diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory.java
index 73e4ff931591..e1473eb411e1 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory.java
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ public class RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory extends TransactionalEv
 	@Override
 	public ApplicationListener<?> createApplicationListener(String beanName, Class<?> type, Method method) {
 		Transactional txAnn = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(method, Transactional.class);
+
+		if (txAnn == null) {
+			txAnn = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(type, Transactional.class);
+		}
+
 		if (txAnn != null) {
 			Propagation propagation = txAnn.propagation();
 			if (propagation != Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW && propagation != Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED) {
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/event/TransactionalApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests.java b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/event/TransactionalApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests.java
index 686e5f9d44f5..0143cbd868fa 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/event/TransactionalApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/event/TransactionalApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+import org.springframework.transaction.event.TransactionalApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests.SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronization;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
@@ -157,6 +158,34 @@ void withAsyncTransactionalAnnotation() {
 		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.createApplicationListener("test", SampleEvents.class, m));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void withTransactionalAnnotationOnEnclosingClass() {
+		RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory factory = new RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory();
+		Method m = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, "defaultPhase", String.class);
+		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.createApplicationListener("test", SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, m));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void withTransactionalRequiresNewAnnotationAndTransactionalAnnotationOnEnclosingClass() {
+		RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory factory = new RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory();
+		Method m = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, "withTransactionalRequiresNewAnnotation", String.class);
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.createApplicationListener("test", SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, m));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void withTransactionalNotSupportedAnnotationAndTransactionalAnnotationOnEnclosingClass() {
+		RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory factory = new RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory();
+		Method m = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, "withTransactionalNotSupportedAnnotation", String.class);
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.createApplicationListener("test", SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, m));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void withAsyncTransactionalAnnotationAndTransactionalAnnotationOnEnclosingClass() {
+		RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory factory = new RestrictedTransactionalEventListenerFactory();
+		Method m = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, "withAsyncTransactionalAnnotation", String.class);
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.createApplicationListener("test", SampleEvents.SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation.class, m));
+	}
+
 
 	private static void assertPhase(Method method, TransactionPhase expected) {
 		assertThat(method).as("Method must not be null").isNotNull();
@@ -248,6 +277,29 @@ public void withTransactionalNotSupportedAnnotation(String data) {
 		@Async @Transactional(propagation = Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW)
 		public void withAsyncTransactionalAnnotation(String data) {
 		}
+
+		@Transactional
+		static class SampleEventsWithTransactionalAnnotation {
+
+			@TransactionalEventListener
+			public void defaultPhase(String data) {
+			}
+
+			@TransactionalEventListener
+			@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW)
+			public void withTransactionalRequiresNewAnnotation(String data) {
+			}
+
+			@TransactionalEventListener
+			@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
+			public void withTransactionalNotSupportedAnnotation(String data) {
+			}
+
+			@TransactionalEventListener
+			@Async @Transactional(propagation = Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW)
+			public void withAsyncTransactionalAnnotation(String data) {
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 }