diff --git a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/GlobalMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.groovy b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/GlobalMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.groovy
index a89151a426..9cc95b6df5 100644
--- a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/GlobalMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.groovy
+++ b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/GlobalMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.groovy
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static org.fest.assertions.Assertions.assertThat
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail
 
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
@@ -270,4 +271,34 @@ public class GlobalMethodSecurityConfigurationTests extends BaseSpringSpec {
             new MethodSecurityServiceImpl()
         }
     }
+
+    def "SEC-2425: EnableGlobalMethodSecurity works on superclass"() {
+        setup:
+            SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(
+                new TestingAuthenticationToken("user", "password","ROLE_USER"))
+            loadConfig(ParentConfig)
+            MethodSecurityService service = context.getBean(MethodSecurityService)
+        when:
+            service.preAuthorize()
+        then:
+            thrown(AccessDeniedException)
+    }
+
+    static class ChildConfig extends ParentConfig {}
+
+    @Configuration
+    @EnableGlobalMethodSecurity(prePostEnabled = true)
+    static class ParentConfig {
+
+        @Autowired
+        protected void configurGlobal(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
+            auth
+                .inMemoryAuthentication()
+        }
+
+        @Bean
+        public MethodSecurityService service() {
+            new MethodSecurityServiceImpl()
+        }
+    }
 }