diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/BackupableDB.java b/java/org/rocksdb/BackupableDB.java
index 2644fec8f..e73df52e0 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/BackupableDB.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/BackupableDB.java
@@ -92,6 +92,29 @@ public class BackupableDB extends RocksDB {
     return getBackupInfo(nativeHandle_);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * <p>Returns a list of corrupted backup ids. If there
+   * is no corrupted backup the method will return an
+   * empty list.</p>
+   *
+   * @return list of backup ids as Integer.
+   */
+  public List<Integer> getCorruptedBackups() {
+    return getCorruptedBackups(nativeHandle_);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * <p>Will delete all the files we don't need anymore. It will
+   * do the full scan of the files/ directory and delete all the
+   * files that are not referenced.</p>
+   *
+   * @throws RocksDBException thrown if error happens in underlying
+   *    native library.
+   */
+  public void garbageCollect() throws RocksDBException {
+    garbageCollect(nativeHandle_);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Close the BackupableDB instance and release resource.
    *
@@ -126,4 +149,7 @@ public class BackupableDB extends RocksDB {
   private native void deleteBackup0(long nativeHandle, int backupId)
       throws RocksDBException;
   protected native List<BackupInfo> getBackupInfo(long handle);
+  private native List<Integer> getCorruptedBackups(long handle);
+  private native void garbageCollect(long handle)
+      throws RocksDBException;
 }
diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/RestoreBackupableDB.java b/java/org/rocksdb/RestoreBackupableDB.java
index ffbc2e011..9c41f4345 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/RestoreBackupableDB.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/RestoreBackupableDB.java
@@ -101,6 +101,29 @@ public class RestoreBackupableDB extends RocksObject {
     return getBackupInfo(nativeHandle_);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * <p>Returns a list of corrupted backup ids. If there
+   * is no corrupted backup the method will return an
+   * empty list.</p>
+   *
+   * @return list of backup ids as Integer.
+   */
+  public List<Integer> getCorruptedBackups() {
+    return getCorruptedBackups(nativeHandle_);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * <p>Will delete all the files we don't need anymore. It will
+   * do the full scan of the files/ directory and delete all the
+   * files that are not referenced.</p>
+   *
+   * @throws RocksDBException thrown if error happens in underlying
+   *    native library.
+   */
+  public void garbageCollect() throws RocksDBException {
+    garbageCollect(nativeHandle_);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Release the memory allocated for the current instance
    * in the c++ side.
@@ -121,6 +144,9 @@ public class RestoreBackupableDB extends RocksObject {
       throws RocksDBException;
   private native void deleteBackup0(long nativeHandle, int backupId)
       throws RocksDBException;
-  protected native List<BackupInfo> getBackupInfo(long handle);
+  private native List<BackupInfo> getBackupInfo(long handle);
+  private native List<Integer> getCorruptedBackups(long handle);
+  private native void garbageCollect(long handle)
+      throws RocksDBException;
   private native void dispose(long nativeHandle);
 }
diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/test/BackupableDBTest.java b/java/org/rocksdb/test/BackupableDBTest.java
index f24163bd5..0a0b12849 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/test/BackupableDBTest.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/test/BackupableDBTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public class BackupableDBTest {
           isEqualTo(0);
 
       bdb.createNewBackup(true);
+      assertThat(bdb.getCorruptedBackups().size()).
+          isEqualTo(0);
+      bdb.garbageCollect();
       backupInfos = bdb.getBackupInfos();
       assertThat(backupInfos.size()).
           isEqualTo(1);
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ public class BackupableDBTest {
           ropt);
       // do nothing because there is only one backup
       rdb.purgeOldBackups(1);
+      rdb.garbageCollect();
+      assertThat(rdb.getCorruptedBackups().size()).
+          isEqualTo(0);
       restoreInfos = rdb.getBackupInfos();
       assertThat(restoreInfos.size()).
           isEqualTo(1);
diff --git a/java/rocksjni/backupablejni.cc b/java/rocksjni/backupablejni.cc
index 4db9f5682..639c73eba 100644
--- a/java/rocksjni/backupablejni.cc
+++ b/java/rocksjni/backupablejni.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,52 @@ jobject Java_org_rocksdb_BackupableDB_getBackupInfo(
       backup_infos);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Class:     org_rocksdb_BackupableDB
+ * Method:    getCorruptedBackups
+ * Signature: (J)Ljava/util/List;
+ */
+jobject Java_org_rocksdb_BackupableDB_getCorruptedBackups(
+    JNIEnv* env, jobject jbdb, jlong jhandle) {
+  std::vector<rocksdb::BackupID> backup_ids;
+  reinterpret_cast<rocksdb::BackupableDB*>(jhandle)->
+      GetCorruptedBackups(&backup_ids);
+
+  jclass jclazz = env->FindClass("java/util/ArrayList");
+  jmethodID mid = rocksdb::ListJni::getArrayListConstructorMethodId(
+      env, jclazz);
+  jobject jbackup_id_handle_list = env->NewObject(jclazz, mid,
+      backup_ids.size());
+  // insert in java list
+  for (std::vector<rocksdb::BackupID>::size_type i = 0;
+      i != backup_ids.size(); i++) {
+    // convert BackupID to Integer
+    jclass jIntClazz = env->FindClass("java/lang/Integer");
+    jmethodID midLong = env->GetMethodID(jIntClazz, "<init>", "(I)V");
+    jobject obj = env->NewObject(jIntClazz, midLong,
+        (backup_ids[i]));
+    // add Integer to List
+    env->CallBooleanMethod(jbackup_id_handle_list,
+        rocksdb::ListJni::getListAddMethodId(env), obj);
+  }
+  return jbackup_id_handle_list;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Class:     org_rocksdb_BackupableDB
+ * Method:    garbageCollect
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+void Java_org_rocksdb_BackupableDB_garbageCollect(JNIEnv* env,
+    jobject jobj, jlong jhandle) {
+  auto db = reinterpret_cast<rocksdb::BackupableDB*>(jhandle);
+  rocksdb::Status s = db->GarbageCollect();
+
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    rocksdb::RocksDBExceptionJni::ThrowNew(env, s);
+  }
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // BackupDBOptions
 
diff --git a/java/rocksjni/restorejni.cc b/java/rocksjni/restorejni.cc
index 4fe813d09..99ffc4256 100644
--- a/java/rocksjni/restorejni.cc
+++ b/java/rocksjni/restorejni.cc
@@ -145,6 +145,53 @@ jobject Java_org_rocksdb_RestoreBackupableDB_getBackupInfo(
       backup_infos);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Class:     org_rocksdb_RestoreBackupableDB
+ * Method:    getCorruptedBackups
+ * Signature: (J)Ljava/util/List;
+ */
+jobject Java_org_rocksdb_RestoreBackupableDB_getCorruptedBackups(
+    JNIEnv* env, jobject jbdb, jlong jhandle) {
+  std::vector<rocksdb::BackupID> backup_ids;
+  reinterpret_cast<rocksdb::RestoreBackupableDB*>(jhandle)->
+      GetCorruptedBackups(&backup_ids);
+
+  jclass jclazz = env->FindClass("java/util/ArrayList");
+  jmethodID mid = rocksdb::ListJni::getArrayListConstructorMethodId(
+      env, jclazz);
+  jobject jbackup_id_handle_list = env->NewObject(jclazz, mid,
+      backup_ids.size());
+  // insert in java list
+  for (std::vector<rocksdb::BackupID>::size_type i = 0;
+      i != backup_ids.size(); i++) {
+    // convert BackupID to Integer
+    jclass jIntClazz = env->FindClass("java/lang/Integer");
+    jmethodID midLong = env->GetMethodID(jIntClazz, "<init>", "(I)V");
+    jobject obj = env->NewObject(jIntClazz, midLong,
+        (backup_ids[i]));
+    // add Integer to List
+    env->CallBooleanMethod(jbackup_id_handle_list,
+        rocksdb::ListJni::getListAddMethodId(env), obj);
+  }
+  return jbackup_id_handle_list;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Class:     org_rocksdb_RestoreBackupableDB
+ * Method:    garbageCollect
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+void Java_org_rocksdb_RestoreBackupableDB_garbageCollect(
+    JNIEnv* env, jobject jobj, jlong jhandle) {
+  auto db = reinterpret_cast<rocksdb::RestoreBackupableDB*>(
+      jhandle);
+  rocksdb::Status s = db->GarbageCollect();
+
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    rocksdb::RocksDBExceptionJni::ThrowNew(env, s);
+  }
+}
+
 /*
  * Class:     org_rocksdb_RestoreBackupableDB
  * Method:    dispose