diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
index fd82e9b4bc3..0fd1e89f0fc 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 	private Map<String, Binding> bindings;
 
 	private Map<Class<?>, Formatter<?>> typeFormatters = new HashMap<Class<?>, Formatter<?>>();
-	
-	private Map<Annotation, Formatter<?>> annotationFormatters = new HashMap<Annotation, Formatter<?>>();
-	
+
+	private Map<Class<?>, Formatter<?>> annotationFormatters = new HashMap<Class<?>, Formatter<?>>();
+
 	private ExpressionParser expressionParser;
 
 	private TypeConverter typeConverter;
-	
+
 	private boolean optimisticBinding = true;
 
 	private static Formatter defaultFormatter = new Formatter() {
-		
+
 		public Class<?> getFormattedObjectType() {
 			return String.class;
 		}
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 		typeFormatters.put(propertyType, formatter);
 	}
 
-	public void add(Formatter<?> formatter, Annotation propertyAnnotation) {
-		annotationFormatters.put(propertyAnnotation, formatter);
+	public void addAnnotationBasedFormatter(Formatter<?> formatter,
+			Class<?> propertyAnnotationClass) {
+		annotationFormatters.put(propertyAnnotationClass, formatter);
 	}
 
 	public T getModel() {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 				} else {
 					Annotation[] annotations = getAnnotations();
 					for (Annotation a : annotations) {
-						formatter = annotationFormatters.get(a);
+						formatter = annotationFormatters.get(a.annotationType());
 						if (formatter != null) {
 							return formatter;
 						}
@@ -234,7 +235,6 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 
 		private Class<?> getValueType() {
 			try {
-				// TODO Spring EL currently returns null here when value is null - not correct
 				return property.getValueType(createEvaluationContext());
 			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException(e);
@@ -242,8 +242,12 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 		}
 
 		private Annotation[] getAnnotations() {
-			// TODO Spring EL presently gives us no way to get this information
-			return new Annotation[0];
+			try {
+				return property.getValueTypeDescriptor(
+						createEvaluationContext()).getAnnotations();
+			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
+				throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+			}
 		}
 
 		private void copy(Iterable<?> values, String[] formattedValues) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java
index 6e584185ed1..24fca477f34 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -77,29 +79,21 @@ public class BinderTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
 	public void bindSingleValueTypeFormatterParsing() throws ParseException {
 		Binder<TestBean> binder = new Binder<TestBean>(new TestBean());
 		binder.add(new DateFormatter(), Date.class);
 		Map<String, String> propertyValues = new HashMap<String, String>();
 		propertyValues.put("date", "2009-06-01");
-		// TODO presently fails because Spring EL does not obtain property valueType using property metadata
-		// instead it relies on value itself being not null
-		// talk to andy about this
 		binder.bind(propertyValues);
 		assertEquals(new DateFormatter().parse("2009-06-01", Locale.US), binder.getModel().getDate());
 	}
 	
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
 	public void bindSingleValueAnnotationFormatterParsing() throws ParseException {
 		Binder<TestBean> binder = new Binder<TestBean>(new TestBean());
-		binder.add(new CurrencyFormatter(), Currency.class);
+		binder.addAnnotationBasedFormatter(new CurrencyFormatter(), Currency.class);
 		Map<String, String> propertyValues = new HashMap<String, String>();
 		propertyValues.put("currency", "$23.56");
-		// TODO presently fails because Spring EL does not obtain property valueType using property metadata
-		// instead it relies on value itself being not null
-		// talk to andy about this
 		binder.bind(propertyValues);
 		assertEquals(new BigDecimal("23.56"), binder.getModel().getCurrency());
 	}
@@ -259,6 +253,7 @@ public class BinderTests {
 	
 	}
 
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	public @interface Currency {
 
 	}