--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/remote/TargetedNotification.java	Fri Jun 14 15:49:54 2013 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/remote/TargetedNotification.java	Thu Jun 20 08:51:47 2013 +0200
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 
 package javax.management.remote;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import javax.management.Notification;
 
@@ -73,12 +76,9 @@
      */
     public TargetedNotification(Notification notification,
                                 Integer listenerID) {
+        validate(notification, listenerID);
         // If we replace integer with int...
         // this(notification,intValue(listenerID));
-        if (notification == null) throw new
-            IllegalArgumentException("Invalid notification: null");
-        if (listenerID == null) throw new
-            IllegalArgumentException("Invalid listener ID: null");
         this.notif = notification;
         this.id = listenerID;
     }
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@
      * @serial A notification to transmit to the other side.
      * @see #getNotification()
      **/
-    private final Notification notif;
+    private Notification notif;
     /**
      * @serial The ID of the listener to which the notification is
      *         targeted.
      * @see #getListenerID()
      **/
-    private final Integer id;
+    private Integer id;
     //private final int id;
 
 // Needed if we use int instead of Integer...
@@ -130,4 +130,26 @@
 //          IllegalArgumentException("Invalid listener ID: null");
 //      return id.intValue();
 //     }
+
+    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        ObjectInputStream.GetField gf = ois.readFields();
+        Notification notification = (Notification)gf.get("notif", null);
+        Integer listenerId = (Integer)gf.get("id", null);
+        try {
+            validate(notification, listenerId);
+            this.notif = notification;
+            this.id = listenerId;
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw new InvalidObjectException(e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void validate(Notification notif, Integer id) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        if (notif == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid notification: null");
+        }
+        if (id == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid listener ID: null");
+        }
+    }
 }