diff --git a/spring-di/pom.xml b/spring-di/pom.xml
index 48cdf60673..d556bcd9a4 100644
--- a/spring-di/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-di/pom.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
             <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-test</artifactId>
@@ -90,7 +95,11 @@
             <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
             <version>${aspectjweaver.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <!-- Spring -->
         <!--        <dependency>-->
         <!--            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>-->
@@ -129,6 +138,27 @@
                     <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${aspectj-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <complianceLevel>${java.version}</complianceLevel>
+                    <aspectLibraries>
+                        <aspectLibrary>
+                            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
+                        </aspectLibrary>
+                    </aspectLibraries>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>compile</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -164,6 +194,7 @@
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <assertj.version>3.12.2</assertj.version>
         <aspectjweaver.version>1.9.5</aspectjweaver.version>
+        <aspectj-plugin.version>1.11</aspectj-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/AspectJConfig.java b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/AspectJConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41d43483ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/AspectJConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.baeldung.di.aspectj;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.aspectj.EnableSpringConfigured;
+
+@ComponentScan
+@EnableSpringConfigured
+public class AspectJConfig {
+}
diff --git a/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/IdService.java b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/IdService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4589f28309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/IdService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.baeldung.di.aspectj;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class IdService {
+    private static int count;
+
+    int generateId() {
+        return ++count;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonEntity.java b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f087a97c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.baeldung.di.aspectj;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Configurable;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Transient;
+
+@Entity
+@Configurable(preConstruction = true)
+public class PersonEntity {
+    @Autowired
+    @Transient
+    private IdService idService;
+
+    @Id
+    private int id;
+    private String name;
+
+    public PersonEntity() {
+    }
+
+    public PersonEntity(String name) {
+        id = idService.generateId();
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonObject.java b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e63e43ce3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-di/src/main/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.baeldung.di.aspectj;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Configurable;
+
+@Configurable
+public class PersonObject {
+    @Autowired
+    private IdService idService;
+
+    private int id;
+    private String name;
+
+    public PersonObject(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    void generateId() {
+        this.id = idService.generateId();
+    }
+
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/spring-di/src/test/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonUnitTest.java b/spring-di/src/test/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72ccfbadf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-di/src/test/java/com/baeldung/di/aspectj/PersonUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.baeldung.di.aspectj;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = AspectJConfig.class)
+public class PersonUnitTest {
+    @Test
+    public void givenUnmanagedObjects_whenInjectingIdService_thenIdValueIsCorrectlySet() {
+        PersonObject personObject = new PersonObject("Baeldung");
+        personObject.generateId();
+        assertEquals(1, personObject.getId());
+        assertEquals("Baeldung", personObject.getName());
+
+        PersonEntity personEntity = new PersonEntity("Baeldung");
+        assertEquals(2, personEntity.getId());
+        assertEquals("Baeldung", personEntity.getName());
+    }
+}
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