--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/TypeVariable.java	Wed Sep 07 08:56:55 2011 +0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/TypeVariable.java	Tue Sep 06 21:19:31 2011 -0700
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  *
  * @since 1.5
  */
-public interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration> extends Type {
+public interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration> extends Type, AnnotatedElement {
     /**
      * Returns an array of {@code Type} objects representing the
      * upper bound(s) of this type variable.  Note that if no upper bound is

--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/reflect/generics/reflectiveObjects/TypeVariableImpl.java	Wed Sep 07 08:56:55 2011 +0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/reflect/generics/reflectiveObjects/TypeVariableImpl.java	Tue Sep 06 21:19:31 2011 -0700
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
 
 package sun.reflect.generics.reflectiveObjects;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.GenericDeclaration;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import sun.reflect.generics.factory.GenericsFactory;
 import sun.reflect.generics.tree.FieldTypeSignature;
@@ -178,4 +180,27 @@
     public int hashCode() {
         return genericDeclaration.hashCode() ^ name.hashCode();
     }
+
+    // Currently vacuous implementations of AnnotatedElement methods.
+    public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(annotationClass);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(annotationClass);
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public Annotation[] getAnnotations() {
+        // Since zero-length, don't need defensive clone
+        return EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY;
+    }
+
+    public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations() {
+        // Since zero-length, don't need defensive clone
+        return EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY;
+    }
+
+    private static final Annotation[] EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY = new Annotation[0];
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/reflect/TypeVariable/TestAnnotatedElement.java	Tue Sep 06 21:19:31 2011 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 7086192
+ * @summary Verify functionality of AnnotatedElement methods on type variables
+ * @author Joseph D. Darcy
+ */
+
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+public class TestAnnotatedElement<A> {
+    // Type variable on a method
+    private static <B> B m(B b) {return null;}
+
+    // Type variable on a construtor
+    private <C> TestAnnotatedElement(){super();}
+
+    public static void main(String... argv) throws ReflectiveOperationException {
+        int errors = 0;
+
+        Class<?> clazz = TestAnnotatedElement.class;
+        errors += testTypeVariable(clazz.getTypeParameters());
+        errors += testTypeVariable(clazz.getDeclaredConstructor().getTypeParameters());
+        errors += testTypeVariable(clazz.getDeclaredMethod("m", Object.class).getTypeParameters());
+
+        if (errors > 0)
+            throw new RuntimeException(errors + " failures");
+    }
+
+
+    private static int testTypeVariable(TypeVariable<?>[] typeVars) {
+        int errors = 0;
+        if (typeVars.length == 0)
+            return ++errors;
+
+        for(TypeVariable<?> typeVar : typeVars) {
+            try {
+                typeVar.getAnnotation(null);
+                errors++;
+            } catch(NullPointerException npe) {
+                ; // Expected
+            }
+
+            if (typeVar.getAnnotation(SuppressWarnings.class) != null)
+                errors++;
+
+            try {
+                typeVar.isAnnotationPresent(null);
+                errors++;
+            } catch(NullPointerException npe) {
+                ; // Expected
+            }
+
+            if (typeVar.isAnnotationPresent(SuppressWarnings.class))
+                errors++;
+
+            if(typeVar.getAnnotations().length != 0)
+                errors++;
+
+            if(typeVar.getDeclaredAnnotations().length != 0)
+                errors++;
+        }
+        return errors;
+    }
+}