diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/Expiry.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/Expiry.java
index 92ca7e0bb..475fcd2a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/Expiry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/Expiry.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 @Persistent
 @Inherited
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
+@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE })
 public @interface Expiry {
 
 	/**