diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelper.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelper.java
index 61bcb946ec..0cc95a3a4a 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelper.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelper.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 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
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  * Common model helper methods.
  *
  * @author Michal Gajdos (michal.gajdos at oracle.com)
+ * @author Constantino Cronemberger (ccronemberger at yahoo.com.br)
  */
 public final class ModelHelper {
 
@@ -58,15 +59,20 @@ public final class ModelHelper {
      *         annotation.
      */
     public static Class<?> getAnnotatedResourceClass(Class<?> resourceClass) {
-        if (resourceClass.isAnnotationPresent(Path.class)) {
-            return resourceClass;
-        }
 
-        for (Class<?> i : resourceClass.getInterfaces()) {
-            if (i.isAnnotationPresent(Path.class)) {
-                return i;
+        // traverse the class hierarchy to find the annotation
+        Class<?> cls = resourceClass;
+        do {
+            if (cls.isAnnotationPresent(Path.class)) {
+                return cls;
             }
-        }
+
+            for (Class<?> i : cls.getInterfaces()) {
+                if (i.isAnnotationPresent(Path.class)) {
+                    return i;
+                }
+            }
+        } while ((cls = cls.getSuperclass()) != null);
 
         return resourceClass;
     }
diff --git a/core-server/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelperTest.java b/core-server/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac368f36ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-server/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/model/internal/ModelHelperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 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.server.model.internal;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+
+/**
+ * @author Constantino Cronemberger (ccronemberger at yahoo.com.br)
+ */
+public class ModelHelperTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testClass() {
+        Class cls = ModelHelper.getAnnotatedResourceClass(MyAnnotatedClass.class);
+        Assert.assertSame(MyAnnotatedClass.class, cls);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSubClass() {
+        // Spring with CGLIB proxies creates sub-classes
+        Object obj = new MyAnnotatedClass() {};
+        Assert.assertNotSame(MyAnnotatedClass.class,obj.getClass());
+        Class cls = ModelHelper.getAnnotatedResourceClass(obj.getClass());
+        Assert.assertSame(MyAnnotatedClass.class, cls);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProxyClass() throws Exception {
+        // Spring can also create proxies for beans
+        Object obj = Proxy.newProxyInstance(getClass().getClassLoader(), new Class[] {MyServiceInterface.class}, new InvocationHandler() {
+            @Override
+            public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+        Class cls = ModelHelper.getAnnotatedResourceClass(obj.getClass());
+        Assert.assertSame(MyServiceInterface.class, cls);
+    }
+
+    @Path("test")
+    public static interface MyServiceInterface {}
+
+    @Path("test")
+    public static class MyAnnotatedClass implements MyServiceInterface {}
+}