diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 460f3d6..85d0449 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning].
 
 ### Added
 
+- Supports for the Java programming language have been added. The highlights
+  are achieved by reusing some existing pieces of syntax and by creating new
+  ones. Existing syntax groups have been remapped to other default syntax
+  groups and some new ones have been created for the occassion.
+
 - Supports for the Ruby programming language have been added. Some highlights
-  of the existing syntax have been modified to better fit the color scheme.
+  of the existing syntax have been modified to better fit the color scheme. In
+  other words, some existing Ruby syntax groups have been linked to other
+  default syntax groups.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/after/syntax/java.vim b/after/syntax/java.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8c46bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/after/syntax/java.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"                      _                         ____
+"                     (_)____ _ _   __ ____ _   / __/____   _____
+"                    / // __ `/| | / // __ `/  / /_ / __ \ / ___/
+"                   / // /_/ / | |/ // /_/ /  / __// /_/ // /
+"                __/ / \__,_/  |___/ \__,_/  /_/   \____//_/
+"               /___/         __
+"                 ____   ____/ /__  __ _____ _____ ___   __  __
+"                / __ \ / __  // / / // ___// ___// _ \ / / / /
+"               / /_/ // /_/ // /_/ /(__  )(__  )/  __// /_/ /
+"               \____/ \__,_/ \__, //____//____/ \___/ \__, /
+"                            /____/                   /____/
+"
+" Java Syntax {{{
+syntax keyword javaOdysseyThis        this
+syntax match   javaOdysseyClass       "\%(\<class\>\s\+\)\@<=\<\u\w*\>"
+syntax match   javaOdysseyInterface   "\%(\<interface\>\s\+\)\@<=\<\u\w*\>"
+syntax match   javaOdysseyArray       "\[\]" contained
+syntax match   javaOdysseyGeneric     "[><]" contained
+syntax match   javaOdysseySeparator   "," contained
+syntax match   javaOdysseyType        "\%(\<\u\w*\>\%(<\%(\w\|,\|\s\|<\|>\)\+>\)\=\%(\[\]\)\=\)\%(\s*\<\l\w*\>\)\@=" containedin=javaParenT,javaParenT1,javaParenT2 contains=javaOdysseyGeneric,javaOdysseyArray,javaOdysseySeparator
+syntax match   javaOdysseyConstructor "\%(\<\u\w*\>\)\%(<\%(\w\|,\|\s\|<\|>\)\+>\)\=\%((\|\[\)"me=e-1 containedin=javaParenT,javaParenT1,javaParenT2 contains=javaOdysseyGeneric,javaOdysseySeparator
+syntax match   javaOdysseyMethod      "\<\l\w*\>("me=e-1 containedin=javaParenT,javaParenT1,javaParenT2
+syntax match   javaOdysseyCasting     "(\<\u\w*\>\%(<\%(\w\|,\|\s\|<\|>\)\+>\)\=\%(\[\]\)\=)"hs=s+1,he=e-1 containedin=javaParenT,javaParenT1,javaParenT2 contains=javaOdysseyGeneric,javaOdysseyArray,javaOdysseySeparator
+" }}}
+" vim: foldmethod=marker
diff --git a/colors/odyssey.vim b/colors/odyssey.vim
index 0e6c00e..44747fb 100644
--- a/colors/odyssey.vim
+++ b/colors/odyssey.vim
@@ -255,6 +255,22 @@ call s:h(      'Ignore', 'background', 'background',      'none')
 call s:h(       'Error', 'background',      'error',      'bold')
 call s:h(        'Todo', 'background',    'warning',      'bold')
 
+" }}}
+" Java Highlights {{{
+
+call s:h(        'javaAnnotation',      'background', 'warning', 'italic')
+call s:l(          'javaExternal',       'Statement')
+call s:l(           'javaTypeDef', 'javaOdysseyThis')
+call s:l(      'javaOdysseyClass',            'Type')
+call s:l(  'javaOdysseyInterface',            'Type')
+call s:l(    'javaOdysseyCasting',            'Type')
+call s:l(      'javaOdysseyArray',          'Normal')
+call s:l(    'javaOdysseyGeneric',          'Normal')
+call s:l(       'javaOdysseyType',            'Type')
+call s:l('javaOdysseyConstructor',            'Type')
+call s:l(     'javaOdysseyMethod',        'Function')
+call s:l(       'javaOdysseyThis',         'Special')
+
 " }}}
 " Ruby Highlights {{{