--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/beans/Introspector.java	Mon Jul 08 19:47:40 2013 +0400
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/beans/Introspector.java	Tue Jul 09 18:01:58 2013 +0400
@@ -652,11 +652,12 @@
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (pd.getReadMethod() != null) {
+                        String pdName = pd.getReadMethod().getName();
                         if (gpd != null) {
                             // Don't replace the existing read
                             // method if it starts with "is"
-                            Method method = gpd.getReadMethod();
-                            if (!method.getName().startsWith(IS_PREFIX)) {
+                            String gpdName = gpd.getReadMethod().getName();
+                            if (gpdName.equals(pdName) || !gpdName.startsWith(IS_PREFIX)) {
                                 gpd = new PropertyDescriptor(gpd, pd);
                             }
                         } else {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/beans/Introspector/Test6707231.java	Tue Jul 09 18:01:58 2013 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6707231
+ * @summary Tests the boolean getter
+ * @author Sergey Malenkov
+ */
+
+public class Test6707231 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        test(Bean.class, Bean.class);
+        test(Public.class, Public.class);
+        test(Private.class, Bean.class);
+    }
+
+    public static class Bean {
+        private boolean value;
+
+        public boolean isValue() {
+            return this.value;
+        }
+
+        public void setValue(boolean value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class Public extends Bean {
+        public boolean isValue() {
+            return super.isValue();
+        }
+
+        public void setValue(boolean value) {
+            super.setValue(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class Private extends Bean {
+        public boolean isValue() {
+            return super.isValue();
+        }
+
+        public void setValue(boolean value) {
+            super.setValue(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void test(Class<?> actual, Class<?> expected) {
+        PropertyDescriptor pd = BeanUtils.getPropertyDescriptor(actual, "value");
+        Class<?> getter = pd.getReadMethod().getDeclaringClass();
+        Class<?> setter = pd.getWriteMethod().getDeclaringClass();
+        if ((getter != expected) || (setter != expected)) {
+            throw new Error(actual.getName());
+        }
+    }
+}