diff --git a/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/ComponentAccessor.java b/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/ComponentAccessor.java
index 4a9664e353..aec32c4b66 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/ComponentAccessor.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/ComponentAccessor.java
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ public static final ComponentAccessor newInstance(Method m) {
 
     public abstract String getComponentName();
 
-    public abstract Class getComponentType();
+    public abstract Class<?> getComponentType();
 }
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/SeamAutowire.java b/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/SeamAutowire.java
index 95b5713f2e..56b19eb394 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/SeamAutowire.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/seam/SeamAutowire.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 import javassist.CtClass;
 import javassist.CtMethod;
 import javassist.NotFoundException;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
+import org.jboss.seam.annotations.AutoCreate;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.In;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Logger;
 import org.jboss.seam.log.Logging;
@@ -174,13 +176,10 @@ public Object getComponent(String name) {
      *            spec.
      * @return The component.
      */
-    private <T> T create(Class<T> componentClass) {
-        // If the component type is an interface, try to find a declared
-        // implementation
-        if (componentClass.isInterface()
-                && this.componentImpls.containsKey(componentClass)) {
-            componentClass = (Class<T>) this.componentImpls.get(componentClass);
-        }
+    private <T> T create(Class<T> fieldClass) {
+        // field might be an interface, but we need to find the
+        // implementation class
+        Class<T> componentClass = getImplClass(fieldClass);
 
         try {
             Constructor<T> constructor =
@@ -214,6 +213,18 @@ private <T> T create(Class<T> componentClass) {
         }
     }
 
+    private <T> Class<T> getImplClass(Class<T> fieldClass) {
+        // If the component type is an interface, try to find a declared
+        // implementation
+        // TODO field class might be abstract, or a concrete superclass
+        // of the impl class
+        if (fieldClass.isInterface()
+                && this.componentImpls.containsKey(fieldClass)) {
+            fieldClass = (Class<T>) this.componentImpls.get(fieldClass);
+        }
+        return fieldClass;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Autowires and returns the component instance for the provided class.
      *
@@ -245,13 +256,26 @@ public <T> T autowire(T component) {
         // Resolve injected Components
         for (ComponentAccessor accessor : getAllComponentAccessors(component)) {
             // Another annotated component
-            if (accessor.getAnnotation(In.class) != null) {
+            In inAnnotation = accessor.getAnnotation(In.class);
+            if (inAnnotation != null) {
                 Object fieldVal = null;
                 String compName = accessor.getComponentName();
                 Class<?> compType = accessor.getComponentType();
+                Class<?> implType = getImplClass(compType);
 
                 // autowire the component if not done yet
                 if (!namedComponents.containsKey(compName)) {
+                    boolean required = inAnnotation.required();
+                    boolean autoCreate = implType.isAnnotationPresent(AutoCreate.class);
+                    boolean mayCreate = inAnnotation.create() || autoCreate;
+                    if (required && !mayCreate) {
+                        String msg = "Not allowed to create required component "+compName+" with impl "+implType+". Try @AutoCreate or @In(create=true).";
+                        if (ignoreNonResolvable) {
+                            log.warn(msg);
+                        } else {
+                            throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+                        }
+                    }
                     Object newComponent = null;
                     try {
                         newComponent = create(compType);