diff --git a/cors/cors-java/.editorconfig b/cors/cors-java/.editorconfig
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index 0000000..e9d0038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[*]
+charset=utf-8
+end_of_line=lf
+insert_final_newline=true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+indent_style=space
+indent_size=2
+
+
+[*.java]
+indent_style=space
+indent_size=4
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/.sbtopts b/cors/cors-java/.sbtopts
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index 0000000..00f1e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/.sbtopts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-J-Xms512M
+-J-Xmx4096M
+-J-Xss2M
+-J-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1024M
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/LICENSE b/cors/cors-java/LICENSE
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index 0000000..a12e20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+This software is licensed under the Apache 2 license, quoted below.
+
+Copyright 2016 Lightbend Inc. [http://www.lightbend.com]
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+the License at
+
+    [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0]
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+the License.
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/README.md b/cors/cors-java/README.md
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index 0000000..446b5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# CORS recipe for Lagom's Javadsl
+
+
+```
+curl -H "Access-Control-Request-Method: GET" \
+        -H "Access-Control-Request-Headers: origin, x-requested-with" \
+        -H "Origin: http://www.some-domain.com"  \
+        -X OPTIONS http://localhost:9000/api/hello/123 -v        
+```
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/build.sbt b/cors/cors-java/build.sbt
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index 0000000..ae8bb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/build.sbt
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+organization in ThisBuild := "com.lightbend.lagom.recipes"
+version in ThisBuild := "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+
+// the Scala version that will be used for cross-compiled libraries
+scalaVersion in ThisBuild := "2.11.8"
+
+lazy val `cors-java` = (project in file("."))
+  .aggregate(`cors-java-api`, `cors-java-impl`)
+
+lazy val `cors-java-api` = (project in file("cors-java-api"))
+  .settings(
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+      lagomJavadslApi
+    )
+  )
+
+lazy val `cors-java-impl` = (project in file("cors-java-impl"))
+  .enablePlugins(LagomJava)
+  .settings(
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+    )
+  )
+  .dependsOn(`cors-java-api`)
+
+lagomCassandraEnabled in ThisBuild := false
+lagomKafkaEnabled in ThisBuild := false
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/cors-java-api/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/api/CorsjavaService.java b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-api/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/api/CorsjavaService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7819f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-api/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/api/CorsjavaService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+package com.lightbend.lagom.recipes.corsjava.api;
+
+import akka.NotUsed;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.Descriptor;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.Service;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.ServiceCall;
+
+import static com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.Service.named;
+import static com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.Service.pathCall;
+
+public interface CorsjavaService extends Service {
+
+    /**
+     * Example: curl http://localhost:9000/api/hello/Alice
+     */
+    ServiceCall<NotUsed, String> hello(String id);
+
+    @Override
+    default Descriptor descriptor() {
+        return named("corsjava").withCalls(
+            pathCall("/api/hello/:id", this::hello)
+        ).withAutoAcl(true);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/impl/CorsjavaModule.java b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/impl/CorsjavaModule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8be801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/impl/CorsjavaModule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+package com.lightbend.lagom.recipes.corsjava.impl;
+
+import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.server.ServiceGuiceSupport;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.recipes.corsjava.api.CorsjavaService;
+
+/**
+ * The module that binds the CorsjavaService so that it can be served.
+ */
+public class CorsjavaModule extends AbstractModule implements ServiceGuiceSupport {
+  @Override
+  protected void configure() {
+    bindService(CorsjavaService.class, CorsjavaServiceImpl.class);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/impl/CorsjavaServiceImpl.java b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/impl/CorsjavaServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89efc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/java/com/lightbend/lagom/recipes/corsjava/impl/CorsjavaServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+package com.lightbend.lagom.recipes.corsjava.impl;
+
+import akka.NotUsed;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.ServiceCall;
+import com.lightbend.lagom.recipes.corsjava.api.CorsjavaService;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of the CorsjavaService.
+ */
+public class CorsjavaServiceImpl implements CorsjavaService {
+
+
+  @Inject
+  public CorsjavaServiceImpl() {
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public ServiceCall<NotUsed, String> hello(String id) {
+    return request -> CompletableFuture.completedFuture(id);
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/resources/application.conf b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/resources/application.conf
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index 0000000..1145ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/cors-java-impl/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+#
+play.crypto.secret=whatever
+play.modules.enabled += com.lightbend.lagom.recipes.corsjava.impl.CorsjavaModule
+
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/project/build.properties b/cors/cors-java/project/build.properties
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index 0000000..05610ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Lightbend Inc. <https://www.lightbend.com>
+#
+sbt.version=0.13.15
diff --git a/cors/cors-java/project/plugins.sbt b/cors/cors-java/project/plugins.sbt
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index 0000000..971111f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cors/cors-java/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// The Lagom plugin
+addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.lagom" % "lagom-sbt-plugin" % "1.3.7")
+// Needed for importing the project into Eclipse
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbteclipse" % "sbteclipse-plugin" % "5.1.0")