diff --git a/test/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListener.java b/test/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListener.java
index f90d5d5839..223fd25bc5 100644
--- a/test/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/test/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecut
 	}
 
 	private Annotation findAnnotation(AnnotatedElement annotated, Class<? extends Annotation> type) {
-		Annotation findAnnotation = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(annotated, type);
+		Annotation findAnnotation = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(annotated, type);
 		if (findAnnotation != null) {
 			return findAnnotation;
 		}
diff --git a/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/showcase/WithMockUserTests.java b/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/showcase/WithMockUserTests.java
index 2889448217..7f067cca3f 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/showcase/WithMockUserTests.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/showcase/WithMockUserTests.java
@@ -16,11 +16,18 @@
 
 package org.springframework.security.test.context.showcase;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableGlobalMethodSecurity;
@@ -77,6 +84,24 @@ public class WithMockUserTests {
 		assertThat(message).contains("admin").contains("ADMIN").contains("USER").doesNotContain("ROLE_");
 	}
 
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+	@Inherited
+	@WithMockUser(roles = "ADMIN")
+	public @interface WithAdminUser {
+
+		@AliasFor(annotation = WithMockUser.class, attribute = "value")
+		String value();
+
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@WithAdminUser("admin")
+	public void getMessageWithMetaAnnotationAdminUser() {
+		String message = this.messageService.getMessage();
+		assertThat(message).contains("admin").contains("ADMIN").contains("ROLE_ADMIN");
+	}
+
 	@EnableGlobalMethodSecurity(prePostEnabled = true)
 	@ComponentScan(basePackageClasses = HelloMessageService.class)
 	static class Config {