diff --git a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java
index 3e034af7fb0..284f064baa1 100644
--- a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java
+++ b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java
@@ -807,6 +807,21 @@ MethodHandle insertArguments(MethodHandle equivalent, MethodHandle unboxingHandl
 	 * equivalent for MethodHandle.
 	 */
 	private static final native MethodHandle getCPMethodHandleAt(Class<?> clazz, int index);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the class name from a constant pool class element, which is located
+	 * at the specified <i>index</i> in <i>clazz</i>'s constant pool.
+	 * 
+	 * @param   an instance of class - its constant pool is accessed
+	 * @param   the constant pool index
+	 * 
+	 * @return  instance of String which contains the class name or NULL in
+	 *          case of error
+	 * 
+	 * @throws  NullPointerException if <i>clazz</i> is null
+	 * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if <i>index</i> has wrong constant pool type
+	 */
+	private static final native String getCPClassNameAt(Class<?> clazz, int index);
 
 	private static final int BSM_ARGUMENT_SIZE = Short.SIZE / Byte.SIZE;
 	private static final int BSM_ARGUMENT_COUNT_OFFSET = BSM_ARGUMENT_SIZE;
@@ -861,6 +876,9 @@ private static final MethodHandle resolveInvokeDynamic(Class<?> clazz, String na
 				switch (cpType) {
 				case 1:
 					cpEntry = cp.getClassAt(index);
+					if (cpEntry == null) {
+						throw throwNoClassDefFoundError(clazz, index);
+					}
 					break;
 				case 2:
 					cpEntry = cp.getStringAt(index);
@@ -991,6 +1009,26 @@ private static Throwable throwNoClassDefFoundError(TypeNotPresentException e) {
 		}
 		throw e;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the class name of the constant pool class element located at the specified
+	 * index in clazz's constant pool. Then, throw a NoClassDefFoundError with the cause
+	 * set as ClassNotFoundException. The message of NoClassDefFoundError and 
+	 * ClassNotFoundException contains the name of the class, which couldn't be found.
+	 * 
+	 * @param   an instance of Class - its constant pool is accessed
+	 * @param   integer value of the constant pool index
+	 * 
+	 * @return  Throwable to prevent any fall through case
+	 * 
+	 * @throws  NoClassDefFoundError with the cause set as ClassNotFoundException
+	 */
+	private static Throwable throwNoClassDefFoundError(Class<?> clazz, int index) {
+		String className = getCPClassNameAt(clazz, index);
+		NoClassDefFoundError noClassDefFoundError = new NoClassDefFoundError(className);
+		noClassDefFoundError.initCause(new ClassNotFoundException(className));
+		throw noClassDefFoundError;	
+	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
diff --git a/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c b/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c
index 5cfa4a93560..7126c226108 100644
--- a/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c
+++ b/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c
@@ -458,6 +458,56 @@ Java_sun_reflect_ConstantPool_getFieldAtIfLoaded0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObj
 	return getFieldAt(env, constantPoolOop, cpIndex, J9_RESOLVE_FLAG_JIT_COMPILE_TIME | J9_RESOLVE_FLAG_NO_THROW_ON_FAIL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the class name from a constant pool class element, which is located
+ * at the specified index in a class's constant pool.
+ *
+ * @param env[in]             the JNI env
+ * @param unusedObject[in]    unused
+ * @param constantPoolOop[in] the class - its constant pool is accessed
+ * @param cpIndex[in]         the constant pool index
+ *
+ * @return  instance of String which contains the class name or NULL in
+ *          case of error
+ *
+ * @throws  NullPointerException if constantPoolOop is null
+ * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if cpIndex has wrong type
+ */
+jobject JNICALL
+Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPClassNameAt(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex)
+{
+	jobject classNameObject = NULL;
+	J9VMThread *vmThread = (J9VMThread *) env;
+	J9InternalVMFunctions *vmFunctions = vmThread->javaVM->internalVMFunctions;
+	J9MemoryManagerFunctions *gcFunctions = vmThread->javaVM->memoryManagerFunctions;
+	SunReflectCPResult result = NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION;
+
+	if (NULL != constantPoolOop) {
+		UDATA cpType = J9CPTYPE_UNUSED;
+		J9ROMConstantPoolItem *romCPItem = NULL;
+		vmFunctions->internalEnterVMFromJNI(vmThread);
+		result = getROMCPItemAndType(vmThread, constantPoolOop, cpIndex, &cpType, &romCPItem);
+		if (OK == result) {
+			switch (cpType) {
+			case J9CPTYPE_CLASS: {
+				J9UTF8 *className = J9ROMCLASSREF_NAME((J9ROMClassRef*)romCPItem);
+				j9object_t internalClassNameObject = gcFunctions->j9gc_createJavaLangString(vmThread, J9UTF8_DATA(className), (U_32) J9UTF8_LENGTH(className), 0);
+				classNameObject = vmFunctions->j9jni_createLocalRef(env, internalClassNameObject);
+				break;
+			}
+			default:
+				result = WRONG_CP_ENTRY_TYPE_EXCEPTION;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		vmFunctions->internalReleaseVMAccess(vmThread);
+	}
+
+	checkResult(env, result);
+
+	return classNameObject;
+}
+
 jobject JNICALL
 Java_sun_reflect_ConstantPool_getMemberRefInfoAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex)
 {
diff --git a/runtime/jcl/uma/se7_exports.xml b/runtime/jcl/uma/se7_exports.xml
index 012d093d8a9..1cca6a8ca9d 100644
--- a/runtime/jcl/uma/se7_exports.xml
+++ b/runtime/jcl/uma/se7_exports.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPTypeAt" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPMethodTypeAt" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPMethodHandleAt" />
+	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPClassNameAt" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_ThunkTuple_registerNatives" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_InterfaceHandle_registerNatives" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodType_makeTenured" />
diff --git a/runtime/oti/jclprots.h b/runtime/oti/jclprots.h
index 5c63550942a..491343b9753 100644
--- a/runtime/oti/jclprots.h
+++ b/runtime/oti/jclprots.h
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ jobject JNICALL Java_sun_reflect_ConstantPool_getUTF8At0(JNIEnv *env, jobject un
 jint JNICALL Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPTypeAt(JNIEnv *env, jclass unusedClass, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jobject JNICALL Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPMethodTypeAt(JNIEnv *env, jclass unusedClass, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jobject JNICALL Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPMethodHandleAt(JNIEnv *env, jclass unusedClass, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
+jobject JNICALL Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle_getCPClassNameAt(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jint JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getClassRefIndexAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jint JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefIndexAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jobject JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefInfoAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);