diff --git a/lib/msf/core/payload/java.rb b/lib/msf/core/payload/java.rb
index d61b2190cc..46015019f6 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/payload/java.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/payload/java.rb
@@ -107,5 +107,41 @@ module Msf::Payload::Java
     zip
   end
 
-end
+  #
+  # Used by stagers to create a axis2 webservice file as a {Rex::Zip::Jar}.
+  # Stagers define a list of class files in @class_files which are pulled
+  # from the MetasploitPayloads gem. The configuration file is created by
+  # the payload's #config method.
+  #
+  # @option :app_name [String] Name of the Service in services.xml. Defaults to random.
+  # @return [Rex::Zip::Jar]
+  def generate_axis2(opts={})
+    raise if not respond_to? :config
 
+    app_name = opts[:app_name] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(rand(8)+8)
+
+    services_xml = %Q{<service name="#{app_name}" scope="application">
+<description>#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(50 + rand(50))}</description>
+<parameter name="ServiceClass">metasploit.PayloadServlet</parameter>
+<operation name="run">
+   <messageReceiver mep="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/wsdl/in-out" class="org.apache.axis2.rpc.receivers.RPCMessageReceiver"/>
+</operation>
+</service>
+}
+
+    paths = [
+      [ 'metasploit', 'Payload.class' ],
+      [ 'metasploit', 'PayloadServlet.class' ]
+    ] + @class_files
+
+    zip = Rex::Zip::Jar.new
+    zip.add_file('META-INF/', '')
+    zip.add_file('META-INF/services.xml', services_xml)
+    zip.add_files(paths, MetasploitPayloads.path('java'))
+    zip.add_file('metasploit.dat', config)
+    zip.build_manifest(:app_name => app_name)
+
+    zip
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/msf/core/payload_generator.rb b/lib/msf/core/payload_generator.rb
index 2879093ba7..07f6256a8a 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/payload_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/payload_generator.rb
@@ -284,20 +284,26 @@ module Msf
       payload_module = framework.payloads.create(payload)
       payload_module.datastore.merge!(datastore)
       case format
-        when "raw", "jar"
-          if payload_module.respond_to? :generate_jar
-            payload_module.generate_jar.pack
-          else
-            payload_module.generate
-          end
-        when "war"
-          if payload_module.respond_to? :generate_war
-            payload_module.generate_war.pack
-          else
-            raise InvalidFormat, "#{payload} is not a Java payload"
-          end
+      when "raw", "jar"
+        if payload_module.respond_to? :generate_jar
+          payload_module.generate_jar.pack
         else
-          raise InvalidFormat, "#{format} is not a valid format for Java payloads"
+          payload_module.generate
+        end
+      when "war"
+        if payload_module.respond_to? :generate_war
+          payload_module.generate_war.pack
+        else
+          raise InvalidFormat, "#{payload} is not a Java payload"
+        end
+      when "axis2"
+        if payload_module.respond_to? :generate_axis2
+          payload_module.generate_axis2.pack
+        else
+          raise InvalidFormat, "#{payload} is not a Java payload"
+        end
+      else
+        raise InvalidFormat, "#{format} is not a valid format for Java payloads"
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/msf/util/exe.rb b/lib/msf/util/exe.rb
index 161d85930b..e6446f604c 100644
--- a/lib/msf/util/exe.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/util/exe.rb
@@ -2221,6 +2221,7 @@ require 'msf/core/exe/segment_appender'
       "asp",
       "aspx",
       "aspx-exe",
+      "axis2",
       "dll",
       "elf",
       "elf-so",
diff --git a/lib/rex/zip/jar.rb b/lib/rex/zip/jar.rb
index 3fae79ec44..c49054245a 100644
--- a/lib/rex/zip/jar.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/zip/jar.rb
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ class Jar < Archive
   #
   def build_manifest(opts={})
     main_class = (opts[:main_class] ? randomize(opts[:main_class]) : nil)
-    app_name = (opts[:app_name] ? randomize(opts[:main_class]) : nil)
+    app_name = (opts[:app_name] ? randomize(opts[:app_name]) : nil)
     existing_manifest = nil
+    meta_inf_exists = @entries.find_all{|item| item.name == 'META-INF/' }.length > 0
 
     @manifest =  "Manifest-Version: 1.0\r\n"
     @manifest << "Main-Class: #{main_class}\r\n" if main_class
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class Jar < Archive
     if existing_manifest
       existing_manifest.data = @manifest
     else
-      add_file("META-INF/", '')
+      add_file("META-INF/", '') unless meta_inf_exists
       add_file("META-INF/MANIFEST.MF", @manifest)
     end
   end
@@ -280,4 +281,3 @@ end
 
 end
 end
-