"wolfc" wrote : | Yes you can, see EJB 3 12.4.1 the last bullet. | | It's just that if there is a private method with a @PostConstruct it must be invoked regardless of the sub class (which is the weird part). So I'm no longer understanding this issue. In my example would Sub::postConstruct() be invoked or not? The part of the EJB3 spec you refer to says the opposite of your "weird part" anonymous wrote : | If a lifecycle callback interceptor method is overridden by another method (regardless of | whether that method is itself a lifecycle callback interceptor method (of the same or different | type)), it will NOT be invoked. | My emphasis. So I don't see why you have to look at annotations on overridden methods. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4170318#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...