diff --git a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/AnnotationConfigSuiteTests.java b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/AnnotationConfigSuiteTests.java
index 89be1dad74..c0634bea36 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/AnnotationConfigSuiteTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/AnnotationConfigSuiteTests.java
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ import org.junit.runners.Suite.SuiteClasses;
 
 AnnotationConfigSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.class,
 
-DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTests.class
+DefaultConfigClassBaseTests.class
+
+// TODO Uncomment once working. Note that JUnit's Suite runner apparently
+// does not heed the presence of @Ignore on a suite class, at least not
+// when run within STS 2.6.0.
+//
+// DefaultConfigClassInheritedTests.class
 
 })
 public class AnnotationConfigSuiteTests {
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTests.java b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassBaseTests.java
similarity index 84%
rename from org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTests.java
rename to org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassBaseTests.java
index 678e798542..81bd9df840 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassBaseTests.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package org.springframework.test.context.junit4.annotation;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.Employee;
-import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
@@ -34,24 +34,19 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader;
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.1
  */
+@Ignore("[SPR-6184] Disabled until ContextLoaderUtils supports recursive search for configuration classes")
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration(loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class)
-public class DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTests {
+public class DefaultConfigClassBaseTests {
 
 	@Autowired
 	private Employee employee;
 
-	@Autowired
-	private Pet pet;
-
 
 	@Test
-	public final void autowiredFields() {
+	public void verifyEmployeeSetFromBaseContextConfig() {
 		assertNotNull("The employee field should have been autowired.", this.employee);
 		assertEquals("John Smith", this.employee.getName());
-
-		assertNotNull("The pet field should have been autowired.", this.pet);
-		assertEquals("Fido", this.pet.getName());
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTestsConfig.java b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassBaseTestsConfig.java
similarity index 88%
rename from org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTestsConfig.java
rename to org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassBaseTestsConfig.java
index 67fc8f15bb..3df61e7ccb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTestsConfig.java
+++ b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassBaseTestsConfig.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.test.context.junit4.annotation;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.Employee;
-import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 3.1
  */
 @Configuration
-public class DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTestsConfig {
+public class DefaultConfigClassBaseTestsConfig {
 
 	@Bean
 	public Employee employee() {
@@ -39,9 +38,4 @@ public class DefaultConfigClassAnnotationConfigTestsConfig {
 		return employee;
 	}
 
-	@Bean
-	public Pet pet() {
-		return new Pet("Fido");
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassInheritedTests.java b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassInheritedTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f1956172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassInheritedTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.test.context.junit4.annotation;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * TODO [SPR-6184] Document InheritedConfigClassAnnotationConfigTests.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.1
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration
+public class DefaultConfigClassInheritedTests extends DefaultConfigClassBaseTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private Pet pet;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void verifyPetSetFromExtendedContextConfig() {
+		assertNotNull("The pet should have been autowired.", this.pet);
+		assertEquals("Fido", this.pet.getName());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassInheritedTestsConfig.java b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassInheritedTestsConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f47420b2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/annotation/DefaultConfigClassInheritedTestsConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.test.context.junit4.annotation;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * TODO [SPR-6184] Document configuration class.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.1
+ */
+@Configuration
+public class DefaultConfigClassInheritedTestsConfig {
+
+	@Bean
+	public Pet pet() {
+		return new Pet("Fido");
+	}
+
+}