diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
index 406d02d5e5..90427f18ce 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -271,6 +271,19 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor extends InstantiationAwareBean
 					Constructor<?> defaultConstructor = null;
 					for (Constructor<?> candidate : rawCandidates) {
 						AnnotationAttributes ann = findAutowiredAnnotation(candidate);
+						if (ann == null) {
+							Class<?> userClass = ClassUtils.getUserClass(beanClass);
+							if (userClass != beanClass) {
+								try {
+									Constructor<?> superCtor =
+											userClass.getDeclaredConstructor(candidate.getParameterTypes());
+									ann = findAutowiredAnnotation(superCtor);
+								}
+								catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+									// Simply proceed, no equivalent superclass constructor found...
+								}
+							}
+						}
 						if (ann != null) {
 							if (requiredConstructor != null) {
 								throw new BeanCreationException(beanName,
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/AutowiredConfigurationTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/AutowiredConfigurationTests.java
index 61600eca89..8174725a04 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/AutowiredConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/AutowiredConfigurationTests.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import javax.inject.Provider;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public class AutowiredConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testAutowiredConfigurationConstructorsAreSupported() {
+	public void testAutowiredSingleConstructorSupported() {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory factory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
 		new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(factory).loadBeanDefinitions(
 				new ClassPathResource("annotation-config.xml", AutowiredConstructorConfig.class));
@@ -98,8 +97,19 @@ public class AutowiredConfigurationTests {
 		ctx.registerBeanDefinition("config1", new RootBeanDefinition(AutowiredConstructorConfig.class));
 		ctx.registerBeanDefinition("config2", new RootBeanDefinition(ColorConfig.class));
 		ctx.refresh();
-		assertSame(ctx.getBean(AutowiredConstructorConfig.class).colour,
-				ctx.getBean(Colour.class));
+		assertSame(ctx.getBean(AutowiredConstructorConfig.class).colour, ctx.getBean(Colour.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAutowiredAnnotatedConstructorSupported() {
+		DefaultListableBeanFactory factory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+		new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(factory).loadBeanDefinitions(
+				new ClassPathResource("annotation-config.xml", MultipleConstructorConfig.class));
+		GenericApplicationContext ctx = new GenericApplicationContext(factory);
+		ctx.registerBeanDefinition("config1", new RootBeanDefinition(MultipleConstructorConfig.class));
+		ctx.registerBeanDefinition("config2", new RootBeanDefinition(ColorConfig.class));
+		ctx.refresh();
+		assertSame(ctx.getBean(MultipleConstructorConfig.class).colour, ctx.getBean(Colour.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -223,13 +233,29 @@ public class AutowiredConfigurationTests {
 
 		Colour colour;
 
-		@Autowired
+		// @Autowired
 		AutowiredConstructorConfig(Colour colour) {
 			this.colour = colour;
 		}
 	}
 
 
+	@Configuration
+	static class MultipleConstructorConfig {
+
+		Colour colour;
+
+		@Autowired
+		MultipleConstructorConfig(Colour colour) {
+			this.colour = colour;
+		}
+
+		MultipleConstructorConfig(String test) {
+			this.colour = new Colour(test);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	@Configuration
 	static class ColorConfig {