diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java
index bfff0971ef..9076b4c219 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ private static List<MethodDefinition> createNestedClassMethods(
     nestedClassMethods.add(createNestedClassUnaryMethodSettingsBuilderGetterMethod());
 
     // TODO(miraleung): More methods.
+    nestedClassMethods.add(createNestedClassBuildMethod(service, types));
     return nestedClassMethods;
   }
 
@@ -1555,6 +1556,25 @@ private static MethodDefinition createNestedClassUnaryMethodSettingsBuilderGette
         .build();
   }
 
+  private static MethodDefinition createNestedClassBuildMethod(
+      Service service, Map<String, TypeNode> types) {
+    TypeNode outerClassType = types.get(getThisClassName(service.name()));
+    TypeNode builderType = types.get(NESTED_BUILDER_CLASS_NAME);
+
+    return MethodDefinition.builder()
+        .setIsOverride(true)
+        .setScope(ScopeNode.PUBLIC)
+        .setReturnType(outerClassType)
+        .setName("build")
+        .setThrowsExceptions(Arrays.asList(TypeNode.withExceptionClazz(IOException.class)))
+        .setReturnExpr(
+            NewObjectExpr.builder()
+                .setType(outerClassType)
+                .setArguments(ValueExpr.withValue(ThisObjectValue.withType(builderType)))
+                .build())
+        .build();
+  }
+
   private static Map<String, TypeNode> createStaticTypes() {
     List<Class> concreteClazzes =
         Arrays.asList(
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java
index ed0ac3ba6a..50f978ef1f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ public void generateServiceClasses() {
           + " unaryMethodSettingsBuilders() {\n"
           + "      return unaryMethodSettingsBuilders;\n"
           + "    }\n"
+          + "\n"
+          + "    @Override\n"
+          + "    public EchoStubSettings build() throws IOException {\n"
+          + "      return new EchoStubSettings(this);\n"
+          + "    }\n"
           + "  }\n"
           + "}\n";
 }