diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser.java
index ffb51da94b9..f3b7aff7579 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.ejb.config;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import static org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.*;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.xml.DomUtils;
  *
  * @author Rob Harrop
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @since 2.0
  */
 abstract class AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser extends AbstractSimpleBeanDefinitionParser {
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ abstract class AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser extends AbstractSimpleBe
 
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isEligibleAttribute(String attributeName) {
-		return (super.isEligibleAttribute(attributeName) && !ENVIRONMENT_REF.equals(attributeName));
+		return (super.isEligibleAttribute(attributeName) && !ENVIRONMENT_REF.equals(attributeName) && !LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE
+				.equals(attributeName));
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -61,6 +64,10 @@ abstract class AbstractJndiLocatingBeanDefinitionParser extends AbstractSimpleBe
 				definitionBuilder.addPropertyValue(JNDI_ENVIRONMENT, new RuntimeBeanReference(envRef));
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
+		String lazyInit = element.getAttribute(LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE);
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(lazyInit) && !DEFAULT_VALUE.equals(lazyInit)) {
+			definitionBuilder.setLazyInit(TRUE_VALUE.equals(lazyInit));
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/resources/org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-3.1.xsd b/org.springframework.context/src/main/resources/org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-3.1.xsd
index 217f391800b..014077d96b1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/resources/org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-3.1.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/resources/org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-3.1.xsd
@@ -205,6 +205,19 @@
 						]]></xsd:documentation>
 					</xsd:annotation>
 				</xsd:attribute>
+				<xsd:attribute name="lazy-init" default="default" type="beans:defaultable-boolean">
+					<xsd:annotation>
+						<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+	Indicates whether or not this bean is to be lazily initialized.
+	If false, it will be instantiated on startup by bean factories
+	that perform eager initialization of singletons. The default is
+	"false".
+	
+	Note: This attribute will not be inherited by child bean definitions.
+	Hence, it needs to be specified per concrete bean definition.
+	    				]]></xsd:documentation>
+					</xsd:annotation>
+				</xsd:attribute>
 			</xsd:extension>
 		</xsd:complexContent>
 	</xsd:complexType>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/JeeNamespaceHandlerTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/JeeNamespaceHandlerTests.java
index b51d691d664..1afb7000f3c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/JeeNamespaceHandlerTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/JeeNamespaceHandlerTests.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.jndi.JndiObjectFactoryBean;
  * @author Rob Harrop
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 public class JeeNamespaceHandlerTests {
 
@@ -129,6 +130,16 @@ public class JeeNamespaceHandlerTests {
 		assertPropertyValue(beanDefinition, "cacheSessionBean", "true");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testLazyInitJndiLookup() throws Exception {
+		BeanDefinition definition = this.beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition("lazyDataSource");
+		assertTrue(definition.isLazyInit());
+		definition = this.beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition("lazyLocalBean");
+		assertTrue(definition.isLazyInit());
+		definition = this.beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition("lazyRemoteBean");
+		assertTrue(definition.isLazyInit());
+	}
+
 	private void assertPropertyValue(BeanDefinition beanDefinition, String propertyName, Object expectedValue) {
 		assertEquals("Property '" + propertyName + "' incorrect",
 				expectedValue, beanDefinition.getPropertyValues().getPropertyValue(propertyName).getValue());
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/jeeNamespaceHandlerTests.xml b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/jeeNamespaceHandlerTests.xml
index acd3a192ef5..6d1a3ddf833 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/jeeNamespaceHandlerTests.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ejb/config/jeeNamespaceHandlerTests.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 		xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 		xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
 		xmlns:jee="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee"
-		xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.5.xsd
-				http://www.springframework.org/schema/util http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util-2.5.xsd
-				http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-2.5.xsd"
+		xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
+				http://www.springframework.org/schema/util http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util-3.1.xsd
+				http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-3.1.xsd"
 		default-lazy-init="true">
 
 	<bean class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
@@ -67,5 +67,12 @@
       cache-session-bean="true">
 		<jee:environment>foo=bar</jee:environment>
 	</jee:remote-slsb>
+	
+	<!-- Lazy beans Tests-->
+	<jee:jndi-lookup id="lazyDataSource" jndi-name="jdbc/MyDataSource" lazy-init="true" />
+	<jee:local-slsb id="lazyLocalBean" jndi-name="ejb/MyLocalBean"
+		business-interface="org.springframework.beans.ITestBean" lazy-init="true" />
+	<jee:remote-slsb id="lazyRemoteBean" jndi-name="ejb/MyRemoteBean"
+		business-interface="org.springframework.beans.ITestBean" lazy-init="true" />
 
 </beans>