diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/log/LoggerProducers.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/log/LoggerProducers.java
index 0379f765..1d577161 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/log/LoggerProducers.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/log/LoggerProducers.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import static org.jboss.seam.solder.reflection.Reflections.getRawType;
 import static org.jboss.seam.solder.util.Locales.toLocale;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
 import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.Annotated;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.InjectionPoint;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
  * @author David Allen
  * @author Pete Muir
  */
-class LoggerProducers
+class LoggerProducers implements Serializable
 {
    @Produces
    Logger produceLog(InjectionPoint injectionPoint)
diff --git a/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BaldEagle.java b/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BaldEagle.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ad9693e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BaldEagle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.jboss.seam.solder.test.log;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.SessionScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import org.jboss.seam.solder.log.Category;
+
+@SessionScoped
+public class BaldEagle implements Serializable {
+    @Inject @Category("Birds")
+    private BirdLogger logger;
+    
+    public void generateLogMessage()
+    {
+       logger.logBaldEaglesSpotted(2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BirdLogger.java b/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BirdLogger.java
index 178fed02..96f21140 100644
--- a/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BirdLogger.java
+++ b/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/BirdLogger.java
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ public interface BirdLogger extends BirdMessages
    
    @LogMessage @Message("Spotted %s Owls") 
    void logOwlsSpotted(int number);
+   
+   @LogMessage @Message("Spotted %s Bald Eagles")
+   void logBaldEaglesSpotted(int number);
 
 }
diff --git a/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/LoggerInjectionTest.java b/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/LoggerInjectionTest.java
index 0522edfc..ade84c9a 100644
--- a/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/LoggerInjectionTest.java
+++ b/impl/src/test/java/org/jboss/seam/solder/test/log/LoggerInjectionTest.java
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@
 @RunWith(Arquillian.class)
 public class LoggerInjectionTest
 {
-   // TODO temporary, test with dynamic proxies until tool accepts "BirdLogger extends BirdMessages" 
-   static
-   {
-      System.setProperty("jboss.i18n.generate-proxies", "true");
-   }
-
    @Deployment
    public static Archive<?> deployment()
    {
@@ -121,6 +115,16 @@ public void testMessageLoggerInjectionWithCategory(Hawk hawk)
    {
       hawk.generateLogMessage();
    }
+   
+    /**
+     * BaldEagle declares a passivating scope and therefore must not have any non-serializable dependencies. This test will fail
+     * deployment if the type-safe logger producer is not serializable. (see SOLDER-81)
+     */
+   @Test
+   public void testMessageLoggerInjectionOnPassivatingBean(BaldEagle baldEagle)
+   {
+       baldEagle.generateLogMessage();
+   }
 
    @Test
    public void testMessageBundleInjection(Jay jay)