diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/FileNode.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/FileNode.java
index a2e2b2b728..e05b0085a0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/FileNode.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/FileNode.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentData;
  * Interface for the generic idea of a file.
  * @author britt
  */
-interface FileNode extends AVMNode
+public interface FileNode extends AVMNode
 {
     /**
      * Set the ContentData for this file.
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNode.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNode.java
index dc660de4a9..77923d08a7 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNode.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNode.java
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.avm;
  * Interface for PlainDirectoryNodes.
  * @author britt
  */
-interface PlainDirectoryNode extends DirectoryNode
+public interface PlainDirectoryNode extends DirectoryNode
 {
 }
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diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainFileNode.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainFileNode.java
index 5c9ad1847b..44f9dbc62d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainFileNode.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainFileNode.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentData;
  * Interface for Plain file nodes.
  * @author britt
  */
-interface PlainFileNode extends FileNode
+public interface PlainFileNode extends FileNode
 {
     /**
      * Set the encoding of this file.