diff --git a/java_gen/java_type.py b/java_gen/java_type.py
index 169b3f0..6de71ba 100644
--- a/java_gen/java_type.py
+++ b/java_gen/java_type.py
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@
         .op(read='TableId.readByte(bb)',
             write='$name.writeByte(bb)',
             default='TableId.ALL')
+table_id_default_zero = JType("TableId") \
+        .op(read='TableId.readByte(bb)',
+            write='$name.writeByte(bb)',
+            default='TableId.ZERO')
 of_version = JType("OFVersion", 'byte') \
             .op(read='bb.readByte()', write='bb.writeByte($name)')
 
@@ -577,6 +581,8 @@
         return JType("OFInstructionType", 'short') \
             .op(read='bb.readShort()', write='bb.writeShort($name)', pub_type=False)\
             .op(read="OFInstructionTypeSerializerVer$version.readFrom(bb)", write="OFInstructionTypeSerializerVer$version.writeTo(bb, $name)", pub_type=True)
+    elif obj_name in ("of_flow_add", "of_flow_modify", "of_flow_modify_strict", "of_delete_strict") and  field_name == "table_id" and c_type == "uint8_t":
+        return table_id_default_zero
     elif field_name == "table_id" and c_type == "uint8_t":
         return table_id
     elif field_name == "version" and c_type == "uint8_t":
diff --git a/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/TableId.java b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/TableId.java
index ebb1966..698bc8e 100644
--- a/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/TableId.java
+++ b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/TableId.java
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
     private static final short ALL_VAL = 0x00FF;
     private static final short NONE_VAL = 0x0000;
     public static final TableId NONE = new TableId(NONE_VAL);
+
     public static final TableId ALL = new TableId(ALL_VAL);
+    public static final TableId ZERO = NONE;
 
     private final short id;