diff --git a/spring-aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AbstractTransactionAspect.aj b/spring-aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AbstractTransactionAspect.aj
index 29669b526d..49a197495e 100644
--- a/spring-aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AbstractTransactionAspect.aj
+++ b/spring-aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AbstractTransactionAspect.aj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.transaction.aspectj;
 import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.SuppressAjWarnings;
 import org.aspectj.lang.reflect.MethodSignature;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport;
 import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAttributeSource;
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAttributeSource;
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.0
  */
-public abstract aspect AbstractTransactionAspect extends TransactionAspectSupport {
+public abstract aspect AbstractTransactionAspect extends TransactionAspectSupport implements DisposableBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Construct the aspect using the given transaction metadata retrieval strategy.
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ public abstract aspect AbstractTransactionAspect extends TransactionAspectSuppor
 		setTransactionAttributeSource(tas);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void destroy() {
+		clearTransactionManagerCache(); // An aspect is basically a singleton
+	}
+
 	@SuppressAjWarnings("adviceDidNotMatch")
 	Object around(final Object txObject): transactionalMethodExecution(txObject) {
 		MethodSignature methodSignature = (MethodSignature) thisJoinPoint.getSignature();
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAspectSupport.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAspectSupport.java
index dcc512f878..00679e9387 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAspectSupport.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAspectSupport.java
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ public abstract class TransactionAspectSupport implements BeanFactoryAware, Init
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Clear the cached transaction managers.
+	 */
+	protected void clearTransactionManagerCache() {
+		this.transactionManagerCache.clear();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Determine the specific transaction manager to use for the given transaction.
 	 */