diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/LazyParamAwareEvaluationContext.java b/org.springframework.context.support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/LazyParamAwareEvaluationContext.java
index 8cae8fb2e1e..abba7b9ccde 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/LazyParamAwareEvaluationContext.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/LazyParamAwareEvaluationContext.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class LazyParamAwareEvaluationContext extends StandardEvaluationContext {
 
 	LazyParamAwareEvaluationContext(Object rootObject, ParameterNameDiscoverer paramDiscoverer, Method method,
 			Object[] args, Class<?> targetClass, Map<Method, Method> methodCache) {
+		super(rootObject);
+
 		this.paramDiscoverer = paramDiscoverer;
 		this.method = method;
 		this.args = args;
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AbstractAnnotationTest.java b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AbstractAnnotationTest.java
index f0956745162..f654456dceb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AbstractAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AbstractAnnotationTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.cache.Cache;
+import org.springframework.cache.CacheManager;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
 
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationTest {
 
 	protected CacheableService ccs;
 
+	protected CacheManager cm;
+
 	protected abstract String getConfig();
 
 	@Before
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationTest {
 		ctx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(getConfig());
 		cs = ctx.getBean("service", CacheableService.class);
 		ccs = ctx.getBean("classService", CacheableService.class);
+		cm = ctx.getBean(CacheManager.class);
 	}
 
 	public void testCacheable(CacheableService service) throws Exception {
@@ -107,6 +112,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationTest {
 		assertEquals(nr + 1, service.nullInvocations().intValue());
 	}
 
+	public void testMethodName(CacheableService service, String keyName)
+			throws Exception {
+		Object key = new Object();
+		Object r1 = service.name(key);
+		assertSame(r1, service.name(key));
+		Cache<Object, Object> cache = cm.getCache("default");
+		// assert the method name is used
+		assertTrue(cache.containsKey(keyName));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testCacheable() throws Exception {
 		testCacheable(cs);
@@ -155,4 +170,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationTest {
 		assertEquals(nr + 1, AnnotatedClassCacheableService.nullInvocations
 				.intValue());
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMethodName() throws Exception {
+		testMethodName(cs, "name");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testClassMethodName() throws Exception {
+		testMethodName(ccs, "namedefault");
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AnnotatedClassCacheableService.java b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AnnotatedClassCacheableService.java
index 16510428d6c..2280ae21d55 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AnnotatedClassCacheableService.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/AnnotatedClassCacheableService.java
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public class AnnotatedClassCacheableService implements CacheableService {
 		return counter.getAndIncrement();
 	}
 
+	@Cacheable(value = "default", key = "#root.methodName + #root.caches[0].name")
+	public Object name(Object arg1) {
+		return counter.getAndIncrement();
+	}
+
 	public Object nullValue(Object arg1) {
 		nullInvocations.incrementAndGet();
 		return null;
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheableService.java b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheableService.java
index ebb8834da4e..5439ac7add7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheableService.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheableService.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public interface CacheableService<T> {
 
 	T key(Object arg1, Object arg2);
 
+	T name(Object arg1);
+
 	T nullValue(Object arg1);
 
 	Number nullInvocations();
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/DefaultCacheableService.java b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/DefaultCacheableService.java
index 903e07d76e6..7dbcdb905c0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/DefaultCacheableService.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/DefaultCacheableService.java
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public class DefaultCacheableService implements CacheableService<Long> {
 		return counter.getAndIncrement();
 	}
 
+	@Cacheable(value = "default", key = "#root.methodName")
+	public Long name(Object arg1) {
+		return counter.getAndIncrement();
+	}
+
 	@Cacheable("default")
 	public Long nullValue(Object arg1) {
 		nullInvocations.incrementAndGet();