diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ClassDesc.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ClassDesc.java
index 3f0604b336a..06601c475b3 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ClassDesc.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ClassDesc.java
@@ -362,6 +363,9 @@ public sealed interface ClassDesc
      */
     String descriptorString();
 
+    @Override
+    Class<?> resolveConstantDesc(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup) throws ReflectiveOperationException;
+
     /**
      * Compare the specified object with this descriptor for equality.  Returns
      * {@code true} if and only if the specified object is also a
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ConstantDesc.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ConstantDesc.java
index 2be66b7002c..ee2bc7fce96 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ConstantDesc.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ConstantDesc.java
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ public sealed interface ConstantDesc
      * could not be reflectively resolved in the course of resolution
      * @throws LinkageError if a linkage error occurs
      *
-     * @apiNote {@linkplain MethodTypeDesc} can represent method type descriptors
-     * that are not representable by {@linkplain MethodType}, such as methods with
-     * more than 255 parameter slots, so attempts to resolve these may result in errors.
+     * @apiNote Some constant descriptors, such as {@linkplain MethodTypeDesc}, can represent
+     * a value that is not representable by run-time entities. Attempts to resolve these may
+     * result in errors.
      *
      * @jvms 5.4.3 Resolution
      * @jvms 5.4.4 Access Control

diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodHandleDesc.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodHandleDesc.java
index 8c9ee15208e..9e8633d26e0 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodHandleDesc.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodHandleDesc.java
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ public sealed interface MethodHandleDesc
      */
     MethodTypeDesc invocationType();
 
+    @Override
+    MethodHandle resolveConstantDesc(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup) throws ReflectiveOperationException;
+
     /**
      * Compares the specified object with this descriptor for equality.  Returns
      * {@code true} if and only if the specified object is also a
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodTypeDesc.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodTypeDesc.java
index 4750231ce37..175d91bf3f6 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodTypeDesc.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/MethodTypeDesc.java
@@ -188,6 +189,16 @@ public sealed interface MethodTypeDesc
                              returnType().displayName());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     *
+     * @apiNote {@linkplain MethodTypeDesc} can represent method type descriptors
+     * that are not representable by {@linkplain MethodType}, such as methods with
+     * more than 255 parameter slots, so attempts to resolve these may result in errors.
+     */
+    @Override
+    MethodType resolveConstantDesc(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup) throws ReflectiveOperationException;
+
     /**
      * Compares the specified object with this descriptor for equality.  Returns
      * {@code true} if and only if the specified object is also a