diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/AnnotationAwareRetryOperationsInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/AnnotationAwareRetryOperationsInterceptor.java
index 6c46121..e0780e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/AnnotationAwareRetryOperationsInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/AnnotationAwareRetryOperationsInterceptor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Artem Bilan
+ * @author Gary Russell
  * @since 1.1
  *
  */
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ public class AnnotationAwareRetryOperationsInterceptor implements IntroductionIn
 					if (retryable == null) {
 						retryable = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), Retryable.class);
 					}
+					if (retryable == null) {
+						retryable = findAnnotationOnTarget(target, method);
+					}
 					if (retryable == null) {
 						return this.delegates.put(method, null);
 					}
@@ -150,6 +154,16 @@ public class AnnotationAwareRetryOperationsInterceptor implements IntroductionIn
 		return this.delegates.get(method);
 	}
 
+	private Retryable findAnnotationOnTarget(Object target, Method method) {
+		try {
+			Method targetMethod = target.getClass().getMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
+			return AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(targetMethod, Retryable.class);
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private MethodInterceptor getStatelessInterceptor(Object target, Method method, Retryable retryable) {
 		return RetryInterceptorBuilder.stateless()
 				.retryPolicy(getRetryPolicy(retryable))
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/EnableRetryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/EnableRetryTests.java
index 72d6235..5914447 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/EnableRetryTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/EnableRetryTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.retry.interceptor.RetryInterceptorBuilder;
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Artem Bilan
+ * @author Gary Russell
  * @since 1.1
  */
 public class EnableRetryTests {
@@ -145,6 +146,16 @@ public class EnableRetryTests {
 		context.close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testInterface() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(TestConfiguration.class);
+		TheInterface service = context.getBean(TheInterface.class);
+		service.service1();
+		service.service2();
+		assertEquals(4, service.getCount());
+		context.close();
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableRetry(proxyTargetClass = true)
 	protected static class TestProxyConfiguration {
@@ -216,6 +227,11 @@ public class EnableRetryTests {
 			return new Foo();
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		public TheInterface anInterface() {
+			return new TheClass();
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	protected static class Service {
@@ -358,4 +374,41 @@ public class EnableRetryTests {
 
 	}
 
+	public static interface TheInterface {
+
+		void service1();
+
+		@Retryable
+		void service2();
+
+		int getCount();
+
+	}
+
+	public static class TheClass implements TheInterface {
+
+		private int count = 0;
+
+		@Override
+		@Retryable
+		public void service1() {
+			if (count++ < 1) {
+				throw new RuntimeException("Planned");
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void service2() {
+			if (count++ < 3) {
+				throw new RuntimeException("Planned");
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public int getCount() {
+			return count;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }