diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/intercept/method/aspectj/AspectJAnnotationCallback.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/intercept/method/aspectj/AspectJAnnotationCallback.java
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+package org.springframework.security.intercept.method.aspectj;
+
+
+/**
+ * Called by the {@link AspectJAnnotationSecurityInterceptor} when it wishes for the
+ * AspectJ processing to continue.
+ *
+ * @author Mike Wiesner
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+
+public interface AspectJAnnotationCallback {
+    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================
+
+    Object proceedWithObject();
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/intercept/method/aspectj/AspectJAnnotationSecurityInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/intercept/method/aspectj/AspectJAnnotationSecurityInterceptor.java
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+package org.springframework.security.intercept.method.aspectj;
+
+import org.springframework.security.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor;
+import org.springframework.security.intercept.InterceptorStatusToken;
+import org.springframework.security.intercept.ObjectDefinitionSource;
+import org.springframework.security.intercept.method.MethodDefinitionSource;
+
+import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
+
+/**
+ * AspectJ interceptor that supports @Aspect notation.
+ *
+ * @author Mike Wiesner
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+public class AspectJAnnotationSecurityInterceptor extends AbstractSecurityInterceptor {
+    //~ Instance fields ================================================================================================
+
+    private MethodDefinitionSource objectDefinitionSource;
+
+    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================
+
+    public MethodDefinitionSource getObjectDefinitionSource() {
+        return this.objectDefinitionSource;
+    }
+
+    public Class getSecureObjectClass() {
+        return JoinPoint.class;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method should be used to enforce security on a <code>JoinPoint</code>.
+     *
+     * @param jp The AspectJ joint point being invoked which requires a security decision
+     * @param advisorProceed the advice-defined anonymous class that implements <code>AspectJCallback</code> containing
+     *        a simple <code>return proceed();</code> statement
+     *
+     * @return The returned value from the method invocation
+     */
+    public Object invoke(JoinPoint jp, AspectJAnnotationCallback advisorProceed) throws Throwable {
+        Object result = null;
+        InterceptorStatusToken token = super.beforeInvocation(jp);
+
+        try {
+            result = advisorProceed.proceedWithObject();
+        } finally {
+            result = super.afterInvocation(token, result);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public ObjectDefinitionSource obtainObjectDefinitionSource() {
+        return this.objectDefinitionSource;
+    }
+
+    public void setObjectDefinitionSource(MethodDefinitionSource newSource) {
+        this.objectDefinitionSource = newSource;
+    }
+
+}