diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index 08c19acf0a..5c8d0c1b77 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -64,20 +64,19 @@ public static boolean isOverriddenMethod(Method methodToFind, Class<?> cls) {
     public static Method getOverriddenMethod(Method method) {
         Class<?> declaringClass = method.getDeclaringClass();
         Class<?> superClass = declaringClass.getSuperclass();
+        Method result = null;
         if (superClass != null && !(superClass.equals(Object.class))) {
-            Method result = findMethod(method, superClass);
-            if (result == null) {
-                for (Class<?> anInterface : declaringClass.getInterfaces()) {
-                    result = findMethod(method, anInterface);
-                    if (result != null) {
-                        return result;
-                    }
+            result = findMethod(method, superClass);
+        }
+        if (result == null) {
+            for (Class<?> anInterface : declaringClass.getInterfaces()) {
+                result = findMethod(method, anInterface);
+                if (result != null) {
+                    return result;
                 }
-            } else {
-                return result;
             }
         }
-        return null;
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -182,6 +181,25 @@ public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Method method, Class<A> ann
         return annotation;
     }
 
+    public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Class<?> cls, Class<A> annotationClass) {
+        A annotation = cls.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
+        if (annotation == null) {
+            Class<?> superClass = cls.getSuperclass();
+            if (superClass != null && !(superClass.equals(Object.class))) {
+                annotation = getAnnotation(superClass, annotationClass);
+            }
+        }
+        if (annotation == null) {
+            for (Class<?> anInterface : cls.getInterfaces()) {
+                annotation = getAnnotation(anInterface, annotationClass);
+                if (annotation != null) {
+                    return annotation;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return annotation;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if the type is void.
      *
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReflectionUtilsTest.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReflectionUtilsTest.java
index 1fe0bcb5ea..5ac1d7b5da 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReflectionUtilsTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReflectionUtilsTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+
 public class ReflectionUtilsTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -105,4 +107,11 @@ public void isVoidTest() {
         Assert.assertTrue(ReflectionUtils.isVoid(Void.TYPE));
         Assert.assertFalse(ReflectionUtils.isVoid(String.class));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDerivedAnnotation() {
+        final Path annotation = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(Child.class, javax.ws.rs.Path.class);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(annotation);
+        Assert.assertEquals(annotation.value(), "parentInterfacePath");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/reflection/IParent.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/reflection/IParent.java
index e818a970c6..e438528afd 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/reflection/IParent.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/test/java/io/swagger/reflection/IParent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.reflection;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+
+@Path("parentInterfacePath")
 public interface IParent<T extends Number> {
 
     public String parametrizedMethod2(T arg);
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/main/java/io/swagger/jaxrs/Reader.java b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/main/java/io/swagger/jaxrs/Reader.java
index 937ec0a529..1c622d7b57 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/main/java/io/swagger/jaxrs/Reader.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/main/java/io/swagger/jaxrs/Reader.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ private Swagger read(Class<?> cls, String parentPath, String parentMethod, boole
             globalParameters.addAll(ReaderUtils.collectFieldParameters(cls, swagger));
 
             // parse the method
-            final javax.ws.rs.Path apiPath = cls.getAnnotation(javax.ws.rs.Path.class);
+            final javax.ws.rs.Path apiPath = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, javax.ws.rs.Path.class);
             Method methods[] = cls.getMethods();
             for (Method method : methods) {
                 if (ReflectionUtils.isOverriddenMethod(method, cls)) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReaderTest.java b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReaderTest.java
index 04685cf8e6..8d935f5d5b 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReaderTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/ReaderTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import io.swagger.models.parameters.Parameter;
 import io.swagger.models.parameters.PathParameter;
 import io.swagger.models.parameters.QueryParameter;
+import io.swagger.resources.AnnotatedInterfaceImpl;
 import io.swagger.resources.ApiConsumesProducesResource;
 import io.swagger.resources.BookResource;
 import io.swagger.resources.BothConsumesProducesResource;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 import io.swagger.resources.ResourceWithKnownInjections;
 import io.swagger.resources.RsConsumesProducesResource;
 import io.swagger.resources.SimpleMethods;
+
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
@@ -161,6 +163,13 @@ public void scanOverriddenMethod() {
         assertNotNull(methodFromInterface);
     }
 
+    @Test(description = "scan annotation from interface, issue#1427")
+    public void scanInterfaceTest() {
+        final Swagger swagger = new Reader(new Swagger()).read(AnnotatedInterfaceImpl.class);
+        assertNotNull(swagger);
+        assertNotNull(swagger.getPath("/v1/users/{id}").getGet());
+    }
+
     @Test(description = "scan implicit params")
     public void scanImplicitParam() {
         Swagger swagger = getSwagger(ResourceWithImplicitParams.class);
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/resources/AnnotatedInterface.java b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/resources/AnnotatedInterface.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd6372a807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/resources/AnnotatedInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package io.swagger.resources;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+
+@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+@Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+@Path("/v1/users")
+public interface AnnotatedInterface {
+
+    @GET
+    @Path("/{id}")
+    String findById(@PathParam("id") String id);
+}
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/resources/AnnotatedInterfaceImpl.java b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/resources/AnnotatedInterfaceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..766199213b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/swagger/resources/AnnotatedInterfaceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.swagger.resources;
+
+import io.swagger.annotations.Api;
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
+
+@Api(value = "/v1/users", tags = "annotatedInterface")
+public class AnnotatedInterfaceImpl implements AnnotatedInterface {
+
+    @Override
+    @ApiOperation(value = "Load by userId")
+    public String findById(String id) {
+        return "";
+    }
+}