diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c36774f222..f5038230b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Aggregate typescript import statements by source [#3232](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/issues/3232)
 - Fixes a bug in dotnet where enums types would not be fully disambiguated when initialized in constructor with default values and existing conflicting property exists [#3233]
 - Fixes a bug in generation of flagged enum properties and their serializer/deserializer functions in typescript [https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/issues/3260]
+- Fixes missing EnumSet types in method parameter and return types in Java [https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/issues/3272]
 
 ## [1.5.1] - 2023-08-08
 
diff --git a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriter.cs b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriter.cs
index ac60397f51..5c00c1ff53 100644
--- a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriter.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public override void WriteCodeElement(CodeMethod codeElement, LanguageWriter wri
         if (codeElement.Parent is not CodeClass parentClass) throw new InvalidOperationException("the parent of a method should be a class");
 
         var returnType = conventions.GetTypeString(codeElement.ReturnType, codeElement);
+        if (codeElement.ReturnType is CodeType { TypeDefinition: CodeEnum { Flags: true }, IsCollection: false })
+            returnType = $"EnumSet<{returnType}>";
         if (codeElement.IsAsync &&
             codeElement.IsOfKind(CodeMethodKind.RequestExecutor) &&
             returnType.Equals("void", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
diff --git a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriter.cs b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriter.cs
index 68dfa0c763..aa089e9ff2 100644
--- a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriter.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public override void WriteCodeElement(CodeProperty codeElement, LanguageWriter w
                 defaultValue = $" = new {returnType}()";
                 goto default;
             default:
-                if (codeElement.Type is CodeType currentType && currentType.TypeDefinition is CodeEnum enumType && enumType.Flags)
+                if (codeElement.Type is CodeType { TypeDefinition: CodeEnum { Flags: true }, IsCollection: false })
                     returnType = $"EnumSet<{returnType}>";
                 if (codeElement.Access != AccessModifier.Private)
                     writer.WriteLine(codeElement.Type.IsNullable ? "@jakarta.annotation.Nullable" : "@jakarta.annotation.Nonnull");
diff --git a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/JavaConventionService.cs b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/JavaConventionService.cs
index c932cf5dc2..0108ad4b87 100644
--- a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/JavaConventionService.cs
+++ b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Java/JavaConventionService.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ public override string GetParameterSignature(CodeParameter parameter, CodeElemen
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(parameter);
         var nullKeyword = parameter.Optional ? "Nullable" : "Nonnull";
         var nullAnnotation = parameter.Type.IsNullable ? $"@jakarta.annotation.{nullKeyword} " : string.Empty;
-        return $"{nullAnnotation}final {GetTypeString(parameter.Type, targetElement)} {parameter.Name.ToFirstCharacterLowerCase()}";
+        var parameterType = GetTypeString(parameter.Type, targetElement);
+        if (parameter.Type is CodeType { TypeDefinition: CodeEnum { Flags: true }, IsCollection: false })
+            parameterType = $"EnumSet<{parameterType}>";
+        return $"{nullAnnotation}final {parameterType} {parameter.Name.ToFirstCharacterLowerCase()}";
     }
 
     public override string GetTypeString(CodeTypeBase code, CodeElement targetElement, bool includeCollectionInformation = true, LanguageWriter? writer = null)
diff --git a/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriterTests.cs b/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriterTests.cs
index 7f56c8f4ca..4fc0406737 100644
--- a/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriterTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodeMethodWriterTests.cs
@@ -1718,6 +1718,32 @@ public void WritesSetterToField()
         Assert.Contains("this.someProperty = value", result);
     }
     [Fact]
+    public void WritesGetterToFieldWithEnumSetParameter()
+    {
+        setup();
+        var codeEnumType = new CodeType
+        {
+            Name = "customEnum", 
+            TypeDefinition = new CodeEnum
+            {
+                Name = "customEnumType", 
+                Flags = true
+            }
+        };
+        method.AccessedProperty = new CodeProperty
+        {
+            Name = "someProperty",
+            Type = codeEnumType
+        };
+        (method.Parent as CodeClass)?.AddProperty(method.AccessedProperty);
+        method.Kind = CodeMethodKind.Getter;
+        method.ReturnType = codeEnumType;
+        writer.Write(method);
+        var result = tw.ToString();
+        Assert.Contains("this.someProperty", result);
+        Assert.Contains("EnumSet<", result);
+    }
+    [Fact]
     public void WritePeriodAndDurationSetterToField()
     {
         setup();
diff --git a/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriterTests.cs b/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriterTests.cs
index fbbf76b1fc..cc4b958c8d 100644
--- a/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriterTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Kiota.Builder.Tests/Writers/Java/CodePropertyWriterTests.cs
@@ -113,4 +113,23 @@ public void WritesSerializationAnnotation()
         var result = tw.ToString();
         Assert.Contains("@QueryParameter(name = \"someserializationname\")", result);
     }
+    [Fact]
+    public void WritesCollectionFlagEnumsAsOneDimensionalArray()
+    {
+        property.Kind = CodePropertyKind.Custom;
+        property.Type = new CodeType
+        {
+            Name = "customEnum",
+            CollectionKind = CodeTypeBase.CodeTypeCollectionKind.Complex
+        };
+        (property.Type as CodeType).TypeDefinition = new CodeEnum
+        {
+            Name = "customEnumType",
+            Flags = true,//this is not expected for a collection. So treat as enum collection
+        };
+        writer.Write(property);
+        var result = tw.ToString();
+        Assert.Contains("List<", result);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("EnumSet", result);
+    }
 }