diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaDoubleRDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaDoubleRDD.scala
index 5fd1fab5809da..f9b6ee351a151 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaDoubleRDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaDoubleRDD.scala
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ class JavaDoubleRDD(val srdd: RDD[scala.Double]) extends JavaRDDLike[Double, Jav
    */
   def persist(newLevel: StorageLevel): JavaDoubleRDD = fromRDD(srdd.persist(newLevel))
 
+  /**
+   * Mark the RDD as non-persistent, and remove all blocks for it from memory and disk.
+   * This method blocks until all blocks are deleted.
+   */
+  def unpersist(): JavaDoubleRDD = fromRDD(srdd.unpersist())
+
+  /**
+   * Mark the RDD as non-persistent, and remove all blocks for it from memory and disk.
+   *
+   * @param blocking Whether to block until all blocks are deleted.
+   */
+  def unpersist(blocking: Boolean): JavaDoubleRDD = fromRDD(srdd.unpersist(blocking))
+
   // first() has to be overriden here in order for its return type to be Double instead of Object.
   override def first(): Double = srdd.first()
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaPairRDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaPairRDD.scala
index a6518abf456d3..268f43b4e865b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaPairRDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaPairRDD.scala
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ class JavaPairRDD[K, V](val rdd: RDD[(K, V)])(implicit val kManifest: ClassManif
   def persist(newLevel: StorageLevel): JavaPairRDD[K, V] =
     new JavaPairRDD[K, V](rdd.persist(newLevel))
 
+  /**
+   * Mark the RDD as non-persistent, and remove all blocks for it from memory and disk.
+   * This method blocks until all blocks are deleted.
+   */
+  def unpersist(): JavaPairRDD[K, V] = wrapRDD(rdd.unpersist())
+
+  /**
+   * Mark the RDD as non-persistent, and remove all blocks for it from memory and disk.
+   *
+   * @param blocking Whether to block until all blocks are deleted.
+   */
+  def unpersist(blocking: Boolean): JavaPairRDD[K, V] = wrapRDD(rdd.unpersist(blocking))
+
   // Transformations (return a new RDD)
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaRDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaRDD.scala
index eec58abdd608a..662990049b093 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaRDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaRDD.scala
@@ -41,9 +41,17 @@ JavaRDDLike[T, JavaRDD[T]] {
 
   /**
    * Mark the RDD as non-persistent, and remove all blocks for it from memory and disk.
+   * This method blocks until all blocks are deleted.
    */
   def unpersist(): JavaRDD[T] = wrapRDD(rdd.unpersist())
 
+  /**
+   * Mark the RDD as non-persistent, and remove all blocks for it from memory and disk.
+   *
+   * @param blocking Whether to block until all blocks are deleted.
+   */
+  def unpersist(blocking: Boolean): JavaRDD[T] = wrapRDD(rdd.unpersist(blocking))
+
   // Transformations (return a new RDD)
 
   /**