diff --git a/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/BaseActorHandle.java b/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/BaseActorHandle.java
index 3adfdbf51..07360f723 100644
--- a/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/BaseActorHandle.java
+++ b/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/BaseActorHandle.java
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ public interface BaseActorHandle {
    */
   ActorId getId();
 
+  /**
+   * Kill the actor immediately. This will cause any outstanding tasks submitted to the actor to
+   * fail and the actor to exit in the same way as if it crashed. The killed actor will not be
+   * restarted anymore.
+   */
+  default void kill() {
+    Ray.internal().killActor(this, true);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Kill the actor immediately. This will cause any outstanding tasks submitted to the actor to
    * fail and the actor to exit in the same way as if it crashed.
diff --git a/java/test/src/main/java/io/ray/test/KillActorTest.java b/java/test/src/main/java/io/ray/test/KillActorTest.java
index 6e3a64391..c8ad3b8ed 100644
--- a/java/test/src/main/java/io/ray/test/KillActorTest.java
+++ b/java/test/src/main/java/io/ray/test/KillActorTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public class KillActorTest extends BaseTest {
     public void kill(ActorHandle<?> actor, boolean noRestart) {
       actor.kill(noRestart);
     }
+
+    public void killWithoutRestart(ActorHandle<?> actor) {
+      actor.kill();
+    }
   }
 
   private static void localKill(ActorHandle<?> actor, boolean noRestart) {
@@ -87,10 +91,16 @@ public class KillActorTest extends BaseTest {
   public void testLocalKill() {
     testKillActor(KillActorTest::localKill, false);
     testKillActor(KillActorTest::localKill, true);
+    testKillActor((actorHandle, noRestart) -> actorHandle.kill(), true);
   }
 
   public void testRemoteKill() {
     testKillActor(KillActorTest::remoteKill, false);
     testKillActor(KillActorTest::remoteKill, true);
+    testKillActor((actor, noRestart) -> {
+      ActorHandle<KillerActor> killer = Ray.actor(KillerActor::new).remote();
+      killer.task(KillerActor::killWithoutRestart, actor).remote();
+    }, true);
   }
+
 }