diff --git a/ext/proxy-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactory.java b/ext/proxy-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactory.java
index 343adb60e7..4df8ef89e5 100755
--- a/ext/proxy-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactory.java
+++ b/ext/proxy-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactory.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ public final class WebResourceFactory implements InvocationHandler {
 
     private static final MultivaluedMap<String, Object> EMPTY_HEADERS = new MultivaluedHashMap<String, Object>();
     private static final Form EMPTY_FORM = new Form();
+    private static final List<Class> PARAM_ANNOTATION_CLASSES = Arrays.<Class>asList(
+        PathParam.class, QueryParam.class, HeaderParam.class, CookieParam.class, MatrixParam.class, FormParam.class
+    );
 
     /**
      * Creates a new client-side representation of a resource described by
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ public Object invoke(final Object proxy, final Method method, final Object[] arg
             }
             Annotation ann;
             Object value = args[i];
-            if (anns.isEmpty()) {
+            if (!hasAnyParamAnnotation(anns)) {
                 entityType = method.getGenericParameterTypes()[i];
                 entity = value;
             } else {
@@ -335,6 +339,15 @@ public Object invoke(final Object proxy, final Method method, final Object[] arg
         return result;
     }
 
+    private boolean hasAnyParamAnnotation(Map<Class, Annotation> anns) {
+        for (Class paramAnnotationClass : PARAM_ANNOTATION_CLASSES) {
+            if (anns.containsKey(paramAnnotationClass)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private Object[] convert(final Collection value) {
         return value.toArray();
     }
diff --git a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResource.java b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResource.java
index b768ba41a4..dc56efbfab 100755
--- a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResource.java
+++ b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResource.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public List<MyBean> postIt(List<MyBean> entity) {
         return entity;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public MyBean postValid(@Valid MyBean entity) {
+        return entity;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getId(String id) {
         return id;
diff --git a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResourceIfc.java b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResourceIfc.java
index 2203a00ae0..9b92cb7347 100755
--- a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResourceIfc.java
+++ b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/MyResourceIfc.java
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public interface MyResourceIfc {
     @Produces({MediaType.APPLICATION_XML})
     List<MyBean> postIt(List<MyBean> entity);
 
+    @POST
+    @Path("valid")
+    @Consumes({MediaType.APPLICATION_XML})
+    @Produces({MediaType.APPLICATION_XML})
+    MyBean postValid(@Valid MyBean entity);
+
     @Path("{id}")
     @GET
     @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
diff --git a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/Valid.java b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/Valid.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eea58029e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/Valid.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
+ * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
+ * and Distribution License("CDDL") (collectively, the "License").  You
+ * may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  You can
+ * obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://glassfish.java.net/public/CDDL+GPL_1_1.html
+ * or packager/legal/LICENSE.txt.  See the License for the specific
+ * language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * When distributing the software, include this License Header Notice in each
+ * file and include the License file at packager/legal/LICENSE.txt.
+ *
+ * GPL Classpath Exception:
+ * Oracle designates this particular file as subject to the "Classpath"
+ * exception as provided by Oracle in the GPL Version 2 section of the License
+ * file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * If applicable, add the following below the License Header, with the fields
+ * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
+ * "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ * If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL or
+ * only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding "[Contributor]
+ * elects to include this software in this distribution under the [CDDL or GPL
+ * Version 2] license."  If you don't indicate a single choice of license, a
+ * recipient has the option to distribute your version of this file under
+ * either the CDDL, the GPL Version 2 or to extend the choice of license to
+ * its licensees as provided above.  However, if you add GPL Version 2 code
+ * and therefore, elected the GPL Version 2 license, then the option applies
+ * only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright
+ * holder.
+ */
+package org.glassfish.jersey.client.proxy;
+
+public @interface Valid {
+}
diff --git a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactoryTest.java b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactoryTest.java
index c3eeef0529..9cb2006164 100755
--- a/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactoryTest.java
+++ b/ext/proxy-client/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/proxy/WebResourceFactoryTest.java
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ public void testPostIt() {
         assertEquals("Ahoj", resource.postIt(Collections.singletonList(bean)).get(0).name);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPostValid() {
+        MyBean bean = new MyBean();
+        bean.name = "Ahoj";
+        assertEquals("Ahoj", resource.postValid(bean).name);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testPathParam() {
         assertEquals("jouda", resource.getId("jouda"));