diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ComponentRegistry.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ComponentRegistry.java
index 8a84071..15e8c08 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ComponentRegistry.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/ComponentRegistry.java
@@ -327,7 +327,22 @@
 
     //---------- Helper method
 
-    static boolean isBundleActive( Bundle bundle )
+    /**
+     * Returns <code>true</code> if the <code>bundle</code> is to be considered
+     * active from the perspective of declarative services.
+     * <p>
+     * As of R4.1 a bundle may have lazy activation policy which means a bundle
+     * remains in the STARTING state until a class is loaded from that bundle
+     * (unless that class is declared to not cause the bundle to start). And
+     * thus for DS 1.1 this means components are to be loaded for lazily started
+     * bundles being in the STARTING state (after the LAZY_ACTIVATION event) has
+     * been sent.  Hence DS must consider a bundle active when it is really
+     * active and when it is a lazily activated bundle in the STARTING state.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException if bundle is <code>null</code>.
+     * @see <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-1666">FELIX-1666</a>
+     */
+    static boolean isBundleActive( final Bundle bundle )
     {
         if ( bundle.getState() == Bundle.ACTIVE )
         {
@@ -336,9 +351,11 @@
 
         if ( bundle.getState() == Bundle.STARTING )
         {
-            // might want to check lazy start setting
-
-            return true;
+            // according to the spec the activationPolicy header is only
+            // set to request a bundle to be lazily activated. So in this
+            // simple check we just verify the header is set to assume
+            // the bundle is considered a lazily activated bundle
+            return bundle.getHeaders().get( Constants.BUNDLE_ACTIVATIONPOLICY ) != null;
         }
 
         // fall back: bundle is not considered active