diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
index 2044932d6..98ef3fd6e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ class ClassMetadataFactory implements ClassMetadataFactoryInterface
                 $class->setDiscriminatorMap($parent->discriminatorMap);
                 $class->setLifecycleCallbacks($parent->lifecycleCallbacks);
                 $class->setChangeTrackingPolicy($parent->changeTrackingPolicy);
+                $class->setCustomRepositoryClass($parent->customRepositoryClassName);
             }
 
             // Invoke driver
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
index ee7db54ac..afb89f083 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
@@ -147,12 +147,16 @@ class AnnotationDriver implements Driver
         // Evaluate Entity annotation
         if (isset($classAnnotations['Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Entity'])) {
             $entityAnnot = $classAnnotations['Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Entity'];
-            $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass($entityAnnot->repositoryClass);
+            if($entityAnnot->repositoryClass !== null) {
+                $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass($entityAnnot->repositoryClass);
+            }
 
             if ($entityAnnot->readOnly) {
                 $metadata->markReadOnly();
             }
         } else if (isset($classAnnotations['Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\MappedSuperclass'])) {
+            $mappedSuperclassAnnot = $classAnnotations['Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\MappedSuperclass'];
+            $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass($mappedSuperclassAnnot->repositoryClass);
             $metadata->isMappedSuperclass = true;
         } else {
             throw MappingException::classIsNotAValidEntityOrMappedSuperClass($className);
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/DoctrineAnnotations.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/DoctrineAnnotations.php
index e6a674b38..6e5b36a45 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/DoctrineAnnotations.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/DoctrineAnnotations.php
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ final class Entity extends Annotation {
  * @Annotation 
  * @Target("CLASS")
  */
-final class MappedSuperclass extends Annotation {}
+final class MappedSuperclass extends Annotation {
+    public $repositoryClass;
+}
 
 /** 
  * @Annotation 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
index 20631d63c..b676ca8da 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
@@ -52,13 +52,16 @@ class XmlDriver extends AbstractFileDriver
         $xmlRoot = $this->getElement($className);
 
         if ($xmlRoot->getName() == 'entity') {
-            $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass(
-                isset($xmlRoot['repository-class']) ? (string)$xmlRoot['repository-class'] : null
-            );
+            if (isset($xmlRoot['repository-class'])) {
+                $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass((string)$xmlRoot['repository-class']);
+            }
             if (isset($xmlRoot['read-only']) && $xmlRoot['read-only'] == "true") {
                 $metadata->markReadOnly();
             }
         } else if ($xmlRoot->getName() == 'mapped-superclass') {
+            $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass(
+                isset($xmlRoot['repository-class']) ? (string)$xmlRoot['repository-class'] : null
+            );
             $metadata->isMappedSuperclass = true;
         } else {
             throw MappingException::classIsNotAValidEntityOrMappedSuperClass($className);
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
index a47d56fa1..a2c5402b6 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ class YamlDriver extends AbstractFileDriver
         $element = $this->getElement($className);
 
         if ($element['type'] == 'entity') {
-            $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass(
-                isset($element['repositoryClass']) ? $element['repositoryClass'] : null
-            );
+            if (isset($element['repositoryClass'])) {
+                $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass($element['repositoryClass']);  
+            }
             if (isset($element['readOnly']) && $element['readOnly'] == true) {
                 $metadata->markReadOnly();
             }
         } else if ($element['type'] == 'mappedSuperclass') {
+            $metadata->setCustomRepositoryClass(
+                isset($element['repositoryClass']) ? $element['repositoryClass'] : null
+            );
             $metadata->isMappedSuperclass = true;
         } else {
             throw MappingException::classIsNotAValidEntityOrMappedSuperClass($className);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/BasicInheritanceMappingTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/BasicInheritanceMappingTest.php
index d5aac63f9..e5fa6d220 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/BasicInheritanceMappingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/BasicInheritanceMappingTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,30 @@ class BasicInheritanceMappingTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         
         $this->assertTrue(isset($class->associationMappings['mappedRelated1']));
     }
+    
+    public function testGetMetadataForSubclassWithMappedSuperclassWhithRepository()
+    {
+        $class = $this->_factory->getMetadataFor('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Mapping\SubclassWithoutRepository');
+        
+        $this->assertTrue(empty($class->subClasses));
+        $this->assertTrue(empty($class->parentClasses));
+        
+        $this->assertTrue(isset($class->fieldMappings['id']));
+        $this->assertTrue(isset($class->fieldMappings['name']));
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($class->customRepositoryClassName, "App\Reposotories\SuperRepository");
+        
+        
+        $class = $this->_factory->getMetadataFor('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Mapping\SubclassWithRepository');
+        
+        $this->assertTrue(empty($class->subClasses));
+        $this->assertTrue(empty($class->parentClasses));
+        
+        $this->assertTrue(isset($class->fieldMappings['id']));
+        $this->assertTrue(isset($class->fieldMappings['name']));
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($class->customRepositoryClassName, "App\Reposotories\SubRepository");
+    }
 
     /**
      * @group DDC-388
@@ -277,4 +301,30 @@ abstract class MediumSuperclassBase extends SuperclassBase
 class MediumSuperclassEntity extends MediumSuperclassBase
 {
     
+}
+
+/**
+ * @MappedSuperclass(repositoryClass = "App\Reposotories\SuperRepository")
+ */
+abstract class SuperclassBaseWithRepository
+{
+    /** @Id @Column(type="integer") */
+    public $id;
+    /** @Column(type="string") */
+    public $name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class SubclassWithoutRepository extends SuperclassBaseWithRepository
+{
+    
+}
+/**
+ * @Entity(repositoryClass = "App\Reposotories\SubRepository")
+ */
+class SubclassWithRepository extends SuperclassBaseWithRepository
+{
+    
 }
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