diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
index 89c04d351e..7596a0ecaa 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
@@ -89,6 +89,35 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 		assertFalse(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, ComposedTransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void isAnnotatedOnNonAnnotatedClass() {
+		assertFalse(isAnnotated(NonAnnotatedClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void isAnnotatedOnClassWithMetaDepth0() {
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(TransactionalComponentClass.class, TransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void isAnnotatedOnSubclassWithMetaDepth0() {
+		assertFalse("isAnnotated() does not search the class hierarchy.",
+			isAnnotated(SubTransactionalComponentClass.class, TransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void isAnnotatedOnClassWithMetaDepth1() {
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(TransactionalComponentClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(TransactionalComponentClass.class, Component.class.getName()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void isAnnotatedOnClassWithMetaDepth2() {
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, Component.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, ComposedTransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithLocalAnnotation() {
 		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(TxConfig.class,
@@ -410,6 +439,9 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	static class TransactionalComponentClass {
 	}
 
+	static class SubTransactionalComponentClass extends TransactionalComponentClass {
+	}
+
 	@ComposedTransactionalComponent
 	static class ComposedTransactionalComponentClass {
 	}