diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscoverer.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscoverer.java
index 4ccf8b6b..2cc062d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscoverer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscoverer.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas.core;
 
-import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation;
+import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.*;
 import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.*;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscovererUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscovererUnitTest.java
index 913db350..ef3b4774 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscovererUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationMappingDiscovererUnitTest.java
@@ -141,12 +141,25 @@ public class AnnotationMappingDiscovererUnitTest {
 		assertThat(discoverer.getMapping(method), is("/type/method"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see #471
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void discoversMethodLevelMappingUsingComposedAnnotation() throws Exception {
+
+		Method method = MyController.class.getMethod("methodWithComposedAnnotation");
+		assertThat(discoverer.getMapping(method), is("/type/otherMethod"));
+	}
+
 	@RequestMapping("/type")
 	interface MyController {
 
-		@GetMapping("/method")
+		@RequestMapping("/method")
 		void method();
 
+		@GetMapping("/otherMethod")
+		void methodWithComposedAnnotation();
+
 		@RequestMapping
 		void noMethodMapping();
 	}