Thinking about this more, talking with Carlo, what we really need is a MetaGenericBeanFactory: | interface MetaBeanFactory extends BeanFactory | { | BeanMetaData createBeanMetaData(); | } | whose contract is to create the BeanMetaData for the bean and then install that into the mc when createBean() is called. This way create lifecycle events like PostConstruct can be delegated to the mc as well as the install callbacks. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4142598#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...