diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19fea7c..7803cc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Components
 - **ExtensionsInjector** allows PF4J's extensions to be expose as Spring beans.
 - **SpringPlugin** your plugin extends this class if your plugin contains Spring beans
 - **SpringExtensionFactory** use this ExtensionFactory in your PluginManager if you have SpringPlugins
+- **SpringPluginManager** a Spring aware PluginManager
 
 Using Maven
 -------------------
@@ -52,29 +53,12 @@ Create the Spring configuration (declare some beans) using annotations with:
 public class SpringConfiguration {
 
     @Bean
-    public PluginManager pluginManager() {
-        PluginManager pluginManager = new DefaultPluginManager() {
-
-            @Override
-            protected ExtensionFactory createExtensionFactory() {
-                return new SpringExtensionFactory(this);
-            }
-
-        };
-        pluginManager.loadPlugins();
-
-        // start (active/resolved) the plugins
-        pluginManager.startPlugins();
-
-        return pluginManager;
-    }
-
-    @Bean
-    public static ExtensionsInjector extensionsInjector() {
-        return new ExtensionsInjector(pluginManager());
+    public SpringPluginManager pluginManager() {
+        return new SpringPluginManager();
     }
 
     @Bean
+    @DependsOn("pluginManager")
     public Greetings greetings() {
         return new Greetings();
     }
diff --git a/demo/api/pom.xml b/demo/api/pom.xml
index 57d0b31..a734be0 100644
--- a/demo/api/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/api/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j.demo</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-api</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Demo Api</name>
 
diff --git a/demo/app/pom.xml b/demo/app/pom.xml
index b4610ec..ca4c7a5 100644
--- a/demo/app/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/app/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j.demo</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-app</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Demo App</name>
 
diff --git a/demo/app/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/WhazzupGreeting.java b/demo/app/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/WhazzupGreeting.java
index c742127..bc5a85a 100644
--- a/demo/app/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/WhazzupGreeting.java
+++ b/demo/app/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/WhazzupGreeting.java
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 
 import org.pf4j.Extension;
 import org.pf4j.demo.api.Greeting;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 
 /**
  * @author Decebal Suiu
  */
 @Extension
+@Scope("prototype")
 public class WhazzupGreeting implements Greeting {
 
     @Override
diff --git a/demo/app/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/demo/app/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index f42e226..b7b7039 100644
--- a/demo/app/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/demo/app/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, Console
+log4j.rootLogger=WARN, Console
 
 #
 # PF4J log
diff --git a/demo/plugins/plugin1/pom.xml b/demo/plugins/plugin1/pom.xml
index 080ab26..398f3f7 100644
--- a/demo/plugins/plugin1/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/plugins/plugin1/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j.demo</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-plugin1</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Demo Plugin #1</name>
 
diff --git a/demo/plugins/plugin2/pom.xml b/demo/plugins/plugin2/pom.xml
index a623434..39719b3 100644
--- a/demo/plugins/plugin2/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/plugins/plugin2/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j.demo</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-plugin2</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Demo Plugin #2</name>
 
diff --git a/demo/plugins/plugin2/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/hello/HelloPlugin.java b/demo/plugins/plugin2/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/hello/HelloPlugin.java
index 05d5030..944f38d 100644
--- a/demo/plugins/plugin2/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/hello/HelloPlugin.java
+++ b/demo/plugins/plugin2/src/main/java/org/pf4j/demo/hello/HelloPlugin.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.pf4j.demo.hello;
 
+import org.pf4j.spring.SpringPluginManager;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ public void stop() {
     @Override
     protected ApplicationContext createApplicationContext() {
         AnnotationConfigApplicationContext applicationContext = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+        /*
+        // set the parent context (to access beans from application)
+        SpringPluginManager pluginManager = (SpringPluginManager) getWrapper().getPluginManager();
+        applicationContext.setParent(pluginManager.getApplicationContext());
+        */
         applicationContext.setClassLoader(getWrapper().getPluginClassLoader());
         applicationContext.register(SpringConfiguration.class);
         applicationContext.refresh();
diff --git a/demo/plugins/pom.xml b/demo/plugins/pom.xml
index ebd8550..410e983 100644
--- a/demo/plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/plugins/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j.demo</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Demo Plugins Parent</name>
 
diff --git a/demo/pom.xml b/demo/pom.xml
index 1d78c8d..320d36e 100644
--- a/demo/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.pf4j.demo</groupId>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-demo-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Demo Parent</name>
 
diff --git a/pf4j-spring/pom.xml b/pf4j-spring/pom.xml
index 02c7c7d..3acb067 100644
--- a/pf4j-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/pf4j-spring/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 	<parent>
         <groupId>org.pf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>pf4j-spring-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>PF4J-Spring Parent</name>
     <description>PF4J-Spring Integration</description>
 
diff --git a/pf4j-spring/src/main/java/org/pf4j/spring/ExtensionsInjector.java b/pf4j-spring/src/main/java/org/pf4j/spring/ExtensionsInjector.java
index 7cf5ab9..4a07530 100644
--- a/pf4j-spring/src/main/java/org/pf4j/spring/ExtensionsInjector.java
+++ b/pf4j-spring/src/main/java/org/pf4j/spring/ExtensionsInjector.java
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 import org.pf4j.PluginWrapper;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -77,8 +81,20 @@ public void injectExtensions() {
      * Override this method if you wish other register strategy.
      */
     protected void registerExtension(Class<?> extensionClass) {
-        Object extension = pluginManager.getExtensionFactory().create(extensionClass);
-        beanFactory.registerSingleton(extension.getClass().getName(), extension);
+        String beanName = extensionClass.getName();
+
+        if (extensionClass.isAnnotationPresent(Scope.class)) {
+            String scope = extensionClass.getAnnotation(Scope.class).value();
+            log.info("Registering {} with scope: {}", beanName, scope);
+            BeanDefinitionBuilder definitionBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.rootBeanDefinition(extensionClass);
+            definitionBuilder.setScope(scope);
+            BeanDefinition definition = definitionBuilder.getBeanDefinition();
+            ((BeanDefinitionRegistry) beanFactory).registerBeanDefinition(beanName, definition);
+        } else {
+            log.info("Registering {} as singleton", beanName);
+            Object extension = pluginManager.getExtensionFactory().create(extensionClass);
+            beanFactory.registerSingleton(extension.getClass().getName(), extension);
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 286cb8a..87659ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.pf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>pf4j-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>PF4J-Spring Parent</name>
     <description>PF4J-Spring Integration</description>