diff --git a/symmetric-assemble/build.gradle b/symmetric-assemble/build.gradle
index 90bf92bdda..955d0beff6 100644
--- a/symmetric-assemble/build.gradle
+++ b/symmetric-assemble/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,26 @@ buildscript {
 project.buildDir='target'
 apply from: symAssembleDir + '/common.gradle'
 
+
+task generateJavadoc(type: Javadoc) {
+    destinationDir = new File(buildDir, 'doc/javadoc')
+    title = "SymmetricDS API $version"
+}
+
+subprojects { subproject ->
+    afterEvaluate {
+        if(plugins.hasPlugin(JavaPlugin)) {
+            
+            // configuration here
+            rootProject.tasks.generateJavadoc {
+                source += files(sourceSets.collect { srcSet -> srcSet.allJava })
+                classpath += files(sourceSets*.compileClasspath)
+            }
+    
+        }
+    }    
+}
+
 project(":symmetric-csv") {
     description = 'General purpose csv parser'
     dependencies {
diff --git a/symmetric-assemble/common.gradle b/symmetric-assemble/common.gradle
index fea39c91fe..a20133679a 100644
--- a/symmetric-assemble/common.gradle
+++ b/symmetric-assemble/common.gradle
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
         }    
     }
 
-
     artifacts { testArtifacts testJar }
 
     ext {
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
         
         deployerJars "org.apache.maven.wagon:wagon-ssh:2.2"
         
-    }
+    }    
 
     task develop {
         dependsOn tasks.cleanEclipse, tasks.cleanEclipseWtp, tasks.eclipse, tasks.eclipseWtp