diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/Caching.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/Caching.java
index 2d0b17eb8e..ef1838d6d4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/Caching.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/Caching.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 package org.hibernate.metamodel.binding;
 
 /**
- * TODO : javadoc
+ * Defines the caching settings for an entity.
  *
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/EntityBinder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/EntityBinder.java
index 604df500a9..bc98115c5a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/EntityBinder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/EntityBinder.java
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationInstance;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationValue;
 
+import org.hibernate.AnnotationException;
 import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
 import org.hibernate.MappingException;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.CacheConcurrencyStrategy;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.OptimisticLockType;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.PolymorphismType;
 import org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.Caching;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.EntityBinding;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.SimpleAttributeBinding;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.domain.Entity;
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ public class EntityBinder {
 		bindJpaEntityAnnotation( entityBinding );
 		bindHibernateEntityAnnotation( entityBinding ); // optional hibernate specific @org.hibernate.annotations.Entity
 		bindWhereFilter( entityBinding );
+		bindCaching( entityBinding );
 		schemaName = createSchemaName();
 		bindTable( entityBinding );
 
@@ -89,6 +93,41 @@ public class EntityBinder {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void bindCaching(EntityBinding entityBinding) {
+		AnnotationInstance cacheAnnotation = JandexHelper.getSingleAnnotation(
+				configuredClass.getClassInfo(), HibernateDotNames.CACHE
+		);
+		if ( cacheAnnotation != null ) {
+			String region;
+			if ( cacheAnnotation.value( "region" ) != null ) {
+				region = cacheAnnotation.value( "region" ).asString();
+			}
+			else {
+				region = entityBinding.getEntity().getName();
+			}
+
+			boolean cacheLazyProperties = true;
+			if ( cacheAnnotation.value( "include" ) != null ) {
+				String tmp = cacheAnnotation.value( "include" ).asString();
+				if ( "all".equalsIgnoreCase( tmp ) ) {
+					cacheLazyProperties = true;
+				}
+				else if ( "non-lazy".equalsIgnoreCase( tmp ) ) {
+					cacheLazyProperties = false;
+				}
+				else {
+					throw new AnnotationException( "Unknown lazy property annotations: " + tmp );
+				}
+			}
+
+			CacheConcurrencyStrategy strategy = CacheConcurrencyStrategy.valueOf(
+					cacheAnnotation.value( "usage" ).asEnum()
+			);
+			Caching caching = new Caching( region, strategy.toAccessType().getExternalName(), cacheLazyProperties );
+			entityBinding.setCaching( caching );
+		}
+	}
+
 	private Schema.Name createSchemaName() {
 		String schema = null;
 		String catalog = null;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/CacheBindingTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/CacheBindingTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f24facb429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/source/annotations/CacheBindingTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.metamodel.source.annotations;
+
+import javax.persistence.Cacheable;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Cache;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.CacheConcurrencyStrategy;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.MetadataSources;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.Caching;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.EntityBinding;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.source.internal.MetadataImpl;
+import org.hibernate.service.ServiceRegistryBuilder;
+import org.hibernate.testing.FailureExpected;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseUnitTestCase;
+
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNull;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@code o.h.a.Cache} and {@code j.p.Cacheable}.
+ *
+ * @author Hardy Ferentschik
+ */
+public class CacheBindingTests extends BaseUnitTestCase {
+	@Test
+	public void testHibernateCaching() {
+		EntityBinding binding = getEntityBinding( HibernateCacheEntity.class );
+		assertNotNull( "There should be a cache binding", binding.getCaching() );
+		Caching caching = binding.getCaching();
+		assertEquals( "Wrong region", "foo", caching.getRegion() );
+		assertEquals( "Wrong strategy", "read-write", caching.getStrategy() );
+		assertEquals( "Wrong lazy properties configuration", false, caching.isCacheLazyProperties() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-6207", message = "under construction")
+	public void testJpaCaching() {
+		EntityBinding binding = getEntityBinding( JpaCacheEntity.class );
+		assertNotNull( "There should be a cache binding", binding.getCaching() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testNoCaching() {
+		EntityBinding binding = getEntityBinding( NoCacheEntity.class );
+		assertNull( "There should be no cache binding", binding.getCaching() );
+	}
+
+	private EntityBinding getEntityBinding(Class<?> clazz) {
+		MetadataSources sources = new MetadataSources( new ServiceRegistryBuilder().buildServiceRegistry() );
+		sources.addAnnotatedClass( clazz );
+		MetadataImpl metadata = (MetadataImpl) sources.buildMetadata();
+
+		return metadata.getEntityBinding( this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "$" + clazz.getSimpleName() );
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	@Cache(usage = CacheConcurrencyStrategy.READ_WRITE, region = "foo", include = "non-lazy")
+	class HibernateCacheEntity {
+		@Id
+		private int id;
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	@Cacheable
+	class JpaCacheEntity {
+		@Id
+		private int id;
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	@Cacheable
+	class NoCacheEntity {
+		@Id
+		private int id;
+	}
+}
+
+