diff --git a/bind/gengo.go b/bind/gengo.go
index c9fc952..67c9743 100644
--- a/bind/gengo.go
+++ b/bind/gengo.go
@@ -182,12 +182,18 @@ func (g *goGen) genStruct(obj *types.TypeName, T *types.Struct) {
 	g.Printf("type proxy%s seq.Ref\n\n", obj.Name())
 
 	for _, f := range fields {
+		seqTyp := seqType(f.Type())
+
 		g.Printf("func proxy%s%sSet(out, in *seq.Buffer) {\n", obj.Name(), f.Name())
 		g.Indent()
 		g.Printf("ref := in.ReadRef()\n")
-		g.Printf("v := in.Read%s()\n", seqType(f.Type()))
-		// TODO(crawshaw): other kinds of non-ptr types.
-		g.Printf("ref.Get().(*%s.%s).%s = v\n", g.pkg.Name(), obj.Name(), f.Name())
+		g.Printf("v := in.Read%s()\n", seqTyp)
+		if seqTyp == "Ref" {
+			g.Printf("ref.Get().(*%s.%s).%s = v.Get().(%s)\n", g.pkg.Name(), obj.Name(), f.Name(), g.typeString(f.Type()))
+		} else {
+			// TODO(crawshaw): other kinds of non-ptr types.
+			g.Printf("ref.Get().(*%s.%s).%s = v\n", g.pkg.Name(), obj.Name(), f.Name())
+		}
 		g.Outdent()
 		g.Printf("}\n\n")
 
@@ -195,7 +201,11 @@ func (g *goGen) genStruct(obj *types.TypeName, T *types.Struct) {
 		g.Indent()
 		g.Printf("ref := in.ReadRef()\n")
 		g.Printf("v := ref.Get().(*%s.%s).%s\n", g.pkg.Name(), obj.Name(), f.Name())
-		g.Printf("out.Write%s(v)\n", seqType(f.Type()))
+		if seqTyp == "Ref" {
+			g.Printf("out.WriteGoRef(v)\n")
+		} else {
+			g.Printf("out.Write%s(v)\n", seqTyp)
+		}
 		g.Outdent()
 		g.Printf("}\n\n")
 	}
diff --git a/bind/genjava.go b/bind/genjava.go
index 236d4d1..a7af541 100644
--- a/bind/genjava.go
+++ b/bind/genjava.go
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ public void call(int code, go.Seq in, go.Seq out) {
 		g.Printf("Seq out = new Seq();\n")
 		g.Printf("in.writeRef(ref);\n")
 		g.Printf("Seq.send(DESCRIPTOR, FIELD_%s_GET, in, out);\n", f.Name())
-		g.Printf("return out.read%s;\n", seqRead(f.Type()))
+		if seqType(f.Type()) == "Ref" {
+			g.Printf("return new %s(out.read%s);\n", g.javaType(f.Type()), seqRead(f.Type()))
+		} else {
+			g.Printf("return out.read%s;\n", seqRead(f.Type()))
+		}
 		g.Outdent()
 		g.Printf("}\n\n")
 
@@ -88,9 +92,8 @@ public void call(int code, go.Seq in, go.Seq out) {
 		g.Printf("in.write%s;\n", seqWrite(f.Type(), "v"))
 		g.Printf("Seq.send(DESCRIPTOR, FIELD_%s_SET, in, out);\n", f.Name())
 		g.Outdent()
-		g.Printf("}\n")
+		g.Printf("}\n\n")
 	}
-	g.Printf("\n")
 
 	for _, m := range methods {
 		g.genFunc(m, true)
diff --git a/bind/java/SeqTest.java b/bind/java/SeqTest.java
index 6ad1986..0aee7e7 100644
--- a/bind/java/SeqTest.java
+++ b/bind/java/SeqTest.java
@@ -246,8 +246,15 @@ public class SeqTest extends AndroidTestCase {
 
   public void testUnnamedParams() {
     final String msg = "1234567";
-    assertEquals("Want the length of \"1234567\" passed after unnamed params",
+    assertEquals("want the length of \"1234567\" passed after unnamed params",
 		    7, Testpkg.UnnamedParams(10, 20, msg));
   }
 
+  public void testPointerToStructAsField() {
+    Testpkg.Node a = Testpkg.NewNode("A");
+    Testpkg.Node b = Testpkg.NewNode("B");
+    a.setNext(b);
+    String got = a.String();
+    assertEquals("want Node A points to Node B", "A:B:<end>", got);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/bind/java/testpkg/testpkg.go b/bind/java/testpkg/testpkg.go
index 5b0c260..06b1536 100644
--- a/bind/java/testpkg/testpkg.go
+++ b/bind/java/testpkg/testpkg.go
@@ -124,3 +124,19 @@ func AppendToString(str string, someBytes []byte) []byte {
 func UnnamedParams(_, _ int, p0 string) int {
 	return len(p0)
 }
+
+type Node struct {
+	V    string
+	Next *Node
+}
+
+func NewNode(name string) *Node {
+	return &Node{V: name}
+}
+
+func (a *Node) String() string {
+	if a == nil {
+		return "<end>"
+	}
+	return a.V + ":" + a.Next.String()
+}
diff --git a/bind/testdata/structs.java.golden b/bind/testdata/structs.java.golden
index ced08fe..da65dea 100644
--- a/bind/testdata/structs.java.golden
+++ b/bind/testdata/structs.java.golden
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public abstract class Structs {
             in.writeFloat64(v);
             Seq.send(DESCRIPTOR, FIELD_X_SET, in, out);
         }
+        
         public double getY() {
             Seq in = new Seq();
             Seq out = new Seq();