diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java
index 1506ec18f9..32c2c927e2 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtils {
 
 				// Search in local annotations
 				for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
-					// TODO Test for !AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation)
-					if (annotation.annotationType().getName().equals(annotationType) || metaDepth > 0) {
+					if (!AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation)
+							&& (annotation.annotationType().getName().equals(annotationType) || metaDepth > 0)) {
 						T result = processor.process(annotation, metaDepth);
 						if (result != null) {
 							return result;
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
index c5969b9bac..1a92f718e7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
@@ -636,7 +636,19 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 	 */
 	public static boolean isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(Annotation annotation) {
 		Assert.notNull(annotation, "Annotation must not be null");
-		return annotation.annotationType().getName().startsWith("java.lang.annotation");
+		return isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation.annotationType().getName());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine if the {@link Annotation} with the supplied name is defined
+	 * in the core JDK {@code java.lang.annotation} package.
+	 * @param annotationType the name of the annotation type to check (never {@code null} or empty)
+	 * @return {@code true} if the annotation is in the {@code java.lang.annotation} package
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	public static boolean isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(String annotationType) {
+		Assert.hasText(annotationType, "annotationType must not be null or empty");
+		return annotationType.startsWith("java.lang.annotation");
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java
index 62ceb04d7c..cb7ffa96dc 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.springframework.asm.Opcodes;
 import org.springframework.asm.Type;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
 import org.springframework.core.type.MethodMetadata;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ public class AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor extends ClassMetadataReadingVisito
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isAnnotated(String annotationType) {
-		return this.attributesMap.containsKey(annotationType);
+		return (!AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotationType) && this.attributesMap.containsKey(annotationType));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
index d2195af6a8..89c04d351e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	@Test
 	public void getMetaAnnotationTypesOnClassWithMetaDepth1() {
 		Set<String> names = getMetaAnnotationTypes(TransactionalComponentClass.class, TransactionalComponent.class);
-		assertEquals(names(Transactional.class, Component.class, Retention.class, Documented.class, Target.class, Inherited.class), names);
+		assertEquals(names(Transactional.class, Component.class), names);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getMetaAnnotationTypesOnClassWithMetaDepth2() {
 		Set<String> names = getMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, ComposedTransactionalComponent.class);
-		assertEquals(names(TransactionalComponent.class, Transactional.class, Component.class, Retention.class, Documented.class, Target.class, Inherited.class), names);
+		assertEquals(names(TransactionalComponent.class, Transactional.class, Component.class), names);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java
index 78f32d9ee4..fd59b59f11 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class AnnotationMetadataTests {
 		assertThat(metadata.getSuperClassName(), nullValue());
 		assertThat(metadata.getInterfaceNames().length, is(1));
 		assertThat(metadata.getInterfaceNames()[0], is(Annotation.class.getName()));
-		assertThat(metadata.isAnnotated(Documented.class.getName()), is(true));
+		assertThat(metadata.isAnnotated(Documented.class.getName()), is(false));
 		assertThat(metadata.isAnnotated(Scope.class.getName()), is(false));
 		assertThat(metadata.isAnnotated(SpecialAttr.class.getName()), is(false));
 		assertThat(metadata.hasAnnotation(Documented.class.getName()), is(true));