diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PArray.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PArray.java
index e20cf31f0..426f36485 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PArray.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PArray.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnegative;
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ public class PArray<E> extends Expr<E[]> implements Path<E[]>, EArray<E>{
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Create an expression for the array size
      * 
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PBoolean.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PBoolean.java
index ac4123cd3..b4c1402a3 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PBoolean.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PBoolean.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 
@@ -72,4 +74,9 @@ public class PBoolean extends EBoolean implements Path<Boolean> {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
+    
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PCollection.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PCollection.java
index 6f40cde22..fba8fca51 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PCollection.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PCollection.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import com.mysema.commons.lang.Assert;
@@ -90,5 +91,10 @@ public class PCollection<E> extends ECollectionBase<Collection<E>,E> implements
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PComparable.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PComparable.java
index 55639ebc1..e682538b9 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PComparable.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PComparable.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EComparable;
@@ -78,4 +80,9 @@ public class PComparable<D extends Comparable> extends EComparable<D> implements
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDate.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDate.java
index 44c3ff672..d6ebe611e 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDate.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDate.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EDate;
@@ -71,5 +73,10 @@ public class PDate<D extends Comparable> extends EDate<D> implements Path<D>{
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDateTime.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDateTime.java
index 2b53bc9ec..f98f376b9 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDateTime.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PDateTime.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EDateTime;
@@ -71,4 +73,9 @@ public class PDateTime<D extends Comparable> extends EDateTime<D> implements Pat
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PEntity.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PEntity.java
index 9b76db5d4..0de44f7d1 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PEntity.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PEntity.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -270,4 +271,9 @@ public class PEntity<D> extends Expr<D> implements Path<D> {
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PList.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PList.java
index 6e41d4959..5df7de86e 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PList.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PList.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ public class PList<E, Q extends Expr<E>> extends ECollectionBase<List<E>,E> impl
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
+    
     private Q newInstance(PathMetadata<?> pm) throws Exception{
         if (constructor == null){
             try {
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PMap.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PMap.java
index da4962789..41d6c07b5 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PMap.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PMap.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -134,6 +135,11 @@ public class PMap<K, V, E extends Expr<V>> extends EMapBase<K, V> implements Pat
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
+    
     private E newInstance(PathMetadata<?> pm) throws Exception{
         if (constructor == null){
             try {
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PNumber.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PNumber.java
index 0e8eed2e1..8955fa0a5 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PNumber.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PNumber.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.ENumber;
@@ -73,4 +75,9 @@ public class PNumber<D extends Number & Comparable<?>> extends ENumber<D> implem
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSet.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSet.java
index e8e6bae37..332e2a4fa 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSet.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSet.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.mysema.commons.lang.Assert;
@@ -90,5 +91,10 @@ public class PSet<E> extends ECollectionBase<Set<E>,E> implements Path<Set<E>> {
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSimple.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSimple.java
index 9d06c6c29..f1a500078 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSimple.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PSimple.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.Expr;
@@ -73,4 +75,9 @@ public class PSimple<D> extends Expr<D> implements Path<D> {
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PString.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PString.java
index c68fecdde..1595e5a1a 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PString.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PString.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EString;
@@ -71,4 +73,9 @@ public class PString extends EString implements Path<String> {
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PTime.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PTime.java
index ea6149abc..d0070e5ed 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PTime.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PTime.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.ETime;
@@ -70,4 +72,9 @@ public class PTime<D extends Comparable> extends ETime<D> implements Path<D>{
     public EBoolean isNull() {
         return pathMixin.isNull();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
+        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/Path.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/Path.java
index c0f011c46..9ed4d57cb 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/Path.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/Path.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.Expr;
 
@@ -55,5 +57,15 @@ public interface Path<C> {
      * @return
      */
     EBoolean isNull();
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the annotated element related to the given path
+     * For property paths the annotated element contains the annotations of the
+     * related field and/or getter method and for all others paths the annotated element
+     * is the expression type. 
+     *  
+     * @return
+     */
+    AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement();
 
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMetadata.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMetadata.java
index f36a4cb9d..14d92dfb2 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMetadata.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMetadata.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
-import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@ public final class PathMetadata<T> implements Serializable{
 
     private final PathType pathType;
     
-//    private transient AnnotatedElement annotatedElement;
-
     PathMetadata(@Nullable Path<?> parent, Expr<T> expression, PathType type) {
         this.parent = parent;
         this.expression = expression;
@@ -87,35 +83,5 @@ public final class PathMetadata<T> implements Serializable{
     public boolean isRoot(){
         return parent == null;
     }
-//    
-//    private AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(){
-//        if (annotatedElement == null){
-//            if (pathType == PathType.VARIABLE){
-//                annotatedElement = 
-//            }
-//        }
-//        return annotatedElement;
-//    }
-//
-//    @SuppressWarnings("hiding")
-//    @Override
-//    public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) {
-//        return getAnnotatedElement().getAnnotation(annotationClass);
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public Annotation[] getAnnotations() {
-//        return getAnnotatedElement().getAnnotations();
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations() {
-//        return getAnnotatedElement().getDeclaredAnnotations();
-//    }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) {
-//        return getAnnotatedElement().isAnnotationPresent(annotationClass);
-//    }
-
+    
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMixin.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMixin.java
index 601d03c65..ad7dc3002 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMixin.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathMixin.java
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.Expr;
 import com.mysema.query.types.operation.OBoolean;
 import com.mysema.query.types.operation.Ops;
+import com.mysema.util.PropertyUtils;
 
 /**
  * PathMixin defines a mixin version of the Path interface which can be used 
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ class PathMixin<T> implements Path<T>, Serializable {
     
     private final Expr<T> self;
     
+    private AnnotatedElement annotatedElement;
+    
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public PathMixin(Expr<T> self, PathMetadata<?> metadata){
         this.self = self;
@@ -84,4 +88,20 @@ class PathMixin<T> implements Path<T>, Serializable {
         return isnull;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement() {
+        if (annotatedElement == null){
+            if (metadata.getPathType() == PathType.PROPERTY){
+                Class<?> beanClass = metadata.getParent().getType();
+                String propertyName = metadata.getExpression().toString();
+                annotatedElement = PropertyUtils.getAnnotatedElement(beanClass, propertyName, self.getType());                
+                
+            }else{
+                annotatedElement = self.getType();
+            }
+        }
+        return annotatedElement;
+    }
+    
+
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/AnnotatedElementAdapter.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/AnnotatedElementAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93c2ad333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/AnnotatedElementAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.mysema.util;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * @author tiwe
+ *
+ */
+public class AnnotatedElementAdapter implements AnnotatedElement{
+    
+    private final Map<Class<?>,Annotation> annotations = new HashMap<Class<?>,Annotation>();
+    
+    public AnnotatedElementAdapter(AnnotatedElement... elements){
+        for (AnnotatedElement element : elements){
+            for (Annotation annotation : element.getAnnotations()){
+                annotations.put(annotation.annotationType(), annotation);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) {
+        return (T) annotations.get(annotationClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Annotation[] getAnnotations() {
+        return annotations.values().toArray(new Annotation[annotations.values().size()]);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations() {
+        return getAnnotations();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) {
+        return annotations.containsKey(annotationClass);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/PropertyUtils.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/PropertyUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..661bf35b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/PropertyUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.mysema.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import com.sun.xml.internal.ws.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author tiwe
+ *
+ */
+public final class PropertyUtils {
+    
+    private PropertyUtils(){}
+
+    @Nullable
+    public static AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement(Class<?> beanClass, String propertyName, Class<?> propertyClass){
+        Field field = getField(beanClass, propertyName);
+        Method method = getGetter(beanClass, propertyName, propertyClass);
+        if (field == null || field.getAnnotations().length == 0){
+            return method;
+        }else if (method == null || method.getAnnotations().length == 0){
+            return field;
+        }else{
+            return new AnnotatedElementAdapter(field, method);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Nullable
+    private static Field getField(Class<?> beanClass, String propertyName){
+        while (!beanClass.equals(Object.class)){
+            try {
+                return beanClass.getDeclaredField(propertyName);
+            } catch (SecurityException e) { // skip
+            } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) { // skip
+            }
+            beanClass = beanClass.getSuperclass();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    @Nullable
+    private static Method getGetter(Class<?> beanClass, String name, Class<?> type){
+        String methodName = (type.equals(Boolean.class) ? "is" : "get") + StringUtils.capitalize(name);
+        while(!beanClass.equals(Object.class)){
+            try {
+                return beanClass.getDeclaredMethod(methodName);                
+            } catch (SecurityException e) { // skip
+            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { // skip
+            }
+            beanClass = beanClass.getSuperclass();
+        }
+        return null;
+        
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f453876bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package com.mysema.query.types.path;
+
+import static com.mysema.query.alias.Alias.$;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.mysema.query.alias.Alias;
+import com.mysema.query.annotations.QueryEntity;
+import com.mysema.query.annotations.QueryTransient;
+import com.mysema.util.AnnotatedElementAdapter;
+
+public class PathTest {
+
+    public static class Superclass {
+        
+        @Nullable
+        public String getProperty4(){
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @QueryEntity
+    public static class Entity extends Superclass{
+        
+        @Nullable
+        private String property1;
+        
+        private String property2;
+        
+        @QueryTransient
+        private String property3;
+        
+        public String getProperty1(){
+            return property1;
+        }
+        
+        @Nonnull
+        public String getProperty2(){
+            return property2;
+        }
+                
+        @Nonnull
+        public String getProperty3(){
+            return property3;
+        }
+        
+        
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void getAnnotatedElement(){
+        Entity entity = Alias.alias(Entity.class);
+        
+        AnnotatedElement element = $(entity).getAnnotatedElement();
+        
+        // type
+        assertEquals(Entity.class, element);
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void getAnnotatedElement_for_property(){
+        Entity entity = Alias.alias(Entity.class);
+        AnnotatedElement property1 = $(entity.getProperty1()).getAnnotatedElement();
+        AnnotatedElement property2 = $(entity.getProperty2()).getAnnotatedElement();
+        AnnotatedElement property3 = $(entity.getProperty3()).getAnnotatedElement();
+        AnnotatedElement property4 = $(entity.getProperty4()).getAnnotatedElement();
+        
+        // property (field)
+        assertEquals(Field.class, property1.getClass());
+        assertTrue(property1.isAnnotationPresent(Nullable.class));
+        assertNotNull(property1.getAnnotation(Nullable.class));        
+        assertFalse(property1.isAnnotationPresent(Nonnull.class));
+        assertNull(property1.getAnnotation(Nonnull.class));
+        
+        // property2 (method)
+        assertEquals(Method.class, property2.getClass());
+        assertTrue(property2.isAnnotationPresent(Nonnull.class));
+        assertNotNull(property2.getAnnotation(Nonnull.class));        
+        assertFalse(property2.isAnnotationPresent(Nullable.class));
+        assertNull(property2.getAnnotation(Nullable.class));
+        
+        // property3 (both)
+        assertEquals(AnnotatedElementAdapter.class, property3.getClass());
+        assertTrue(property3.isAnnotationPresent(QueryTransient.class));
+        assertNotNull(property3.getAnnotation(QueryTransient.class));
+        assertTrue(property3.isAnnotationPresent(Nonnull.class));
+        assertNotNull(property3.getAnnotation(Nonnull.class));
+        assertFalse(property3.isAnnotationPresent(Nullable.class));
+        assertNull(property3.getAnnotation(Nullable.class));
+        
+        // property 4 (superclass)
+        assertEquals(Method.class, property4.getClass());
+        assertTrue(property4.isAnnotationPresent(Nullable.class));
+        assertNotNull(property4.getAnnotation(Nullable.class));
+        
+    }
+}