diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32cfc61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/target": true
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 14a96d6..f97fa64 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "discord-rpc-client"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 description = "A Rust client for Discord RPC."
 authors = [
     "Patrick Auernig <dev.patrick.auernig@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/examples/java.rs b/examples/java.rs
index d9e8b2f..65f25ff 100644
--- a/examples/java.rs
+++ b/examples/java.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_connect(env: JNIEnv, obj:
     Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_connect0(env, obj, client_id).is_ok()
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_disconnect(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject) -> bool {
+    Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_disconnect0(env, obj).is_ok()
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_setActivity(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject, j_activity: JObject) -> bool {
     Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_setActivity0(env, obj, j_activity).is_ok()
 }
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_clearActivity(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject) -> bool {
+    Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_clearActivity0(env, obj).is_ok()
+}
diff --git a/java/build.sbt b/java/build.sbt
index 01e2596..9ae117d 100644
--- a/java/build.sbt
+++ b/java/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ThisBuild / organization := "com.discord"
-ThisBuild / version := "0.2.0"
+ThisBuild / version := "0.2.1"
 
-lazy val hello = (project in file("."))
+lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   .settings(
     name := "discord-rpc"
   )
 
+//libraryDependencies += "org.scalactic" %% "scalactic" % "3.2.10"
+//libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.10" % "test"
+libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.10" % Test
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPC.java b/java/src/main/java/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPC.java
index 6d313f7..37d8e3f 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPC.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPC.java
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ public final class DiscordRPC {
 
 	public native boolean connect(String clientId);
 
+	public native boolean disconnect();
+
 	public native boolean setActivity(Activity activity);
 
+	public native boolean clearActivity();
+
 	static {
 		final var dir = System.getProperty("com.discord.librarypath");
 		if (dir != null) {
@@ -26,5 +30,10 @@ public final class DiscordRPC {
 			System.loadLibrary("discord_rpc");
 		}
 	}
-}
 
+	/**
+	 * This method does nothing, but ensures that the native library will be loaded.
+	 */
+	public static void initialize() {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/java/src/test/scala/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPCSpec.scala b/java/src/test/scala/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPCSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6e8bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/test/scala/com/discord/rpc/DiscordRPCSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import org.scalatest._
+import flatspec._
+import matchers._
+import com.discord.rpc.DiscordRPC
+
+class DiscordRPCSpec extends AnyFlatSpec with should.Matchers {
+    "DiscordRPC.initialize()" should "load library and bind native methods" in {
+        // FIXME: this test fails because the lib isn't in the java.library.path and com.discord.librarypath is not set.
+        DiscordRPC.initialize()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java.rs b/src/java.rs
index 9562fc9..c20a0a7 100644
--- a/src/java.rs
+++ b/src/java.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ pub fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_connect0(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject, clien
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_disconnect0(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject) -> Result<(), ()> {
+    let client = get_client(&env, obj)?;
+
+    RUNTIME.block_on(async { client.disconnect().await });
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_setActivity0(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject, j_activity: JObject) -> Result<(), ()> {
     let client = get_client(&env, obj)?;
@@ -83,6 +91,14 @@ pub fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_setActivity0(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject, j
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub fn Java_com_discord_rpc_DiscordRPC_clearActivity0(env: JNIEnv, obj: JObject) -> Result<(), ()> {
+    let client = get_client(&env, obj)?;
+    
+    debug_and_discard_err(RUNTIME.block_on(async { client.clear_activity().await }))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn jobject_to_activity(env: JNIEnv, jobject: JObject) -> Result<drpc::models::Activity, ()> {
     let j_state = env.get_field(jobject, "state", SIG_STRING).map_err(|_| ())?;
     let j_details = env.get_field(jobject, "details", SIG_STRING).map_err(|_| ())?;