diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/annotation/NumberFormat.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/annotation/NumberFormat.java
index 944a276cb0..7418ec6b2f 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/annotation/NumberFormat.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/annotation/NumberFormat.java
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
  * Declares that a field should be formatted as a number.
- * Supports formatting by style or custom pattern string.
+ *
+ * <p>Supports formatting by style or custom pattern string.
  * Can be applied to any JDK {@code java.lang.Number} type.
  *
  * <p>For style-based formatting, set the {@link #style} attribute to be the desired {@link Style}.
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  */
 @Documented
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
+@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
 public @interface NumberFormat {
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
index a2930e3e7e..cc1b36ec27 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
 import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
+
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.format.Formatter;
 import org.springframework.format.Printer;
+import org.springframework.format.annotation.NumberFormat;
 import org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.DateTimeParser;
 import org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.JodaDateTimeFormatAnnotationFormatterFactory;
 import org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.ReadablePartialPrinter;
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 /**
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Kazuki Shimizu
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 	public void testFormatFieldForValueInjection() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ac = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		ac.registerBeanDefinition("valueBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ValueBean.class));
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 	public void testFormatFieldForValueInjectionUsingMetaAnnotations() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ac = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(MetaValueBean.class);
@@ -120,12 +126,15 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 		ac.registerBeanDefinition("ppc", new RootBeanDefinition(PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.class));
 		ac.refresh();
 		System.setProperty("myDate", "10-31-09");
+		System.setProperty("myNumber", "99.99%");
 		try {
 			MetaValueBean valueBean = ac.getBean(MetaValueBean.class);
 			assertEquals(new LocalDate(2009, 10, 31), new LocalDate(valueBean.date));
+			assertEquals(Double.valueOf(0.9999), valueBean.number);
 		}
 		finally {
 			System.clearProperty("myDate");
+			System.clearProperty("myNumber");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -142,6 +151,7 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 	public void testFormatFieldForAnnotationWithPlaceholders() throws Exception {
 		GenericApplicationContext context = new GenericApplicationContext();
 		PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer ppc = new PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer();
@@ -157,6 +167,7 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 	public void testFormatFieldForAnnotationWithPlaceholdersAndFactoryBean() throws Exception {
 		GenericApplicationContext context = new GenericApplicationContext();
 		PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer ppc = new PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer();
@@ -336,13 +347,14 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 		public Date date;
 	}
 
-
 	public static class MetaValueBean {
 
 		@MyDateAnn
 		public Date date;
-	}
 
+		@MyNumberAnn
+		public Double number;
+	}
 
 	@Value("${myDate}")
 	@org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat(pattern="MM-d-yy")
@@ -350,6 +362,11 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 	public static @interface MyDateAnn {
 	}
 
+	@Value("${myNumber}")
+	@NumberFormat(style = NumberFormat.Style.PERCENT)
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	public static @interface MyNumberAnn {
+	}
 
 	public static class Model {
 
@@ -368,7 +385,6 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	public static class ModelWithPlaceholders {
 
 		@org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat(style="${dateStyle}")
@@ -386,13 +402,11 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	@org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat(pattern="${datePattern}")
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	public static @interface MyDatePattern {
 	}
 
-
 	public static class NullReturningFormatter implements Formatter<Integer> {
 
 		@Override
@@ -407,12 +421,10 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 
 	}
 
-
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	public static class MyDate extends Date {
 	}
 
-
 	private static class ModelWithSubclassField {
 
 		@org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat(style = "S-")
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
index a7de588e6c..0967961bd5 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.MapperFeature;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat;
 import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat.ISO;
+import org.springframework.format.annotation.NumberFormat;
 import org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
@@ -132,6 +133,12 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityViewResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.MapperFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
@@ -142,11 +149,13 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
  * @author Jeremy Grelle
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @author Kazuki Shimizu
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 
 	public static final String VIEWCONTROLLER_BEAN_NAME = "org.springframework.web.servlet.config.viewControllerHandlerMapping";
-	
+
 	private GenericWebApplicationContext appContext;
 
 	private TestController handler;
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		appContext.getServletContext().setAttribute(attributeName, appContext);
 
 		handler = new TestController();
-		Method method = TestController.class.getMethod("testBind", Date.class, TestBean.class, BindingResult.class);
+		Method method = TestController.class.getMethod("testBind", Date.class, Double.class, TestBean.class, BindingResult.class);
 		handlerMethod = new InvocableHandlerMethod(handler, method);
 	}
 
@@ -211,6 +220,7 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		// default web binding initializer behavior test
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/");
 		request.addParameter("date", "2009-10-31");
+		request.addParameter("percent", "99.99%");
 		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 
 		HandlerExecutionChain chain = mapping.getHandler(request);
@@ -222,6 +232,8 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 
 		adapter.handle(request, response, handlerMethod);
 		assertTrue(handler.recordedValidationError);
+		assertEquals(LocalDate.parse("2009-10-31").toDate(), handler.date);
+		assertEquals(Double.valueOf(0.9999),handler.percent);
 
 		CompositeUriComponentsContributor uriComponentsContributor = this.appContext.getBean(
 				MvcUriComponentsBuilder.MVC_URI_COMPONENTS_CONTRIBUTOR_BEAN_NAME,
@@ -718,7 +730,7 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		assertEquals(TilesViewResolver.class, resolvers.get(2).getClass());
 
 		resolver = resolvers.get(3);
-		FreeMarkerViewResolver freeMarkerViewResolver = (FreeMarkerViewResolver) resolver;
+		assertThat(resolver, instanceOf(FreeMarkerViewResolver.class));
 		accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(resolver);
 		assertEquals("freemarker-", accessor.getPropertyValue("prefix"));
 		assertEquals(".freemarker", accessor.getPropertyValue("suffix"));
@@ -726,14 +738,14 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		assertEquals(1024, accessor.getPropertyValue("cacheLimit"));
 
 		resolver = resolvers.get(4);
-		VelocityViewResolver velocityViewResolver = (VelocityViewResolver) resolver;
+		assertThat(resolver, instanceOf(VelocityViewResolver.class));
 		accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(resolver);
 		assertEquals("", accessor.getPropertyValue("prefix"));
 		assertEquals(".vm", accessor.getPropertyValue("suffix"));
 		assertEquals(0, accessor.getPropertyValue("cacheLimit"));
 
 		resolver = resolvers.get(5);
-		GroovyMarkupViewResolver groovyMarkupViewResolver = (GroovyMarkupViewResolver) resolver;
+		assertThat(resolver, instanceOf(GroovyMarkupViewResolver.class));
 		accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(resolver);
 		assertEquals("", accessor.getPropertyValue("prefix"));
 		assertEquals(".tpl", accessor.getPropertyValue("suffix"));
@@ -742,7 +754,6 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		assertEquals(InternalResourceViewResolver.class, resolvers.get(6).getClass());
 		assertEquals(InternalResourceViewResolver.class, resolvers.get(7).getClass());
 
-
 		TilesConfigurer tilesConfigurer = appContext.getBean(TilesConfigurer.class);
 		assertNotNull(tilesConfigurer);
 		String[] definitions = {
@@ -841,6 +852,12 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 	public @interface IsoDate {
 	}
 
+	@NumberFormat(style = NumberFormat.Style.PERCENT)
+	@Target({ElementType.PARAMETER})
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	public @interface PercentNumber {
+	}
+
 	@Validated(MyGroup.class)
 	@Target({ElementType.PARAMETER})
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@@ -850,10 +867,14 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 	@Controller
 	public static class TestController {
 
+		private Date date;
+		private Double percent;
 		private boolean recordedValidationError;
 
 		@RequestMapping
-		public void testBind(@RequestParam @IsoDate Date date, @MyValid TestBean bean, BindingResult result) {
+		public void testBind(@RequestParam @IsoDate Date date, @RequestParam(required = false) @PercentNumber Double percent, @MyValid TestBean bean, BindingResult result) {
+			this.date = date;
+			this.percent = percent;
 			this.recordedValidationError = (result.getErrorCount() == 1);
 		}
 	}
@@ -965,5 +986,4 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 }