diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method.cpp b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method.cpp
index 8e0a1ba9120..a95ed0f9159 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method.cpp
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ void java_bytecode_convert_method_lazy(
   if(m.is_static)
     member_type.set(ID_is_static, true);
 
+  if(m.is_bridge)
+    member_type.set(ID_is_bridge_method, m.is_bridge);
+
   // do we need to add 'this' as a parameter?
   if(!m.is_static)
   {
diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h
index 8d4157a2b10..641fba16bc3 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_tree.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct java_bytecode_parse_treet
   struct methodt : public membert
   {
     irep_idt base_name;
-    bool is_native, is_abstract, is_synchronized;
+    bool is_native, is_abstract, is_synchronized, is_bridge;
     source_locationt source_location;
 
     typedef std::vector<instructiont> instructionst;
@@ -164,10 +164,11 @@ struct java_bytecode_parse_treet
 
     void output(std::ostream &out) const;
 
-    methodt():
-      is_native(false),
-      is_abstract(false),
-      is_synchronized(false)
+    methodt()
+      : is_native(false),
+        is_abstract(false),
+        is_synchronized(false),
+        is_bridge(false)
     {
     }
   };
diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
index 3ad3ea158ea..71307324aed 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
@@ -1766,6 +1766,7 @@ void java_bytecode_parsert::rmethod(classt &parsed_class)
   method.is_private=(access_flags&ACC_PRIVATE)!=0;
   method.is_synchronized=(access_flags&ACC_SYNCHRONIZED)!=0;
   method.is_native=(access_flags&ACC_NATIVE)!=0;
+  method.is_bridge = (access_flags & ACC_BRIDGE) != 0;
   method.name=pool_entry(name_index).s;
   method.base_name=pool_entry(name_index).s;
   method.descriptor=id2string(pool_entry(descriptor_index).s);
diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/ClassWithBridgeMethod.class b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/ClassWithBridgeMethod.class
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1e1fdc6375
Binary files /dev/null and b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/ClassWithBridgeMethod.class differ
diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/ClassWithBridgeMethod.java b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/ClassWithBridgeMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f695e0ea87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/ClassWithBridgeMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class ClassWithBridgeMethod implements Comparable<ClassWithBridgeMethod> {
+  public int compareTo(ClassWithBridgeMethod other) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/convert_method.cpp b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/convert_method.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a925d8469f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method/convert_method.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*******************************************************************\
+
+ Module: Unit tests for converting constructors and static initializers
+
+ Author: Diffblue Limited.
+
+\*******************************************************************/
+
+#include <testing-utils/catch.hpp>
+
+#include <util/symbol_table.h>
+
+#include <java-testing-utils/load_java_class.h>
+#include <java-testing-utils/require_type.h>
+
+SCENARIO(
+  "java_bytecode_convert_bridge_method",
+  "[core][java_bytecode][java_bytecode_convert_method]")
+{
+  GIVEN("A class with a bridge method")
+  {
+    const symbol_tablet symbol_table = load_java_class(
+      "ClassWithBridgeMethod", "./java_bytecode/java_bytecode_convert_method");
+
+    const std::string method_name = "java::ClassWithBridgeMethod.compareTo";
+
+    WHEN("When parsing the bridge method")
+    {
+      const symbolt function_symbol =
+        symbol_table.lookup_ref(method_name + ":(Ljava/lang/Object;)I");
+
+      const code_typet &function_type =
+        require_type::require_code(function_symbol.type);
+      THEN("The method should be marked as a bridge method")
+      {
+        REQUIRE(function_type.get_bool(ID_is_bridge_method));
+      }
+    }
+    WHEN("When parsing a non-bridge method")
+    {
+      THEN("THe method should not be marked as a bridge method")
+      {
+        const symbolt function_symbol =
+          symbol_table.lookup_ref(method_name + ":(LClassWithBridgeMethod;)I");
+
+        const code_typet &function_type =
+          require_type::require_code(function_symbol.type);
+        THEN("The method should be marked as a bridge method")
+        {
+          REQUIRE_FALSE(function_type.get_bool(ID_is_bridge_method));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/irep_ids.def b/src/util/irep_ids.def
index bcc6a8f6906..43a74e9e8c2 100644
--- a/src/util/irep_ids.def
+++ b/src/util/irep_ids.def
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ IREP_ID_TWO(C_must_not_throw, #must_not_throw)
 IREP_ID_ONE(is_inner_class)
 IREP_ID_ONE(is_anonymous)
 IREP_ID_ONE(outer_class)
+IREP_ID_ONE(is_bridge_method)
 
 // Projects depending on this code base that wish to extend the list of
 // available ids should provide a file local_irep_ids.h in their source tree and