diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java
index 5ffd7c4d0..b3b52015e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mapping;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 
 /**
@@ -179,4 +181,22 @@ public interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	Class<?> getActualType();
+
+	/**
+	 * Looks up the annotation of the given type on the {@link PersistentProperty}. Will inspect accessors and the
+	 * potentially backing field and traverse accessor methods to potentially available super types.
+	 * 
+	 * @param annotationType the annotation to look up, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the annotation of the given type if present or {@literal null} otherwise.
+	 * @see AnnotationUtils#findAnnotation(Method, Class)
+	 */
+	<A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether the {@link PersistentProperty} has an annotation of the given type.
+	 * 
+	 * @param annotationType the annotation to lookup, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return whether the {@link PersistentProperty} has an annotation of the given type.
+	 */
+	boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty.java
index f5cc526f2..e2233380b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mapping.model;
 
-import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.*;
-
 import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProp
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<? extends A> annotationType) {
+	public <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null!");
 
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProp
 			}
 		}
 
-		return cacheAndReturn(annotationType, getAnnotation(field, annotationType));
+		return cacheAndReturn(annotationType, AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(field, annotationType));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProp
 	 * @param annotationType the annotation type to look up.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	protected boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
+	public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
 		return findAnnotation(annotationType) != null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
index 543bba92b..ebaf53d44 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.beans.BeanInfo;
 import java.beans.IntrospectionException;
 import java.beans.Introspector;
 import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -326,6 +327,16 @@ public class AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		protected Association<SamplePersistentProperty> createAssociation() {
 			return null;
 		}
+
+		@Override
+		public <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	static class Sample {