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 238a3217d..310d2f969 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.ebean.util;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ public class AnnotationUtil {
     return typeGet(clazz, annotation) != null;
   }
 
+  public static boolean metaHas(AnnotatedElement element, Class<?> annotationType) {
+    return !metaFindAll(element, annotationType).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  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.
    */