diff --git a/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/Scalar.java b/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/Scalar.java
index 286b5c208c9..f3155bc5860 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/Scalar.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/Scalar.java
@@ -521,13 +521,28 @@ private static ColumnVector buildNullColumnVector(HostColumnVector.DataType host
   private static native long makeStructScalar(long[] viewHandles, boolean isValid);
   private static native long repeatString(long scalarHandle, int repeatTimes);
 
-  Scalar(DType type, long scalarHandle) {
+  /**
+   * Constructor to create a scalar from a native handle and a type.
+   *
+   * @param type The type of the scalar
+   * @param scalarHandle The native handle (pointer address) to the scalar data
+   */
+  public Scalar(DType type, long scalarHandle) {
     this.type = type;
     this.offHeap = new OffHeapState(scalarHandle);
     MemoryCleaner.register(this, offHeap);
     incRefCount();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the native handle (native pointer address) for the scalar.
+   *
+   * @return The native handle
+   */
+  public long getScalarHandle() {
+    return offHeap.scalarHandle;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Increment the reference count for this scalar.  You need to call close on this
    * to decrement the reference count again.
@@ -542,10 +557,6 @@ public synchronized Scalar incRefCount() {
     return this;
   }
 
-  long getScalarHandle() {
-    return offHeap.scalarHandle;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Free the memory associated with a scalar.
    */