diff --git a/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRose.java b/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRose.java
index b26b463c..2dd1033f 100644
--- a/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRose.java
+++ b/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRose.java
@@ -30,12 +30,19 @@ class GildedRose {
                 } else if (item.sellIn <= 10) {
                     item.quality += 2;
                 }
+            } else if (item.name.startsWith("Conjured")) {
+                // conjured is twice the degrade rate as regular items
+                if (item.sellIn <= 0) {
+                    item.quality -= 4;
+                }  else {
+                    item.quality -= 2;
+                }
             } else {
                 // just a regular item
                 if (item.sellIn <= 0) {
                     item.quality -= 2;
                 }  else {
-                    item.quality --;
+                    item.quality--;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java b/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java
index d24c963a..a999c49a 100644
--- a/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java
+++ b/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java
@@ -100,4 +100,18 @@ class GildedRoseTest {
 
         assertEquals(0, app.items[0].quality);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void conjuredItemsDegrade2x() {
+        Item[] items = new Item[] { new Item("Conjured Brie", 1, 50) };
+        GildedRose app = new GildedRose(items);
+
+        // twice as fast as normal degrade = -2
+        app.updateQuality();
+        assertEquals(48, app.items[0].quality);
+
+        // twice as fast as sellIn has passed = -4
+        app.updateQuality();
+        assertEquals(44, app.items[0].quality);
+    }
 }