diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/ReflectiveAccess.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/ReflectiveAccess.scala
index aab68f2086..23587198a9 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/ReflectiveAccess.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/ReflectiveAccess.scala
@@ -166,4 +166,26 @@ object ReflectiveAccess {
     case e: Exception =>
       None
   }
+
+  def resolveMethod(bottomType: Class[_], methodName: String, methodSignature: Array[Class[_]]): java.lang.reflect.Method = {
+    var typeToResolve = bottomType
+    var targetMethod: java.lang.reflect.Method = null
+    var firstException: NoSuchMethodException = null
+    while((typeToResolve ne null) && (targetMethod eq null)) {
+      try {
+        targetMethod = typeToResolve.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, methodSignature:_*)
+        targetMethod.setAccessible(true)
+      } catch {
+        case e: NoSuchMethodException =>
+          if (firstException eq null)
+            firstException = e
+          typeToResolve = typeToResolve.getSuperclass
+      }
+    }
+
+    if((targetMethod eq null) && (firstException ne null))
+      throw firstException
+
+    targetMethod
+  }
 }
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
index 7464d47ce3..bc3197d4a1 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
@@ -927,7 +927,8 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
     val (argClasses, args) = MessageSerializer.deserialize(request.getMessage).asInstanceOf[Tuple2[Array[Class[_]],Array[AnyRef]]]
 
     try {
-      val messageReceiver = typedActor.getClass.getDeclaredMethod(typedActorInfo.getMethod, argClasses: _*)
+      val messageReceiver = ReflectiveAccess.resolveMethod(typedActor.getClass, typedActorInfo.getMethod, argClasses)
+
       if (request.getOneWay) messageReceiver.invoke(typedActor, args: _*)
       else {
         //Sends the response