diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java
index 30b31b7fc9a..af6986d8aee 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.context.annotation;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -271,32 +272,26 @@ public abstract class AnnotationConfigUtils {
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
-	static AnnotationAttributes attributesFor(AnnotatedTypeMetadata metadata, Class<?> annotationClass) {
-		return attributesFor(metadata, annotationClass.getName());
+	static AnnotationAttributes attributesFor(AnnotatedTypeMetadata metadata, Class<?> annotationType) {
+		return attributesFor(metadata, annotationType.getName());
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
-	static AnnotationAttributes attributesFor(AnnotatedTypeMetadata metadata, String annotationClassName) {
-		return AnnotationAttributes.fromMap(metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(annotationClassName));
-	}
-
-	static Set<AnnotationAttributes> attributesForRepeatable(AnnotationMetadata metadata,
-			Class<?> containerClass, Class<?> annotationClass) {
-
-		return attributesForRepeatable(metadata, containerClass.getName(), annotationClass.getName());
+	static AnnotationAttributes attributesFor(AnnotatedTypeMetadata metadata, String annotationTypeName) {
+		return AnnotationAttributes.fromMap(metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(annotationTypeName));
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	static Set<AnnotationAttributes> attributesForRepeatable(
-			AnnotationMetadata metadata, String containerClassName, String annotationClassName) {
+	static Set<AnnotationAttributes> attributesForRepeatable(AnnotationMetadata metadata,
+			Class<? extends Annotation> containerType, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
 
 		Set<AnnotationAttributes> result = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
-		// Direct annotation present?
-		addAttributesIfNotNull(result, metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(annotationClassName));
+		// Direct annotation present or meta-present?
+		addAttributesIfNotNull(result, metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(annotationType.getName()));
 
-		// Container annotation present?
-		Map<String, Object> container = metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(containerClassName);
+		// Container annotation present or meta-present?
+		Map<String, Object> container = metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(containerType.getName());
 		if (container != null && container.containsKey("value")) {
 			for (Map<String, Object> containedAttributes : (Map<String, Object>[]) container.get("value")) {
 				addAttributesIfNotNull(result, containedAttributes);
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotatedTypeMetadata.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotatedTypeMetadata.java
index f03b8fe7203..e55955b75d7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotatedTypeMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotatedTypeMetadata.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 /**
  * Defines access to the annotations of a specific type ({@link AnnotationMetadata class}
  * or {@link MethodMetadata method}), in a form that does not necessarily require
- * class loading.
+ * class loading of the types being inspected. Note, however, that classes for
+ * encountered annotations will be loaded.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Mark Fisher
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public interface AnnotatedTypeMetadata {
 	/**
 	 * Get annotation details based on the direct annotations and meta-annotations
 	 * of the underlying element.
-	 * @return merged annotations based on the direct annotations
+	 * @return merged annotations based on the direct annotations and meta-annotations
 	 * @since 5.2
 	 */
 	MergedAnnotations getAnnotations();