diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationClass.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationClass.java
index 1be877fbd..0e3e15ed4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationClass.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.parse;
 
+import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Embeddable;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.NamedQueries;
@@ -26,22 +28,60 @@ import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.CompoundUniqueConstraint;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.DeployNamedQuery;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.DeployNamedUpdate;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanProperty;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * Read the class level deployment annotations.
  */
 public class AnnotationClass extends AnnotationParser {
 
+  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AnnotationClass.class);
+
   private final String asOfViewSuffix;
 
   private final String versionsBetweenSuffix;
 
+  /**
+   * Create for normal early parse of class level annotations.
+   */
   public AnnotationClass(DeployBeanInfo<?> info, boolean validationAnnotations, String asOfViewSuffix, String versionsBetweenSuffix) {
     super(info, validationAnnotations);
     this.asOfViewSuffix = asOfViewSuffix;
     this.versionsBetweenSuffix = versionsBetweenSuffix;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create to parse AttributeOverride annotations which is run last
+   * after all the properties/fields have been parsed fully.
+   */
+  public AnnotationClass(DeployBeanInfo<?> info) {
+    super(info, false);
+    this.asOfViewSuffix = null;
+    this.versionsBetweenSuffix = null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse any AttributeOverride set on the class.
+   */
+  public void parseAttributeOverride() {
+
+    Class<?> cls = descriptor.getBeanType();
+    AttributeOverride override = cls.getAnnotation(AttributeOverride.class);
+    if (override != null) {
+      String propertyName = override.name();
+      Column column = override.column();
+      if (column != null) {
+        DeployBeanProperty beanProperty = descriptor.getBeanProperty(propertyName);
+        if (beanProperty == null) {
+          logger.error("AttributeOverride property [" + propertyName + "] not found on " + descriptor.getFullName());
+        } else {
+          readColumn(column, beanProperty);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Read the class level deployment annotations.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
index 93f82c994..bb2777181 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
@@ -460,32 +460,5 @@ public class AnnotationFields extends AnnotationParser {
     }
   }
 
-  private void readColumn(Column columnAnn, DeployBeanProperty prop) {
-
-    if (!isEmpty(columnAnn.name())) {
-      String dbColumn = databasePlatform.convertQuotedIdentifiers(columnAnn.name());
-      prop.setDbColumn(dbColumn);
-    }
-
-    prop.setDbInsertable(columnAnn.insertable());
-    prop.setDbUpdateable(columnAnn.updatable());
-    prop.setNullable(columnAnn.nullable());
-    prop.setUnique(columnAnn.unique());
-    if (columnAnn.precision() > 0) {
-      prop.setDbLength(columnAnn.precision());
-    } else if (columnAnn.length() != 255) {
-      // set default 255 on DbTypeMap
-      prop.setDbLength(columnAnn.length());
-    }
-    prop.setDbScale(columnAnn.scale());
-    prop.setDbColumnDefn(columnAnn.columnDefinition());
-
-    String baseTable = descriptor.getBaseTable();
-    String tableName = columnAnn.table();
-    if (!"".equals(tableName) && !tableName.equalsIgnoreCase(baseTable)) {
-      // its on a secondary table...
-      prop.setSecondaryTable(tableName);
-    }
-  }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java
index ed71b2e93..031681a5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
 import javax.persistence.AttributeOverrides;
 import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
 
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.BeanCascadeInfo;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanDescriptor;
+import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanProperty;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanPropertyAssocOne;
 
 /**
@@ -66,4 +68,31 @@ public abstract class AnnotationParser extends AnnotationBase {
 
   }
 
+  protected void readColumn(Column columnAnn, DeployBeanProperty prop) {
+
+    if (!isEmpty(columnAnn.name())) {
+      String dbColumn = databasePlatform.convertQuotedIdentifiers(columnAnn.name());
+      prop.setDbColumn(dbColumn);
+    }
+
+    prop.setDbInsertable(columnAnn.insertable());
+    prop.setDbUpdateable(columnAnn.updatable());
+    prop.setNullable(columnAnn.nullable());
+    prop.setUnique(columnAnn.unique());
+    if (columnAnn.precision() > 0) {
+      prop.setDbLength(columnAnn.precision());
+    } else if (columnAnn.length() != 255) {
+      // set default 255 on DbTypeMap
+      prop.setDbLength(columnAnn.length());
+    }
+    prop.setDbScale(columnAnn.scale());
+    prop.setDbColumnDefn(columnAnn.columnDefinition());
+
+    String baseTable = descriptor.getBaseTable();
+    String tableName = columnAnn.table();
+    if (!"".equals(tableName) && !tableName.equalsIgnoreCase(baseTable)) {
+      // its on a secondary table...
+      prop.setSecondaryTable(tableName);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotations.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotations.java
index e1bc81db2..49b829abf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotations.java
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public class ReadAnnotations {
       // dependent on field level annotations
       new AnnotationSql(info, javaxValidationAnnotations).parse();
 
+      new AnnotationClass(info).parseAttributeOverride();
+
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException("Error reading annotations for " + info, e);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/Second.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/Second.java
index 585011585..4c5e808b8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/Second.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/Second.java
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.avaje.tests.model.basic.first;
 
+import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 
+@AttributeOverride(name="name", column=@Column(name = "mod_name"))
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "f_second")
 public class Second extends SuperSecond {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/SuperSecond.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/SuperSecond.java
index c3d7073bd..a82a7a4d2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/SuperSecond.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/SuperSecond.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
 @MappedSuperclass
 public abstract class SuperSecond {
 
+  protected String name;
+
   @OneToOne(cascade = { CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE })
   @JoinColumn(name = "first")
   protected First first;
@@ -20,4 +22,11 @@ public abstract class SuperSecond {
     this.first = first;
   }
 
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  public void setName(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/TestFirstSecond.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/TestFirstSecond.java
index 66de5b704..3a4c6bd68 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/TestFirstSecond.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/first/TestFirstSecond.java
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public class TestFirstSecond extends BaseTestCase {
     Ebean.save(first);
 
     Second second = new Second();
-    second.setTitle("John");
+    second.setName("Jim");
+    second.setTitle("Sir");
     second.setFirst(first);
     Ebean.save(second);
 
@@ -23,7 +24,5 @@ public class TestFirstSecond extends BaseTestCase {
     second.getFirst().setName("changed");
     Ebean.save(second);
     Ebean.save(first);
-
-    
   }
 }