diff --git a/cdi/README.md b/cdi/README.md
index b80caf6c2..b2caee759 100644
--- a/cdi/README.md
+++ b/cdi/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ The [JSR 346](https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=346) updates and clarifications t
  - events-conditional-reception
  - instance
  - instance-qualifiers
+ - specializes
+ - specializes-qualifiers
 
 ## How to run
 
diff --git a/cdi/pom.xml b/cdi/pom.xml
index cad40efd8..d339fb018 100644
--- a/cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/cdi/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
         <module>events-conditional-reception</module>
         <module>instance</module>
         <module>instance-qualifiers</module>
+        <module>specializes</module>
+        <module>specializes-qualifiers</module>
     </modules>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/pom.xml b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..114bc8054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.javaee7</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cdi</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>        
+    </parent>
+    <artifactId>cdi-specializes-qualifiers</artifactId>
+    <name>Java EE 7 Sample: CDI - specializes-qualifiers</name>
+</project>
diff --git a/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Greeting.java b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Greeting.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6ef657c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Greeting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+@Personal
+@Named("base")
+public class Greeting {
+    public String greet(String name) {
+        return "Hello " + name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Personal.java b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Personal.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47de4bb63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Personal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+import javax.inject.Qualifier;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+@Qualifier
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Target({TYPE, METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER})
+public @interface Personal {
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/SpecializedGreeting.java b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/SpecializedGreeting.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3017082fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/SpecializedGreeting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Specializes;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+@Specializes
+public class SpecializedGreeting extends Greeting {
+    @Override
+    public String greet(String name) {
+        return "Hello my friend " + name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/test/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/GreetingTest.java b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/test/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/GreetingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad8348dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/test/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/GreetingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
+import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.Archive;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Any;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Default;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Instance;
+import javax.enterprise.util.AnnotationLiteral;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
+public class GreetingTest {
+    @Deployment
+    public static Archive<?> deploy() {
+        return ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                .addClasses(Personal.class, Greeting.class, SpecializedGreeting.class)
+                .addAsManifestResource("beans.xml");
+    }
+
+    @Inject
+    @Personal
+    private Greeting personalBean;
+
+    @Inject
+    @Named("base")
+    private Greeting simpleBean;
+
+    @Inject
+    @Any
+    private Instance<Greeting> instance;
+
+    @Test
+    public void beans_should_be_specialized() throws Exception {
+        // specialized implementation automatically inherits all qualifiers of the base implementation
+        assertThat(personalBean, instanceOf(SpecializedGreeting.class));
+        assertThat(simpleBean, instanceOf(SpecializedGreeting.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void default_bean_should_not_be_available() throws Exception {
+        // specialized implementation inherited some qualifiers so that Default has not been set
+        Instance<Greeting> defaultInstance = instance.select(new AnnotationLiteral<Default>() {});
+        assertTrue(defaultInstance.isUnsatisfied());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/test/resources/beans.xml b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/test/resources/beans.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1572f779b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes-qualifiers/src/test/resources/beans.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<beans xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee"
+       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/beans_1_1.xsd"
+       bean-discovery-mode="all"
+       version="1.1">
+
+</beans>
diff --git a/cdi/specializes/pom.xml b/cdi/specializes/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a40f0951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.javaee7</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cdi</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>        
+    </parent>
+    <artifactId>cdi-specializes</artifactId>
+    <name>Java EE 7 Sample: CDI - specializes</name>
+</project>
diff --git a/cdi/specializes/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Greeting.java b/cdi/specializes/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Greeting.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49565bcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/Greeting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+public class Greeting {
+    public String greet(String name) {
+        return "Hello " + name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/SpecializedGreeting.java b/cdi/specializes/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/SpecializedGreeting.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3017082fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes/src/main/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/SpecializedGreeting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Specializes;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+@Specializes
+public class SpecializedGreeting extends Greeting {
+    @Override
+    public String greet(String name) {
+        return "Hello my friend " + name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes/src/test/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/GreetingTest.java b/cdi/specializes/src/test/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/GreetingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d599ee56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes/src/test/java/org/javaee7/cdi/specializes/GreetingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package org.javaee7.cdi.specializes;
+
+import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
+import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.Archive;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Radim Hanus
+ */
+@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
+public class GreetingTest {
+    @Deployment
+    public static Archive<?> deploy() {
+        return ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                .addClasses(Greeting.class, SpecializedGreeting.class)
+                .addAsManifestResource("beans.xml");
+    }
+
+    @Inject
+    private Greeting bean;
+
+    @Test
+    public void should_bean_be_specialized() throws Exception {
+        assertThat(bean, instanceOf(SpecializedGreeting.class));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cdi/specializes/src/test/resources/beans.xml b/cdi/specializes/src/test/resources/beans.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1572f779b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdi/specializes/src/test/resources/beans.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<beans xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee"
+       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/beans_1_1.xsd"
+       bean-discovery-mode="all"
+       version="1.1">
+
+</beans>