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 0b3c20c3c9..3acb3de2d2 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
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return annotations;
 		}
 
+		if (annotatedElement instanceof Class) {
+			Class<?> superclass = ((Class<?>) annotatedElement).getSuperclass();
+			if ((superclass != null) && (Object.class != superclass)) {
+				return getRepeatableAnnotations(superclass, annotationType, containerAnnotationType);
+			}
+		}
+
 		return getRepeatableAnnotations(annotatedElement, annotationType, containerAnnotationType, false);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
index 3feb22c125..8d22bc92ce 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
@@ -586,6 +586,25 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 		assertThat(values, is(expectedValuesSpring));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getRepeatableAnnotationsDeclaredOnMultipleSuperclasses() {
+		final Class<?> clazz = SubSubMyRepeatableWithAdditionalLocalDeclarationsClass.class;
+		final List<String> expectedValuesJava = Arrays.asList("X", "Y", "Z");
+		final List<String> expectedValuesSpring = Arrays.asList("X", "Y", "Z", "meta2");
+
+		// Java 8
+		MyRepeatable[] array = clazz.getAnnotationsByType(MyRepeatable.class);
+		assertNotNull(array);
+		List<String> values = stream(array).map(MyRepeatable::value).collect(toList());
+		assertThat(values, is(expectedValuesJava));
+
+		// Spring
+		Set<MyRepeatable> set = getRepeatableAnnotations(clazz, MyRepeatable.class, MyRepeatableContainer.class);
+		assertNotNull(set);
+		values = set.stream().map(MyRepeatable::value).collect(toList());
+		assertThat(values, is(expectedValuesSpring));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotationsDeclaredOnClass() {
 		final List<String> expectedValuesJava = Arrays.asList("A", "B", "C");
@@ -1358,6 +1377,10 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	static class SubMyRepeatableWithAdditionalLocalDeclarationsClass extends MyRepeatableClass {
 	}
 
+	static class SubSubMyRepeatableWithAdditionalLocalDeclarationsClass extends
+			SubMyRepeatableWithAdditionalLocalDeclarationsClass {
+	}
+
 	enum RequestMethod {
 		GET, POST
 	}