diff --git a/Sources/JExtractSwiftLib/JNI/JNISwift2JavaGenerator+JavaBindingsPrinting.swift b/Sources/JExtractSwiftLib/JNI/JNISwift2JavaGenerator+JavaBindingsPrinting.swift
index 504514f57..2efb29e0c 100644
--- a/Sources/JExtractSwiftLib/JNI/JNISwift2JavaGenerator+JavaBindingsPrinting.swift
+++ b/Sources/JExtractSwiftLib/JNI/JNISwift2JavaGenerator+JavaBindingsPrinting.swift
@@ -836,17 +836,26 @@ extension JNISwift2JavaGenerator {
     _ functionType: TranslatedFunctionType,
   ) {
     let apiParams = functionType.parameters.map({ $0.parameter.renderParameter() })
+    let arguments = functionType.parameters.map(\.parameter.name).joined(separator: .comma)
+    let returnKeyword = functionType.result.javaType.isVoid ? "" : "return "
 
     printer.printJavadocComment(
       """
       Corresponds to the Swift closure parameter of type {@code \(functionType.swiftType)}.
       """
     )
+    // `invoke` lets Kotlin call the closure as `handler(x)`: Kotlin treats a Java method named `invoke`
+    // as the invoke operator. Kotlin lambdas still convert to the interface, since `apply` is its only
+    // abstract method.
     printer.print(
       """
       @FunctionalInterface
       public interface \(functionType.name) {
         \(functionType.result.javaType) apply(\(apiParams.joined(separator: .comma)));
+
+        default \(functionType.result.javaType) invoke(\(apiParams.joined(separator: .comma))) {
+          \(returnKeyword)apply(\(arguments));
+        }
       }
       """
     )
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftJavaDocumentation/Documentation.docc/FeaturesJextract.md b/Sources/SwiftJavaDocumentation/Documentation.docc/FeaturesJextract.md
index 24d50e508..118794eb4 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftJavaDocumentation/Documentation.docc/FeaturesJextract.md
+++ b/Sources/SwiftJavaDocumentation/Documentation.docc/FeaturesJextract.md
@@ -855,6 +855,12 @@ Subscripts taking parameters keep them on the generated Java methods.
 Swift closure parameters become Java functional interfaces that can be
 implemented with a lambda expression.
 
+In JNI mode, an interface jextract generates declares `apply` and a default
+`invoke` method that calls it. Kotlin treats a method named `invoke` as the
+invoke operator, so Kotlin code can call a closure value as `handler(x)`.
+Closures that a `java.util.function` interface covers, such as
+`(Int64) -> Int64` with `LongUnaryOperator`, use that interface instead.
+
 #### Non-escaping closures
 
 Non-escaping closures with `Void` return or primitive arguments/results are supported
diff --git a/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureInvokeTests.swift b/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureInvokeTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..016a7a386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureInvokeTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Apple Inc. and the Swift.org project authors
+// Licensed under Apache License v2.0
+//
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information
+// See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift.org project authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+import JExtractSwiftLib
+import Testing
+
+/// Closure interfaces get a default `invoke` method, so Kotlin can call a closure as `handler()`.
+@Suite
+struct JNIClosureInvokeTests {
+  let source =
+    """
+    public final class Notifier {
+      public init() {}
+      public func onMessage(_ handler: @escaping (String) -> Void) {}
+      public func format(_ f: @escaping (String, Int64) -> String) {}
+      public func double(_ f: (Int64) -> Int64) -> Int64 { f(2) }
+    }
+    """
+
+  @Test
+  func interfacesForwardInvokeToApply() throws {
+    try assertOutput(
+      input: source,
+      .jni,
+      .java,
+      expectedChunks: [
+        """
+        public interface handler {
+          void apply(java.lang.String _0);
+
+          default void invoke(java.lang.String _0) {
+            apply(_0);
+          }
+        }
+        """,
+        """
+        public interface f {
+          java.lang.String apply(java.lang.String _0, long _1);
+
+          default java.lang.String invoke(java.lang.String _0, long _1) {
+            return apply(_0, _1);
+          }
+        }
+        """,
+        // A closure `java.util.function` covers keeps that interface.
+        "java.util.function.LongUnaryOperator",
+      ]
+    )
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  func swiftCallsApply() throws {
+    try assertOutput(
+      input: source,
+      .jni,
+      .swift,
+      detectChunkByInitialLines: 1,
+      expectedChunks: [
+        "public func apply(_ _0: String)",
+        "javaInterface_handler$.apply(_0)",
+      ],
+      notExpectedChunks: [
+        "invoke"
+      ]
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureTests.swift b/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureTests.swift
index aa5f1fa6e..a75317afd 100644
--- a/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIClosureTests.swift
@@ -1217,6 +1217,10 @@ struct JNIClosureTests {
           @FunctionalInterface
           public interface closure {
             long apply(long _0, boolean _1);
+
+            default long invoke(long _0, boolean _1) {
+              return apply(_0, _1);
+            }
           }
         }
         """,
diff --git a/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIEscapingClosureTests.swift b/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIEscapingClosureTests.swift
index b6ca93af7..d691da948 100644
--- a/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIEscapingClosureTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/JExtractSwiftTests/JNI/JNIEscapingClosureTests.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ struct JNIEscapingClosureTests {
           @FunctionalInterface
           public interface callback {
             void apply();
+
+            default void invoke() {
+              apply();
+            }
           }
         }
         """,
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ struct JNIEscapingClosureTests {
           @FunctionalInterface
           public interface closure {
             long apply(long _0);
+
+            default long invoke(long _0) {
+              return apply(_0);
+            }
           }
         }
         """
@@ -150,6 +158,10 @@ struct JNIEscapingClosureTests {
           @FunctionalInterface
           public interface callback {
             void apply();
+
+            default void invoke() {
+              apply();
+            }
           }
         }
         """