diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index 6d497d7f4..8a8880606 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -766,7 +766,15 @@ public function __construct()
                 ? new \ReflectionClass($metadata->name)
                 : $metadata->reflClass;
 
-            return $reflClass->getTraits();
+            $traits = array();
+
+            while ($reflClass !== false) {
+                $traits = array_merge($traits, $reflClass->getTraits());
+
+                $reflClass = $reflClass->getParentClass();
+            }
+
+            return $traits;
         }
 
         return array();
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC2372/DDC2372Admin.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC2372/DDC2372Admin.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..604e919f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC2372/DDC2372Admin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC2372;
+
+/** @Entity @Table(name="admins") */
+class DDC2372Admin extends DDC2372User
+{
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php
index 338ace221..b030d75b5 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Export\ClassMetadataExporter;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataFactory;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC2372\DDC2372User;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC2372\DDC2372Admin;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../../TestInit.php';
 
@@ -486,6 +487,36 @@ class EntityGeneratorTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->assertSame($reflClass->hasMethod('getAddress'), false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-2372
+     */
+    public function testTraitPropertiesAndMethodsAreNotDuplicatedInChildClasses()
+    {
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 50400) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Traits are not available before php 5.4.');
+        }
+
+        $cmf = new ClassMetadataFactory();
+        $em = $this->_getTestEntityManager();
+        $cmf->setEntityManager($em);
+
+        $user = new DDC2372Admin();
+        $metadata = $cmf->getMetadataFor(get_class($user));
+        $metadata->name = $this->_namespace . "\DDC2372Admin";
+        $metadata->namespace = $this->_namespace;
+
+        $this->_generator->writeEntityClass($metadata, $this->_tmpDir);
+
+        $this->assertFileExists($this->_tmpDir . "/" . $this->_namespace . "/DDC2372Admin.php");
+        require $this->_tmpDir . "/" . $this->_namespace . "/DDC2372Admin.php";
+
+        $reflClass = new \ReflectionClass($metadata->name);
+
+        $this->assertSame($reflClass->hasProperty('address'), false);
+        $this->assertSame($reflClass->hasMethod('setAddress'), false);
+        $this->assertSame($reflClass->hasMethod('getAddress'), false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */