Index: java/org/apache/catalina/core/DefaultInstanceManager.java
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--- java/org/apache/catalina/core/DefaultInstanceManager.java	(revision 1326967)
+++ java/org/apache/catalina/core/DefaultInstanceManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -139,13 +139,26 @@
 
     private Object newInstance(Object instance, Class<?> clazz) throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NamingException {
         if (!ignoreAnnotations) {
-            Map<String, String> injections = injectionMap.get(clazz.getName());
+            Map<String, String> injections = assembleInjectionsFromClassHierarchy(clazz); 
             populateAnnotationsCache(clazz, injections);
             processAnnotations(instance, injections);
             postConstruct(instance, clazz);
         }
         return instance;
     }
+    
+    private Map<String, String> assembleInjectionsFromClassHierarchy(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Map<String, String> injections = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        Map<String, String> currentInjections = null;
+        while (clazz != null) {
+            currentInjections = this.injectionMap.get(clazz.getName());
+            if (currentInjections != null) {
+                injections.putAll(currentInjections);
+            }
+            clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
+        }
+        return injections;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void destroyInstance(Object instance) throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {