diff --git a/injector/src/main/java/org/jboss/injection/injector/util/InjectionPointFactory.java b/injector/src/main/java/org/jboss/injection/injector/util/InjectionPointFactory.java
index 429ad0c..3611f8d 100644
--- a/injector/src/main/java/org/jboss/injection/injector/util/InjectionPointFactory.java
+++ b/injector/src/main/java/org/jboss/injection/injector/util/InjectionPointFactory.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ private static Method findWriteMethod(Class<?> cls, String methodName)
          if(m.getName().equals(methodName))
             return m;
       }
+      // recurse through class hierarchy if not found
+      if(cls.getSuperclass() != null) {
+         return findWriteMethod(cls.getSuperclass(),methodName);
+      }
       return null;
    }
 }