diff --git a/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/InjectorImpl.java b/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/InjectorImpl.java
index 6bac30eafb..ed594b46fb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/InjectorImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/InjectorImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.google.inject.internal;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static com.google.inject.internal.Annotations.findScopeAnnotation;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
@@ -783,6 +784,18 @@ <T> BindingImpl<T> createProvidedByBinding(
       throw errors.recursiveProviderType().toException();
     }
 
+    // if no scope is specified, look for a scoping annotation on the raw type
+    if (!scoping.isExplicitlyScoped()) {
+      int numErrorsBefore = errors.size();
+      Class<? extends Annotation> scopeAnnotation = findScopeAnnotation(errors, rawType);
+      if (scopeAnnotation != null) {
+        scoping =
+            Scoping.makeInjectable(
+                Scoping.forAnnotation(scopeAnnotation), this, errors.withSource(rawType));
+      }
+      errors.throwIfNewErrors(numErrorsBefore);
+    }
+
     // Assume the provider provides an appropriate type. We double check at runtime.
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     Key<? extends Provider<T>> providerKey = (Key<? extends Provider<T>>) Key.get(providerType);
diff --git a/core/test/com/google/inject/BinderTest.java b/core/test/com/google/inject/BinderTest.java
index ff9577db51..b520317b1e 100644
--- a/core/test/com/google/inject/BinderTest.java
+++ b/core/test/com/google/inject/BinderTest.java
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ protected void configure() {
     assertNotNull(injector.getInstance(HasProvidedBy1.class));
     assertNotNull(injector.getInstance(HasImplementedBy1.class));
     assertNotSame(HasProvidedBy2.class, injector.getInstance(HasProvidedBy2.class).getClass());
+    assertNotSame(
+        injector.getInstance(HasProvidedBy2.class), injector.getInstance(HasProvidedBy2.class));
     assertSame(
         ExtendsHasImplementedBy2.class, injector.getInstance(HasImplementedBy2.class).getClass());
     assertSame(JustAClass.class, injector.getInstance(JustAClass.class).getClass());
diff --git a/core/test/com/google/inject/ScopesTest.java b/core/test/com/google/inject/ScopesTest.java
index 409764e6c3..7fb7fa3f81 100644
--- a/core/test/com/google/inject/ScopesTest.java
+++ b/core/test/com/google/inject/ScopesTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ protected void configure() {
           bind(NotASingleton.class);
           bind(ImplementedBySingleton.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
           bind(ProvidedBySingleton.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
+          bind(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class);
         }
       };
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ protected void setUp() throws Exception {
     Implementation.nextInstanceId = 0;
     ProvidedBySingleton.nextInstanceId = 0;
     ThrowingSingleton.nextInstanceId = 0;
+    ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.nextInstanceId = 0;
   }
 
   public void testSingletons() {
@@ -115,6 +117,10 @@ public void testSingletons() {
     assertSame(
         injector.getInstance(ProvidedBySingleton.class),
         injector.getInstance(ProvidedBySingleton.class));
+
+    assertSame(
+        injector.getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class),
+        injector.getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class));
   }
 
   public void testJustInTimeAnnotatedSingleton() {
@@ -123,12 +129,19 @@ public void testJustInTimeAnnotatedSingleton() {
     assertSame(
         injector.getInstance(AnnotatedSingleton.class),
         injector.getInstance(AnnotatedSingleton.class));
+
+    assertSame(
+        injector.getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class),
+        injector.getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class));
   }
 
   public void testSingletonIsPerInjector() {
     assertNotSame(
         Guice.createInjector().getInstance(AnnotatedSingleton.class),
         Guice.createInjector().getInstance(AnnotatedSingleton.class));
+    assertNotSame(
+        Guice.createInjector().getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class),
+        Guice.createInjector().getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class));
   }
 
   public void testOverriddingAnnotation() {
@@ -138,12 +151,17 @@ public void testOverriddingAnnotation() {
               @Override
               protected void configure() {
                 bind(AnnotatedSingleton.class).in(Scopes.NO_SCOPE);
+                bind(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class).in(Scopes.NO_SCOPE);
               }
             });
 
     assertNotSame(
         injector.getInstance(AnnotatedSingleton.class),
         injector.getInstance(AnnotatedSingleton.class));
+
+    assertNotSame(
+        injector.getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class),
+        injector.getInstance(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton.class));
   }
 
   public void testScopingAnnotationsOnAbstractTypeViaBind() {
@@ -554,24 +572,39 @@ static class SingletonAndCustomScoped {}
   @ImplementedBy(Implementation.class)
   static interface ImplementedBySingleton {}
 
-  @ProvidedBy(ImplementationProvider.class)
+  @ProvidedBy(ProvidedByProvider.class)
   static class ProvidedBySingleton {
     static int nextInstanceId;
     final int instanceId = nextInstanceId++;
   }
 
+  @Singleton
+  @ProvidedBy(ProvidedByAnnotatedSingletonProvider.class)
+  static class ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton {
+    static int nextInstanceId;
+    final int instanceId = nextInstanceId++;
+  }
+
   static class Implementation implements ImplementedBySingleton {
     static int nextInstanceId;
     final int instanceId = nextInstanceId++;
   }
 
-  static class ImplementationProvider implements Provider<ProvidedBySingleton> {
+  static class ProvidedByProvider implements Provider<ProvidedBySingleton> {
     @Override
     public ProvidedBySingleton get() {
       return new ProvidedBySingleton();
     }
   }
 
+  static class ProvidedByAnnotatedSingletonProvider
+      implements Provider<ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton> {
+    @Override
+    public ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton get() {
+      return new ProvidedByAnnotatedSingleton();
+    }
+  }
+
   public void testScopeThatGetsAnUnrelatedObject() {
     Injector injector =
         Guice.createInjector(