diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
index 2d020d4b6..0fba4601a 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+@Target( value = {ElementType.FIELD,ElementType.TYPE})
 public @interface Indexed
 {
+    String name() default "";
 }