diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
index 583c99009..709019158 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ public class AnnotationUtil {
     return typeGet(clazz, annotation) != null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if an element is annotated with an annotation of given type searching meta-annotations.
+   */
+  public static boolean metaHas(AnnotatedElement element, Class<?> annotationType) {
+    return !metaFindAll(element, annotationType).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find all the annotations of a given type searching meta-annotations.
+   */
+  public static Set<Annotation> metaFindAll(AnnotatedElement element, Class<?> annotationType) {
+    return metaFindAllFor(element, Collections.singleton(annotationType));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Find all the annotations for the filter searching meta-annotations.
    */