diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint.java
index 579c18688d..967373fc2b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonPropertyOrder;
  * 
  * @author Greg Turnquist
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Dave Syer
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties(name = "endpoints.autoconfig", ignoreUnknownFields = false)
 public class AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Report> {
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Report> {
 
 		private MultiValueMap<String, MessageAndCondition> negativeMatches;
 
+		private Report parent;
+
 		public Report(AutoConfigurationReport report) {
 			this.positiveMatches = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, MessageAndCondition>();
 			this.negativeMatches = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, MessageAndCondition>();
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Report> {
 						: this.negativeMatches, entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
 
 			}
-
+			if (report.getParent() != null) {
+				this.parent = new Report(report.getParent());
+			}
 		}
 
 		private void dunno(MultiValueMap<String, MessageAndCondition> map, String source,
@@ -93,6 +98,10 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReportEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Report> {
 			return this.negativeMatches;
 		}
 
+		public Report getParent() {
+			return this.parent;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReport.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReport.java
index 6a97af6069..b1ab2e6032 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReport.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReport.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.SortedMap;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionOutcome;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReport {
 
 	private final SortedMap<String, ConditionAndOutcomes> outcomes = new TreeMap<String, ConditionAndOutcomes>();
 
+	private AutoConfigurationReport parent;
+
 	/**
 	 * Private constructor.
 	 * @see #get(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory)
@@ -70,6 +73,15 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReport {
 		return Collections.unmodifiableMap(this.outcomes);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * The parent report (from a parent BeanFactory if there is one).
+	 * 
+	 * @return the parent report (or null if there isn't one)
+	 */
+	public AutoConfigurationReport getParent() {
+		return this.parent;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Obtain a {@link AutoConfigurationReport} for the specified bean factory.
 	 * @param beanFactory the bean factory
@@ -77,14 +89,24 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReport {
 	 */
 	public static AutoConfigurationReport get(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
 		synchronized (beanFactory) {
+			AutoConfigurationReport report;
 			try {
-				return beanFactory.getBean(BEAN_NAME, AutoConfigurationReport.class);
+				report = beanFactory.getBean(BEAN_NAME, AutoConfigurationReport.class);
 			}
 			catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
-				AutoConfigurationReport report = new AutoConfigurationReport();
+				report = new AutoConfigurationReport();
 				beanFactory.registerSingleton(BEAN_NAME, report);
-				return report;
 			}
+			locateParent(beanFactory.getParentBeanFactory(), report);
+			return report;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void locateParent(BeanFactory beanFactory,
+			AutoConfigurationReport report) {
+		if (beanFactory != null && report.parent == null
+				&& beanFactory.containsBean(BEAN_NAME)) {
+			report.parent = beanFactory.getBean(BEAN_NAME, AutoConfigurationReport.class);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReportTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReportTests.java
index e224ad7712..e657358cfb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReportTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/AutoConfigurationReportTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Configurable;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurationReport.ConditionAndOutcome;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurationReport.ConditionAndOutcomes;
@@ -84,6 +85,17 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReportTests {
 				sameInstance(AutoConfigurationReport.get(this.beanFactory)));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void parent() throws Exception {
+		this.beanFactory.setParentBeanFactory(new DefaultListableBeanFactory());
+		AutoConfigurationReport.get((ConfigurableListableBeanFactory) this.beanFactory
+				.getParentBeanFactory());
+		assertThat(this.report,
+				sameInstance(AutoConfigurationReport.get(this.beanFactory)));
+		assertThat(this.report, not(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(this.report.getParent(), not(nullValue()));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void recordConditionEvaluations() throws Exception {
 		this.report.recordConditionEvaluation("a", this.condition1, this.outcome1);