diff --git a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/BusinessServiceImpl.java b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/BusinessServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2976beb361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/BusinessServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package org.acegisecurity.annotation;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Joe Scalise
+ */
+public class BusinessServiceImpl<E extends Entity> implements BusinessService {
+
+    @Secured({"ROLE_USER"})
+    public void someUserMethod1() {
+    }
+
+    @Secured({"ROLE_USER"})
+    public void someUserMethod2() {
+    }
+
+    @Secured({"ROLE_USER", "ROLE_ADMIN"})
+    public void someUserAndAdminMethod() {
+    }
+
+    @Secured({"ROLE_ADMIN"})
+    public void someAdminMethod() {
+    }
+
+    public E someUserMethod3(final E entity) {
+        return entity;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/Department.java b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/Department.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc610064bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/Department.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package org.acegisecurity.annotation;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Joe Scalise
+ */
+public class Department extends Entity {
+    //~ Instance fields ========================================================
+
+    private boolean active = true;
+
+    //~ Constructors ===========================================================
+
+    public Department(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    //~ Methods ================================================================
+
+    public boolean isActive() {
+        return this.active;
+    }
+
+    void deactive() {
+        this.active = true;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/DepartmentService.java b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/DepartmentService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61dcf8d382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/DepartmentService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.acegisecurity.annotation;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Joe Scalise
+ */
+public interface DepartmentService extends BusinessService {
+
+    @Secured({"ROLE_USER"})
+    Department someUserMethod3(Department dept);
+}
diff --git a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/DepartmentServiceImpl.java b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/DepartmentServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcfbd8a121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/DepartmentServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.acegisecurity.annotation;
+
+/**
+ * @author Joe Scalise
+ */
+public class DepartmentServiceImpl extends BusinessServiceImpl <Department> implements DepartmentService {
+
+    @Secured({"ROLE_ADMIN"})
+    public Department someUserMethod3(final Department dept) {
+        return super.someUserMethod3(dept);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/Entity.java b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/Entity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f596d1899f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/Entity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.acegisecurity.annotation;
+
+/**
+ * Class to act as a superclass for annotations testing.
+ * 
+ * @author Ben Alex
+ *
+ */
+public class Entity {
+	public Entity(String someParameter) {}
+}
diff --git a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests.java b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests.java
index 0a87ae1b27..2cf119d5c1 100644
--- a/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests.java
+++ b/core-tiger/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/annotation/SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests.java
@@ -15,28 +15,30 @@
 
 package org.acegisecurity.annotation;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.acegisecurity.SecurityConfig;
-
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.metadata.Attributes;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link org.acegisecurity.annotation.SecurityAnnotationAttributes}
  *
  * @author Mark St.Godard
- * @version $Revision$
+ * @author Joe Scalise
+ * @version $Id$
  */
 public class SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests extends TestCase {
     //~ Instance fields ================================================================================================
 
     private Attributes attributes;
+    private Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests.class);
 
     //~ Methods ========================================================================================================
 
@@ -132,4 +134,59 @@ public class SecurityAnnotationAttributesTests extends TestCase {
             fail("Unsupported method should have thrown an exception!");
         } catch (UnsupportedOperationException expected) {}
     }
+    
+    public void testGenericsSuperclassDeclarationsAreIncludedWhenSubclassesOverride() {
+
+        Method method = null;
+        try {
+            method = DepartmentServiceImpl.class.getMethod("someUserMethod3", new Class[]{Department.class});
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException unexpected) {
+            fail("Should be a superMethod called 'someUserMethod3' on class!");
+        }
+        Collection attrs = this.attributes.getAttributes(method);
+
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("attrs: ");
+            logger.debug(attrs);
+        }
+        assertNotNull(attrs);
+
+        // expect 1 attribute
+        assertTrue("Did not find 1 attribute", attrs.size() == 1);
+
+        // should have 1 SecurityConfig
+        for (Object obj : attrs) {
+            assertTrue(obj instanceof SecurityConfig);
+            SecurityConfig sc = (SecurityConfig) obj;
+            assertEquals("Found an incorrect role", "ROLE_ADMIN", sc.getAttribute());
+        }
+
+        Method superMethod = null;
+        try {
+            superMethod = DepartmentServiceImpl.class.getMethod("someUserMethod3", new Class[]{Entity.class});
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException unexpected) {
+            fail("Should be a superMethod called 'someUserMethod3' on class!");
+        }
+        System.out.println(superMethod);
+        Collection superAttrs = this.attributes.getAttributes(superMethod);
+
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("superAttrs: ");
+            logger.debug(superAttrs);
+        }
+        assertNotNull(superAttrs);
+        
+        // TODO: Resolve bridge method bug as reported in SEC-274
+        /*
+        // expect 1 attribute
+        assertTrue("Did not find 1 attribute", superAttrs.size() == 1);
+
+        // should have 1 SecurityConfig
+        for (Object obj : superAttrs) {
+            assertTrue(obj instanceof SecurityConfig);
+            SecurityConfig sc = (SecurityConfig) obj;
+            assertEquals("Found an incorrect role", "ROLE_ADMIN", sc.getAttribute());
+        }
+        */
+    }   
 }