diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
index a265d32168..4ec03e7680 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 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.
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.expression.StandardBeanExpressionResolver;
 import org.springframework.context.weaving.LoadTimeWeaverAware;
 import org.springframework.context.weaving.LoadTimeWeaverAwareProcessor;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
@@ -900,15 +901,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Reset Spring's common core caches, in particular the {@link ReflectionUtils},
-	 * {@link ResolvableType} and {@link CachedIntrospectionResults} caches.
+	 * Reset Spring's common reflection metadata caches, in particular the
+	 * {@link ReflectionUtils}, {@link AnnotationUtils}, {@link ResolvableType}
+	 * and {@link CachedIntrospectionResults} caches.
 	 * @since 4.2
 	 * @see ReflectionUtils#clearCache()
+	 * @see AnnotationUtils#clearCache()
 	 * @see ResolvableType#clearCache()
 	 * @see CachedIntrospectionResults#clearClassLoader(ClassLoader)
 	 */
 	protected void resetCommonCaches() {
 		ReflectionUtils.clearCache();
+		AnnotationUtils.clearCache();
 		ResolvableType.clearCache();
 		CachedIntrospectionResults.clearClassLoader(getClassLoader());
 	}