diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/AspectLifecycleTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/AspectLifecycleTest.java
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+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/AspectLifecycleTest.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.aspectlifecycledynamicproxy;
+
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Service;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.ServiceDependency;
+
+/**
+ * Tests an aspect service, and ensure that its lifecycle methods are properly invoked (init/start/stop/destroy)
+ */
+@Service
+public class AspectLifecycleTest
+{
+    @ServiceDependency
+    void bind(ServiceInterface service)
+    {
+        service.run();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceInterface.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceInterface.java
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+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceInterface.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.aspectlifecycledynamicproxy;
+
+public interface ServiceInterface
+{
+    public void run();
+}
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceProvider.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceProvider.java
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+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceProvider.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.aspectlifecycledynamicproxy;
+
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Service;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.ServiceDependency;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.sequencer.Sequencer;
+
+@Service
+public class ServiceProvider implements ServiceInterface
+{
+    @ServiceDependency(filter = "(test=aspectLifecycle.ServiceProvider)")
+    protected Sequencer m_sequencer;
+
+    public void run()
+    {
+        m_sequencer.step();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceProviderAspect.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceProviderAspect.java
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+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/bundle/annotation/aspectlifecycledynamicproxy/ServiceProviderAspect.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.aspectlifecycledynamicproxy;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.AspectService;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Destroy;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Init;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.ServiceDependency;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Start;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Stop;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.sequencer.Sequencer;
+
+@AspectService(ranking = 10, service=ServiceInterface.class, factoryMethod="create")
+public class ServiceProviderAspect implements InvocationHandler
+{
+    protected boolean m_initCalled;
+    protected Sequencer m_sequencer;
+
+    @ServiceDependency(filter = "(test=aspectLifecycle.ServiceProviderAspect)")
+    protected void bind(Sequencer sequencer)
+    {
+        m_sequencer = sequencer;
+        m_sequencer.step(2);
+    }
+    
+    static Object create() {
+        return Proxy.newProxyInstance(ServiceProviderAspect.class.getClassLoader(),
+                                      new Class[] { ServiceInterface.class },
+                                      new ServiceProviderAspect());
+    }
+
+    @Init
+    void init()
+    {
+        m_initCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    @Start
+    void start()
+    {
+        if (!m_initCalled)
+        {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("start method called, but init method was not called");
+        }
+        m_sequencer.step(3);
+    }
+
+    public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+        if (method.getName().equals("toString"))
+        {
+            return "ServiceProviderAspect@" + System.identityHashCode(this);
+        }
+        
+        if (! method.getName().equals("run"))
+        {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("wrong invoked method: " + method);
+        }
+        m_sequencer.step(4);
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Stop()
+    void stop()
+    {
+        // At this point, the AspectLifecycleTest class has been rebound to the original ServiceProvider.
+        m_sequencer.step(6);
+    }
+
+    @Destroy
+    void destroy()
+    {
+        m_sequencer.step(7);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java
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+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java
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+/*
+* Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+* or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+* distributed with this work for additional information
+* regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+* to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+* "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+* with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+* software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+* "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+* KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+* specific language governing permissions and limitations
+* under the License.
+*/
+package org.apache.felix.dm.test.annotation;
+
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.mavenBundle;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.options;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.provision;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.systemProperty;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+
+import org.apache.felix.dm.DependencyManager;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.service.Service;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.test.BundleGenerator;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.sequencer.Sequencer;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.Option;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.Configuration;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.JUnit4TestRunner;
+import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
+import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
+
+/**
+ * Use case: Tests an aspect service implemented as a dynamic proxy, and ensure that its lifecycle methods are properly invoked 
+ * (init/start/stop/destroy methods).
+ */
+@RunWith(JUnit4TestRunner.class)
+public class AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest extends AnnotationBase
+{
+    @Configuration
+    public static Option[] configuration()
+    {
+        return options(
+            systemProperty("dm.log").value( "true" ),
+            provision(
+                mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
+                mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
+                mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager.runtime").versionAsInProject()),
+            provision(
+                new BundleGenerator()
+                    .set(Constants.BUNDLE_SYMBOLICNAME, "AspectLifecycleDynamicProxyTest")
+                    .set("Export-Package", "org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.sequencer")
+                    .set("Private-Package", "org.apache.felix.dm.test.bundle.annotation.aspectlifecycledynamicproxy")
+                    .set("Import-Package", "*")
+                    .set("-plugin", "org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.plugin.bnd.AnnotationPlugin")
+                    .build()));         
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAnnotatedAspect(BundleContext context)
+    {
+        DependencyManager m = new DependencyManager(context);
+        // Provide the Sequencer server to the ServiceProvider service
+        Dictionary props = new Hashtable() {{ put("test", "aspectLifecycle.ServiceProvider"); }};
+        m.add(m.createService().setImplementation(this).setInterface(Sequencer.class.getName(), props));
+        // Check if the ServiceProvider has been injected in the AspectTest service.
+        m_ensure.waitForStep(1, 10000);
+        // Provide the Sequencer server to the ServiceProviderAspect service
+        props = new Hashtable() {{ put("test", "aspectLifecycle.ServiceProviderAspect"); }};
+        Service seq = m.createService().setImplementation(this).setInterface(Sequencer.class.getName(), props);
+        m.add(seq);
+        // Check if the AspectTest has been injected with the aspect
+        m_ensure.waitForStep(3, 10000);
+        // Remove the ServiceProviderAspect service
+        m.remove(seq);
+        // And check if the aspect has been called in its stop/destroy methods.
+        m_ensure.waitForStep(7, 10000);
+    }
+}