--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/NashornBeansLinker.java	Wed Nov 05 17:07:26 2014 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/NashornBeansLinker.java	Thu Nov 06 13:15:52 2014 +0100
@@ -53,15 +53,34 @@
     // Object type arguments of Java method calls, field set and array set.
     private static final boolean MIRROR_ALWAYS = Options.getBooleanProperty("nashorn.mirror.always", true);
 
-    private static final MethodHandle EXPORT_ARGUMENT = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findOwnStatic("exportArgument", Object.class, Object.class);
-    private static final MethodHandle EXPORT_NATIVE_ARRAY = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findOwnStatic("exportNativeArray", Object.class, NativeArray.class);
-    private static final MethodHandle EXPORT_SCRIPT_OBJECT = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findOwnStatic("exportScriptObject", Object.class, ScriptObject.class);
-    private static final MethodHandle IMPORT_RESULT = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findOwnStatic("importResult", Object.class, Object.class);
+    private static final MethodHandle EXPORT_ARGUMENT;
+    private static final MethodHandle EXPORT_NATIVE_ARRAY;
+    private static final MethodHandle EXPORT_SCRIPT_OBJECT;
+    private static final MethodHandle IMPORT_RESULT;
+    private static final MethodHandle FILTER_CONSSTRING;
+
+    static {
+        final Lookup lookup  = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup());
+        EXPORT_ARGUMENT      = lookup.findOwnStatic("exportArgument", Object.class, Object.class);
+        EXPORT_NATIVE_ARRAY  = lookup.findOwnStatic("exportNativeArray", Object.class, NativeArray.class);
+        EXPORT_SCRIPT_OBJECT = lookup.findOwnStatic("exportScriptObject", Object.class, ScriptObject.class);
+        IMPORT_RESULT        = lookup.findOwnStatic("importResult", Object.class, Object.class);
+        FILTER_CONSSTRING    = lookup.findOwnStatic("consStringFilter", Object.class, Object.class);
+    }
 
     private final BeansLinker beansLinker = new BeansLinker();
 
     @Override
     public GuardedInvocation getGuardedInvocation(final LinkRequest linkRequest, final LinkerServices linkerServices) throws Exception {
+        if (linkRequest.getReceiver() instanceof ConsString) {
+            // In order to treat ConsString like a java.lang.String we need a link request with a string receiver.
+            final Object[] arguments = linkRequest.getArguments();
+            arguments[0] = "";
+            final LinkRequest forgedLinkRequest = linkRequest.replaceArguments(linkRequest.getCallSiteDescriptor(), arguments);
+            final GuardedInvocation invocation = getGuardedInvocation(beansLinker, forgedLinkRequest, linkerServices);
+            // If an invocation is found we add a filter that makes it work for both Strings and ConsStrings.
+            return invocation == null ? null : invocation.filterArguments(0, FILTER_CONSSTRING);
+        }
         return getGuardedInvocation(beansLinker, linkRequest, linkerServices);
     }
 
@@ -113,6 +132,11 @@
         return ScriptUtils.unwrap(arg);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private static Object consStringFilter(final Object arg) {
+        return arg instanceof ConsString ? arg.toString() : arg;
+    }
+
     private static class NashornBeansLinkerServices implements LinkerServices {
         private final LinkerServices linkerServices;
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8062624.js	Thu Nov 06 13:15:52 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * 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-8062624: java.lang.String methods not available on concatenated strings
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+function testStringMethods(s) {
+    print(s.startsWith("f"));
+    print(s.endsWith("r"));
+    print(Java.from(s.getBytes()));
+    print(Java.from(s.bytes));
+}
+
+var s = "f";
+testStringMethods(s);
+s = s + "oo";
+testStringMethods(s);
+testStringMethods("abc");
+s += "bar";
+s = "baz" + s;
+testStringMethods(s);

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8062624.js.EXPECTED	Thu Nov 06 13:15:52 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+true
+false
+102
+102
+true
+false
+102,111,111
+102,111,111
+false
+false
+97,98,99
+97,98,99
+false
+true
+98,97,122,102,111,111,98,97,114
+98,97,122,102,111,111,98,97,114