassHandle current_klass(THREAD, pool->pool_holder());
-  lookup_implicit_method(resolved_method, resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, current_klass, CHECK);
+  lookup_implicit_method(resolved_method, resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, current_klass, THREAD);
+  if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
+    if (PENDING_EXCEPTION->is_a(SystemDictionary::BootstrapMethodError_klass())) {
+      // throw these guys, since they are already wrapped
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!PENDING_EXCEPTION->is_a(SystemDictionary::LinkageError_klass())) {
+      // intercept only LinkageErrors which might have failed to wrap
+      return;
+    }
+    // See the "Linking Exceptions" section for the invokedynamic instruction in the JVMS.
+    Handle ex(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
+    CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
+    oop bsme = Klass::cast(SystemDictionary::BootstrapMethodError_klass())->java_mirror();
+    MethodHandles::raise_exception(Bytecodes::_athrow, ex(), bsme, CHECK);
+    // java code should not return, but if it does throw out anyway
+    THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError());
+  }
   if (resolved_method.is_null()) {
     THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError());
   }