diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver.java
index 570ebfb7e2a..98c67318580 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
  * driven by the {@link Lazy} annotation in the {@code context.annotation} package.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 4.0
  */
 public class ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver extends QualifierAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver {
@@ -60,7 +61,12 @@ public class ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver extends QualifierAnnotat
 
 	protected boolean isLazy(DependencyDescriptor descriptor) {
 		for (Annotation ann : descriptor.getAnnotations()) {
-			Lazy lazy = AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(ann, Lazy.class);
+			// Directly present?
+			if (ann instanceof Lazy lazy && lazy.value()) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			// Meta-present?
+			Lazy lazy = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(ann.annotationType(), Lazy.class);
 			if (lazy != null && lazy.value()) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ public class ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver extends QualifierAnnotat
 		if (methodParam != null) {
 			Method method = methodParam.getMethod();
 			if (method == null || void.class == method.getReturnType()) {
-				Lazy lazy = AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(methodParam.getAnnotatedElement(), Lazy.class);
+				Lazy lazy = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(methodParam.getAnnotatedElement(), Lazy.class);
 				if (lazy != null && lazy.value()) {
 					return true;
 				}
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolverTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolverTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dec1da48e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolverTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-present the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.context.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.BeforeTestExecutionCallback;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor;
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver}.
+ *
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 7.0.4
+ */
+class ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolverTests {
+
+	final ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver resolver = new ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver();
+
+	Method testMethod;
+
+	@RegisterExtension
+	BeforeTestExecutionCallback extension = context -> this.testMethod = context.getRequiredTestMethod();
+
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotLazy() {
+		assertNotLazy();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLazy() {
+		assertLazy();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isMetaLazy() {
+		assertLazy();
+	}
+
+	@Test  // gh-36306
+	void isMetaMetaLazy() {
+		assertLazy();
+	}
+
+	private void assertLazy() {
+		assertThat(this.resolver.isLazy(getMethodDescriptor()))
+				.as("%sMethod() is @Lazy", this.testMethod.getName()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(this.resolver.isLazy(getParameterDescriptor()))
+				.as("parameter in %sParameter() is @Lazy", this.testMethod.getName()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	private void assertNotLazy() {
+		assertThat(this.resolver.isLazy(getMethodDescriptor()))
+				.as("%sMethod() is not @Lazy", this.testMethod.getName()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(this.resolver.isLazy(getParameterDescriptor()))
+				.as("parameter in %sParameter() is not @Lazy", this.testMethod.getName()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	private DependencyDescriptor getMethodDescriptor() {
+		var method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(getClass(), this.testMethod.getName() + "Method");
+		var methodParameter = MethodParameter.forExecutable(method, -1);
+		return new DependencyDescriptor(methodParameter, true);
+	}
+
+	private DependencyDescriptor getParameterDescriptor() {
+		var method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(getClass(), this.testMethod.getName() + "Parameter", String.class);
+		var methodParameter = MethodParameter.forExecutable(method, 0);
+		return new DependencyDescriptor(methodParameter, true);
+	}
+
+
+	void isNotLazyMethod() {
+	}
+
+	@Lazy
+	void isLazyMethod() {
+	}
+
+	@MetaLazy
+	void isMetaLazyMethod() {
+	}
+
+	@MetaMetaLazy
+	void isMetaMetaLazyMethod() {
+	}
+
+	void isNotLazyParameter(String enigma) {
+	}
+
+	void isLazyParameter(@Lazy String enigma) {
+	}
+
+	void isMetaLazyParameter(@MetaLazy String enigma) {
+	}
+
+	void isMetaMetaLazyParameter(@MetaMetaLazy String enigma) {
+	}
+
+
+	@Lazy
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	@interface MetaLazy {
+	}
+
+	@MetaLazy
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	@interface MetaMetaLazy {
+	}
+
+}