--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/ScriptObjectMirror.java	Tue Feb 11 12:05:22 2014 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/ScriptObjectMirror.java	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 package jdk.nashorn.api.scripting;
 
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.security.AccessControlContext;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.Permissions;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import javax.script.Bindings;
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.arrays.ArrayData;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ConsString;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Context;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.GlobalObject;
@@ -259,6 +261,22 @@
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Nashorn extension: setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData.
+     * set indexed properties be exposed from a given nio ByteBuffer.
+     *
+     * @param buf external buffer - should be a nio ByteBuffer
+     */
+    public void setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData(final ByteBuffer buf) {
+        inGlobal(new Callable<Void>() {
+            @Override public Void call() {
+                sobj.setArray(ArrayData.allocate(buf));
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+
     @Override
     public boolean isInstance(final Object obj) {
         if (! (obj instanceof ScriptObjectMirror)) {

--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeObject.java	Tue Feb 11 12:05:22 2014 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeObject.java	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.PropertyMap;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptObject;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptRuntime;
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.arrays.ArrayData;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.Bootstrap;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.InvokeByName;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.NashornBeansLinker;
@@ -101,6 +103,27 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Nashorn extension: setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData
+     *
+     * @param self self reference
+     * @param obj object whose index properties are backed by buffer
+     * @param buf external buffer - should be a nio ByteBuffer
+     * @return the 'obj' object
+     */
+    @Function(attributes = Attribute.NOT_ENUMERABLE, where = Where.CONSTRUCTOR)
+    public static Object setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData(final Object self, final Object obj, final Object buf) {
+        Global.checkObject(obj);
+        final ScriptObject sobj = (ScriptObject)obj;
+        if (buf instanceof ByteBuffer) {
+            sobj.setArray(ArrayData.allocate((ByteBuffer)buf));
+        } else {
+            throw typeError("not.a.bytebuffer", "setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData's buf argument");
+        }
+        return sobj;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * ECMA 15.2.3.2 Object.getPrototypeOf ( O )
      *
      * @param  self self reference

--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/arrays/ArrayData.java	Tue Feb 11 12:05:22 2014 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/arrays/ArrayData.java	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.arrays;
 
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.GlobalObject;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.JSType;
 import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.PropertyDescriptor;
@@ -144,6 +145,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Allocate an ArrayData wrapping a given nio ByteBuffer
+     *
+     * @param buf the nio ByteBuffer to wrap
+     * @return the ArrayData
+     */
+    public static ArrayData allocate(final ByteBuffer buf) {
+        return new ByteBufferArrayData((ByteBuffer)buf);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Apply a freeze filter to an ArrayData.
      *
      * @param underlying  the underlying ArrayData to wrap in the freeze filter

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/arrays/ByteBufferArrayData.java	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+package jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.arrays;
+
+import static jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ECMAErrors.typeError;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.GlobalObject;
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.PropertyDescriptor;
+import jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptRuntime;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of {@link ArrayData} that wraps a nio ByteBuffer
+ */
+final class ByteBufferArrayData extends ArrayData {
+    private final ByteBuffer buf;
+
+    ByteBufferArrayData(final int length) {
+        super(length);
+        this.buf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param buf ByteBuffer to create array data with.
+     */
+    ByteBufferArrayData(final ByteBuffer buf) {
+        super(buf.capacity());
+        this.buf = buf;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns property descriptor for element at a given index
+     *
+     * @param global the global object
+     * @param index  the index
+     *
+     * @return property descriptor for element
+     */
+    public PropertyDescriptor getDescriptor(final GlobalObject global, final int index) {
+        // make the index properties not configurable
+        return global.newDataDescriptor(getObject(index), false, true, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData copy() {
+        throw unsupported("copy");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object[] asObjectArray() {
+        throw unsupported("asObjectArray");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setLength(final long length) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("setLength");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void shiftLeft(int by) {
+        throw unsupported("shiftLeft");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData shiftRight(int by) {
+        throw unsupported("shiftRight");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData ensure(long safeIndex) {
+        if (safeIndex < buf.capacity()) {
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        throw unsupported("ensure");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData shrink(long newLength) {
+        throw unsupported("shrink");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData set(int index, Object value, boolean strict) {
+        if (value instanceof Number) {
+            buf.put(index, ((Number)value).byteValue());
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        throw typeError("not.a.number", ScriptRuntime.safeToString(value));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData set(int index, int value, boolean strict) {
+        buf.put(index, (byte)value);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData set(int index, long value, boolean strict) {
+        buf.put(index, (byte)value);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData set(int index, double value, boolean strict) {
+        buf.put(index, (byte)value);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getInt(int index) {
+        return 0x0ff & buf.get(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getLong(int index) {
+        return 0x0ff & buf.get(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public double getDouble(int index) {
+        return 0x0ff & buf.get(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getObject(int index) {
+        return (int)(0x0ff & buf.get(index));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean has(int index) {
+        return index > -1 && index < buf.capacity();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canDelete(final int index, final boolean strict) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canDelete(final long fromIndex, final long toIndex, final boolean strict) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData delete(int index) {
+        throw unsupported("delete");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData delete(long fromIndex, long toIndex) {
+        throw unsupported("delete");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData push(final boolean strict, final Object... items) {
+        throw unsupported("push");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object pop() {
+        throw unsupported("pop");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData slice(long from, long to) {
+        throw unsupported("slice");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayData convert(final Class<?> type) {
+        throw unsupported("convert");
+    }
+
+    private UnsupportedOperationException unsupported(final String method) {
+        return new UnsupportedOperationException(method);
+    }
+}

--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/resources/Messages.properties	Tue Feb 11 12:05:22 2014 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/resources/Messages.properties	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 type.error.not.a.function={0} is not a function
 type.error.not.a.constructor={0} is not a constructor function
 type.error.not.a.file={0} is not a File
+type.error.not.a.bytebuffer={0} is not a java.nio.ByteBuffer
 
 # operations not permitted on undefined
 type.error.cant.call.undefined=Cannot call undefined

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8011964.js	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8011964: need indexed access to externally-managed ByteBuffer
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+
+var ByteBuffer = Java.type("java.nio.ByteBuffer");
+var buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(5);
+
+var obj = {}
+Object.setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData(obj, buf);
+
+obj[0] = 'A'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[1] = 'B'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[2] = 'C'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[3] = 'D'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[4] = 'E'.charCodeAt(0);
+
+for (var i = 0; i < buf.capacity(); i++) {
+    print("obj[" + i + "] = " + obj[i]);
+    print("buf.get(" + i + ") = " + buf.get(i));
+}
+
+var arr = [];
+Object.setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData(arr, buf);
+obj[0] = 'a'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[1] = 'b'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[2] = 'c'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[3] = 'd'.charCodeAt(0);
+obj[4] = 'e'.charCodeAt(0);
+
+for (var i in arr) {
+    print("arr[" + i + "] = " + arr[i]);
+    print("buf.get(" + i + ") = " + buf.get(i));
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8011964.js.EXPECTED	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+obj[0] = 65
+buf.get(0) = 65
+obj[1] = 66
+buf.get(1) = 66
+obj[2] = 67
+buf.get(2) = 67
+obj[3] = 68
+buf.get(3) = 68
+obj[4] = 69
+buf.get(4) = 69
+arr[0] = 97
+buf.get(0) = 97
+arr[1] = 98
+buf.get(1) = 98
+arr[2] = 99
+buf.get(2) = 99
+arr[3] = 100
+buf.get(3) = 100
+arr[4] = 101
+buf.get(4) = 101

--- a/nashorn/test/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/ScriptObjectMirrorTest.java	Tue Feb 11 12:05:22 2014 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/test/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/ScriptObjectMirrorTest.java	Fri Feb 14 19:02:02 2014 +0530
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 package jdk.nashorn.api.scripting;
 
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -230,6 +231,29 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void indexPropertiesExternalBufferTest() throws ScriptException {
+        final ScriptEngineManager m = new ScriptEngineManager();
+        final ScriptEngine e = m.getEngineByName("nashorn");
+        final ScriptObjectMirror obj = (ScriptObjectMirror)e.eval("var obj = {}; obj");
+        final ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(5);
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            buf.put(i, (byte)(i+10));
+        }
+        obj.setIndexedPropertiesToExternalArrayData(buf);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            assertEquals((byte)(i+10), ((Number)e.eval("obj[" + i + "]")).byteValue());
+        }
+
+        e.eval("for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) obj[i] = 0");
+        for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            assertEquals((byte)0, ((Number)e.eval("obj[" + i + "]")).byteValue());
+            assertEquals((byte)0, buf.get(i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void conversionTest() throws ScriptException {
         final ScriptEngineManager m = new ScriptEngineManager();
         final ScriptEngine e = m.getEngineByName("nashorn");