diff --git a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBuffer.java b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBuffer.java
index 164c56cbe..7bef817d6 100644
--- a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBuffer.java
+++ b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBuffer.java
@@ -198,4 +198,6 @@ public abstract class TByteBuffer extends TBuffer implements TComparable<TByteBu
         order = bo;
         return this;
     }
+
+    public abstract TCharBuffer asCharBuffer();
 }
diff --git a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBufferImpl.java b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBufferImpl.java
index 1eec7893b..a4e389e42 100644
--- a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBufferImpl.java
+++ b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TByteBufferImpl.java
@@ -102,4 +102,10 @@ class TByteBufferImpl extends TByteBuffer {
     public boolean isReadOnly() {
         return readOnly;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public TCharBuffer asCharBuffer() {
+        int sz = remaining() / 2;
+        return new TCharBufferOverByteBuffer(start + position, sz, this, 0, sz, isReadOnly());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBuffer.java b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBuffer.java
index b0c4c8933..d39aa33ce 100644
--- a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBuffer.java
+++ b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBuffer.java
@@ -24,26 +24,25 @@ import org.teavm.classlib.java.lang.TReadable;
  */
 public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuffer>, Appendable,
         CharSequence, TReadable {
-    int start;
-    char[] array;
-
-    TCharBuffer(int start, int capacity, char[] array, int position, int limit) {
+    TCharBuffer(int capacity, int position, int limit) {
         super(capacity);
-        this.start = start;
-        this.array = array;
         this.position = position;
         this.limit = limit;
     }
 
+    abstract char getChar(int index);
+
+    abstract void putChar(int index, char value);
+
     public static TCharBuffer allocate(int capacity) {
         if (capacity < 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Capacity is negative: " + capacity);
         }
-        return new TCharBufferImpl(capacity);
+        return new TCharBufferOverArray(capacity);
     }
 
     public static TCharBuffer wrap(char[] array, int offset, int length) {
-        return new TCharBufferImpl(0, array.length, array, offset, offset + length, false);
+        return new TCharBufferOverArray(0, array.length, array, offset, offset + length, false);
     }
 
     public static TCharBuffer wrap(char[] array) {
@@ -62,7 +61,12 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
             return -1;
         }
         int sz = Math.min(remaining(), target.remaining());
-        target.put(array, start + position, sz);
+        int srcPos = position;
+        int dstPos = target.position;
+        for (int i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
+            target.putChar(dstPos++, getChar(srcPos++));
+        }
+        target.position += sz;
         return sz;
     }
 
@@ -102,9 +106,9 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
         if (length < 0) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Length " + length + " must be non-negative");
         }
-        int pos = position + start;
+        int pos = position;
         for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
-            dst[offset++] = array[pos++];
+            dst[offset++] = getChar(pos++);
         }
         position += length;
         return this;
@@ -115,7 +119,20 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
     }
 
     public TCharBuffer put(TCharBuffer src) {
-        return put(src.array, src.start + src.position, src.remaining());
+        if (isReadOnly()) {
+            throw new TReadOnlyBufferException();
+        }
+        if (remaining() < src.remaining()) {
+            throw new TBufferOverflowException();
+        }
+        int length = src.remaining();
+        int pos = position;
+        int offset = src.position;
+        for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+            putChar(pos++, src.getChar(offset++));
+        }
+        position += length;
+        return this;
     }
 
     public TCharBuffer put(char[] src, int offset, int length) {
@@ -135,9 +152,9 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
         if (length < 0) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Length " + length + " must be non-negative");
         }
-        int pos = position + start;
+        int pos = position;
         for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
-            array[pos++] = src[offset++];
+            putChar(pos++, src[offset++]);
         }
         position += length;
         return this;
@@ -165,9 +182,9 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
         if (start > end) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Start " + start + " must be before end " + end);
         }
-        int pos = position + this.start;
+        int pos = position;
         while (start < end) {
-            array[pos++] = src.charAt(start++);
+            putChar(pos++, src.charAt(start++));
         }
         position += sz;
         return this;
@@ -179,19 +196,25 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
 
     @Override
     public final boolean hasArray() {
-        return true;
+        return isArrayPresent();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final char[] array() {
-        return array;
+        return getArray();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final int arrayOffset() {
-        return start;
+        return getArrayOffset();
     }
 
+    abstract boolean isArrayPresent();
+
+    abstract char[] getArray();
+
+    abstract int getArrayOffset();
+
     public abstract TCharBuffer compact();
 
     @Override
@@ -200,9 +223,9 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         int hashCode = 0;
-        int pos = position + start;
+        int pos = position;
         for (int i = position; i < limit; ++i) {
-            hashCode = 31 * hashCode + array[pos++];
+            hashCode = 31 * hashCode + getChar(pos++);
         }
         return hashCode;
     }
@@ -220,10 +243,10 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
         if (sz != other.remaining()) {
             return false;
         }
-        int a = position + start;
-        int b = other.position + other.start;
+        int a = position;
+        int b = other.position;
         for (int i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
-            if (array[a++] != other.array[b++]) {
+            if (getChar(a++) != other.getChar(b++)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -236,10 +259,10 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
             return 0;
         }
         int sz = Math.min(remaining(), other.remaining());
-        int a = position + start;
-        int b = other.position + other.start;
+        int a = position;
+        int b = other.position;
         for (int i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
-            int r = Character.compare(array[a++], other.array[b++]);
+            int r = Character.compare(getChar(a++), other.getChar(b++));
             if (r != 0) {
                 return r;
             }
@@ -249,7 +272,12 @@ public abstract class TCharBuffer extends TBuffer implements Comparable<TCharBuf
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return new String(array, start + position, limit - position);
+        char[] chars = new char[limit - position];
+        int pos = position;
+        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; ++i) {
+            chars[i] = getChar(pos++);
+        }
+        return new String(chars);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferImpl.java b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferImpl.java
index f9d4e811b..e3033633b 100644
--- a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferImpl.java
+++ b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferImpl.java
@@ -19,51 +19,45 @@ package org.teavm.classlib.java.nio;
  *
  * @author Alexey Andreev <konsoletyper@gmail.com>
  */
-class TCharBufferImpl extends TCharBuffer {
-    private boolean readOnly;
-
-    public TCharBufferImpl(int capacity) {
-        this(0, capacity, new char[capacity], 0, capacity, false);
-    }
-
-    public TCharBufferImpl(int start, int capacity, char[] array, int position, int limit,
-            boolean readOnly) {
-        super(start, capacity, array, position, limit);
-        this.readOnly = readOnly;
+abstract class TCharBufferImpl extends TCharBuffer {
+    public TCharBufferImpl(int capacity, int position, int limit) {
+        super(capacity, position, limit);
     }
 
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer slice() {
-        return new TCharBufferImpl(position, limit - position,  array, 0, limit - position, readOnly);
+        return duplicate(position, limit - position, 0, limit - position, isReadOnly());
     }
 
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer duplicate() {
-        return new TCharBufferImpl(start, capacity, array, position, limit, readOnly);
+        return duplicate(0, capacity, position, limit, isReadOnly());
     }
 
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer asReadOnlyBuffer() {
-        return new TCharBufferImpl(start, capacity, array, position, limit, true);
+        return duplicate(0, capacity, position, limit, true);
     }
 
+    abstract TCharBuffer duplicate(int start, int capacity, int position, int limit, boolean readOnly);
+
     @Override
     public char get() {
         if (position >= limit) {
             throw new TBufferUnderflowException();
         }
-        return array[start + position++];
+        return getChar(position++);
     }
 
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer put(char c) {
-        if (readOnly) {
+        if (isReadOnly()) {
             throw new TReadOnlyBufferException();
         }
         if (position >= limit) {
             throw new TBufferOverflowException();
         }
-        array[start + position++] = c;
+        putChar(position++, c);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -72,32 +66,31 @@ class TCharBufferImpl extends TCharBuffer {
         if (index < 0 || index >= limit) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index " + index + " is outside of range [0;" + limit + ")");
         }
-        return array[start + index];
+        return getChar(index);
     }
 
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer put(int index, char b) {
-        if (readOnly) {
+        if (isReadOnly()) {
             throw new TReadOnlyBufferException();
         }
         if (index < 0 || index >= limit) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index " + index + " is outside of range [0;" + limit + ")");
         }
-        array[start + index] = b;
+        putChar(index, b);
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer compact() {
-        if (readOnly) {
+        if (isReadOnly()) {
             throw new TReadOnlyBufferException();
         }
         if (position > 0) {
             int sz = remaining();
-            int dst = start;
-            int src = start + position;
+            int src = position;
             for (int i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
-                array[dst++] = array[src++];
+                putChar(i, getChar(src++));
             }
             position = sz;
         }
@@ -113,11 +106,13 @@ class TCharBufferImpl extends TCharBuffer {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isReadOnly() {
-        return readOnly;
+        return readOnly();
     }
 
+    abstract boolean readOnly();
+
     @Override
     public TCharBuffer subSequence(int start, int end) {
-        return wrap(array, arrayOffset() + start, end - start);
+        return duplicate(0, capacity, position + start, position + end, isReadOnly());
     }
 }
diff --git a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferOverArray.java b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferOverArray.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0b179691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferOverArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2014 Alexey Andreev.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.teavm.classlib.java.nio;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Alexey Andreev <konsoletyper@gmail.com>
+ */
+class TCharBufferOverArray extends TCharBufferImpl {
+    boolean readOnly;
+    int start;
+    char[] array;
+
+    public TCharBufferOverArray(int capacity) {
+        this(0, capacity, new char[capacity], 0, capacity, false);
+    }
+
+    public TCharBufferOverArray(int start, int capacity, char[] array, int position, int limit, boolean readOnly) {
+        super(capacity, position, limit);
+        this.start = start;
+        this.readOnly = readOnly;
+        this.array = array;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    TCharBuffer duplicate(int start, int capacity, int position, int limit, boolean readOnly) {
+        return new TCharBufferOverArray(this.start + start, capacity, array, position, limit, readOnly);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    char getChar(int index) {
+        return array[index + start];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    void putChar(int index, char value) {
+        array[index + start] = value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isArrayPresent() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    char[] getArray() {
+        return array;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    int getArrayOffset() {
+        return start;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean readOnly() {
+        return readOnly;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferOverByteBuffer.java b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferOverByteBuffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f68a74094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/teavm-classlib/src/main/java/org/teavm/classlib/java/nio/TCharBufferOverByteBuffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2014 Alexey Andreev.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.teavm.classlib.java.nio;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Alexey Andreev <konsoletyper@gmail.com>
+ */
+class TCharBufferOverByteBuffer extends TCharBufferImpl {
+    private TByteBufferImpl byteByffer;
+    private TByteOrder byteOrder = TByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN;
+    boolean readOnly;
+    private int start;
+
+    public TCharBufferOverByteBuffer(int start, int capacity, TByteBufferImpl byteBuffer, int position, int limit,
+            boolean readOnly) {
+        super(capacity, position, limit);
+        this.start = start;
+        this.byteByffer = byteBuffer;
+        this.readOnly = readOnly;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    TCharBuffer duplicate(int start, int capacity, int position, int limit, boolean readOnly) {
+        TCharBufferOverByteBuffer result = new TCharBufferOverByteBuffer(this.start + start * 2, capacity, byteByffer,
+                position, limit, readOnly);
+        result.byteOrder = byteOrder;
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    char getChar(int index) {
+        int value;
+        if (byteOrder == TByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN) {
+            value = (byteByffer.array[start + index * 2] << 8) | (byteByffer.array[start + index * 2 + 1]);
+        } else {
+            value = (byteByffer.array[start + index * 2 + 1] << 8) | (byteByffer.array[start + index * 2]);
+        }
+        return (char)value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    void putChar(int index, char value) {
+        if (byteOrder == TByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN) {
+            byteByffer.array[start + index * 2] = (byte)(value >> 8);
+            byteByffer.array[start + index * 2 + 1] = (byte)value;
+        } else {
+            byteByffer.array[start + index * 2] = (byte)value;
+            byteByffer.array[start + index * 2 + 1] = (byte)(value >> 8);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isArrayPresent() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    char[] getArray() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    int getArrayOffset() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean readOnly() {
+        return readOnly;
+    }
+}