diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java
index 6dac12f5d..0d9f6c74d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public class ObjectFactory implements Serializable {
      */
     protected Object injectInternalBeans(Object obj) {
         if (obj != null && container != null) {
+            LOG.debug("Injecting internal beans into [{}]", obj.getClass().getSimpleName());
             container.inject(obj);
         }
         return obj;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactory.java
index bf2e63fc6..f2fd9d398 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactory.java
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ public class SpringObjectFactory extends ObjectFactory implements ApplicationCon
         
         if (appContext.containsBean(beanName)) {
             o = appContext.getBean(beanName);
+            if (injectInternal) {
+                injectInternalBeans(o);
+            }
         } else {
             Class beanClazz = getClassInstance(beanName);
             o = buildBean(beanClazz, extraContext);
         }
-        if (injectInternal) {
-            injectInternalBeans(o);
-        }
         return o;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactoryTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactoryTest.java
index 7c71660bc..d5a47036b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactoryTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringObjectFactoryTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.ActionConfig;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.InterceptorConfig;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.ResultConfig;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.ContainerBuilder;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Inject;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.Interceptor;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ModelDrivenInterceptor;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.mock.DummyTextProvider;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.test.StubConfigurationProvider;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.location.LocatableProperties;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.Validator;
@@ -45,16 +47,10 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.StaticApplicationContext;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-// TODO: Document properly
-
-/**
- * @author Simon Stewart
- */
 public class SpringObjectFactoryTest extends XWorkTestCase {
 
-    StaticApplicationContext sac;
-    SpringObjectFactory objectFactory;
-
+    private StaticApplicationContext sac;
+    private SpringObjectFactory objectFactory;
 
     @Override
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -70,6 +66,7 @@ public class SpringObjectFactoryTest extends XWorkTestCase {
                 // No registered beans during initialization; They will be registered in each test, runtime.
                 props.setProperty("applicationContextPath", "com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/emptyContext-spring.xml");
 
+                builder.factory(TextProvider.class, DummyTextProvider.class);
                 builder.factory(ObjectFactory.class, SpringObjectFactory.class);
             }
             
@@ -228,7 +225,7 @@ public class SpringObjectFactoryTest extends XWorkTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testShouldUseConstructorBasedInjectionWhenCreatingABeanFromAClassName() throws Exception {
-        SpringObjectFactory factory = (SpringObjectFactory) objectFactory;
+        SpringObjectFactory factory = objectFactory;
         objectFactory.setAlwaysRespectAutowireStrategy(false);
         sac.registerSingleton("actionBean", SimpleAction.class, new MutablePropertyValues());
 
@@ -312,6 +309,31 @@ public class SpringObjectFactoryTest extends XWorkTestCase {
         assertTrue("Action should have been advised", action instanceof Advised);
     }
 
+    public void testInjectingInternalStrutsBeans() throws Exception {
+        sac.registerPrototype("injectable", InternalBeansInjectable.class, new MutablePropertyValues());
+
+        InternalBeansInjectable action = (InternalBeansInjectable) objectFactory.buildBean("injectable", null, true);
+
+        assertNotNull("TextProvider should be injected by internal DI", action.getTextProvider());
+    }
+
+    public static class InternalBeansInjectable {
+
+        private TextProvider textProvider;
+
+        public InternalBeansInjectable() {
+        }
+
+        public TextProvider getTextProvider() {
+            return textProvider;
+        }
+
+        @Inject
+        public void setTextProvider(TextProvider textProvider) {
+            this.textProvider = textProvider;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class ConstructorBean {
         private SimpleAction action;