diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
index 89b55da372e..60c2732aa9a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Member;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 		doRegisterConfigMembers(beanDefinition, this.injectedMethods);
 	}
 
-	private void doRegisterConfigMembers(RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition, Set<InjectedElement> members) {
+	private void doRegisterConfigMembers(RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition, Collection<InjectedElement> members) {
 		for (Iterator<InjectedElement> it = members.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
 			Member member = it.next().getMember();
 			if (!beanDefinition.isExternallyManagedConfigMember(member)) {
@@ -231,15 +231,7 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 				return false;
 			}
 			InjectedElement otherElement = (InjectedElement) other;
-			if (this.isField) {
-				return this.member.equals(otherElement.member);
-			}
-			else {
-				return (otherElement.member instanceof Method &&
-						this.member.getName().equals(otherElement.member.getName()) &&
-						Arrays.equals(((Method) this.member).getParameterTypes(),
-								((Method) otherElement.member).getParameterTypes()));
-			}
+			return this.member.equals(otherElement.member);
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index fba1691903b..6ab3a0b99cf 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -146,6 +146,32 @@ public final class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.destroySingletons();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testExtendedResourceInjectionWithSkippedOverriddenMethods() {
+		DefaultListableBeanFactory bf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+		bf.registerResolvableDependency(BeanFactory.class, bf);
+		AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor bpp = new AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor();
+		bpp.setBeanFactory(bf);
+		bf.addBeanPostProcessor(bpp);
+		RootBeanDefinition annotatedBd = new RootBeanDefinition(OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", annotatedBd);
+		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
+		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
+		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
+		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
+
+		OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = (OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertSame(tb, bean.getTestBean());
+		assertNull(bean.getTestBean2());
+		assertSame(tb, bean.getTestBean3());
+		assertSame(tb, bean.getTestBean4());
+		assertSame(ntb, bean.getNestedTestBean());
+		assertNull(bean.getBeanFactory());
+		assertTrue(bean.baseInjected);
+		assertTrue(bean.subInjected);
+		bf.destroySingletons();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testExtendedResourceInjectionWithAtRequired() {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory bf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
@@ -934,7 +960,9 @@ public final class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		private ITestBean testBean4;
 
-		private BeanFactory beanFactory;
+		protected BeanFactory beanFactory;
+
+		public boolean baseInjected = false;
 
 		public ExtendedResourceInjectionBean() {
 		}
@@ -950,6 +978,11 @@ public final class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 			this.nestedTestBean = nestedTestBean;
 		}
 
+		@Autowired
+		private void inject(ITestBean testBean4) {
+			this.baseInjected = true;
+		}
+
 		@Autowired
 		protected void initBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
 			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
@@ -978,6 +1011,27 @@ public final class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	}
 
 
+	public static class OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean extends ExtendedResourceInjectionBean<NestedTestBean> {
+
+		public boolean subInjected = false;
+
+		@Override
+		public void setTestBean2(TestBean testBean2) {
+			super.setTestBean2(testBean2);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void initBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
+		}
+
+		@Autowired
+		private void inject(ITestBean testBean4) {
+			this.subInjected = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	public static class OptionalResourceInjectionBean extends ResourceInjectionBean {
 
 		@Autowired(required = false)
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
index be907f20c08..d0bea4da826 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -689,16 +689,18 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 	 * <code>targetClass</code> doesn't implement it or is <code>null</code>
 	 */
 	public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class targetClass) {
-		if (method != null && targetClass != null && !targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
+		Method result = method;
+		if (method != null && !Modifier.isPrivate(method.getModifiers()) &&
+				targetClass != null && !targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
 			try {
-				method = targetClass.getMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
+				result = targetClass.getDeclaredMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
 			}
 			catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
 				// Perhaps the target class doesn't implement this method:
 				// that's fine, just use the original method.
 			}
 		}
-		return method;
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	/**