diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanRegistrar.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanRegistrar.java
index 8a6a54e1ef..1113cdd6bc 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanRegistrar.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.orm.jpa;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConstructorArgumentValues.ValueHolder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * {@link ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar} used by {@link EntityScan}.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 class EntityScanRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar {
 
@@ -48,31 +50,25 @@ class EntityScanRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar {
 	@Override
 	public void registerBeanDefinitions(AnnotationMetadata importingClassMetadata,
 			BeanDefinitionRegistry registry) {
+		Set<String> packagesToScan = getPackagesToScan(importingClassMetadata);
 		if (!registry.containsBeanDefinition(BEAN_NAME)) {
-			GenericBeanDefinition beanDefinition = new GenericBeanDefinition();
-			beanDefinition.setBeanClass(EntityScanBeanPostProcessor.class);
-			beanDefinition.getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(
-					getPackagesToScan(importingClassMetadata));
-			beanDefinition.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
-			// We don't need this one to be post processed otherwise it can cause a
-			// cascade of bean instantiation that we would rather avoid.
-			beanDefinition.setSynthetic(true);
-			registry.registerBeanDefinition(BEAN_NAME, beanDefinition);
+			addEntityScanBeanPostProcessor(registry, packagesToScan);
+		}
+		else {
+			updateEntityScanBeanPostProcessor(registry, packagesToScan);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private String[] getPackagesToScan(AnnotationMetadata metadata) {
+	private Set<String> getPackagesToScan(AnnotationMetadata metadata) {
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = AnnotationAttributes.fromMap(metadata
 				.getAnnotationAttributes(EntityScan.class.getName()));
 		String[] value = attributes.getStringArray("value");
 		String[] basePackages = attributes.getStringArray("basePackages");
 		Class<?>[] basePackageClasses = attributes.getClassArray("basePackageClasses");
-
 		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(value)) {
 			Assert.state(ObjectUtils.isEmpty(basePackages),
 					"@EntityScan basePackages and value attributes are mutually exclusive");
 		}
-
 		Set<String> packagesToScan = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
 		packagesToScan.addAll(Arrays.asList(value));
 		packagesToScan.addAll(Arrays.asList(basePackages));
@@ -80,10 +76,38 @@ class EntityScanRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar {
 			packagesToScan.add(ClassUtils.getPackageName(basePackageClass));
 		}
 		if (packagesToScan.isEmpty()) {
-			return new String[] { ClassUtils.getPackageName(metadata.getClassName()) };
+			return Collections.singleton(ClassUtils.getPackageName(metadata
+					.getClassName()));
 		}
-		return new ArrayList<String>(packagesToScan).toArray(new String[packagesToScan
-				.size()]);
+		return packagesToScan;
+	}
+
+	private void addEntityScanBeanPostProcessor(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry,
+			Set<String> packagesToScan) {
+		GenericBeanDefinition beanDefinition = new GenericBeanDefinition();
+		beanDefinition.setBeanClass(EntityScanBeanPostProcessor.class);
+		beanDefinition.getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(
+				toArray(packagesToScan));
+		beanDefinition.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+		// We don't need this one to be post processed otherwise it can cause a
+		// cascade of bean instantiation that we would rather avoid.
+		beanDefinition.setSynthetic(true);
+		registry.registerBeanDefinition(BEAN_NAME, beanDefinition);
+	}
+
+	private void updateEntityScanBeanPostProcessor(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry,
+			Set<String> packagesToScan) {
+		BeanDefinition definition = registry.getBeanDefinition(BEAN_NAME);
+		ValueHolder constructorArguments = definition.getConstructorArgumentValues()
+				.getGenericArgumentValue(String[].class);
+		Set<String> mergedPackages = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+		mergedPackages.addAll(Arrays.asList((String[]) constructorArguments.getValue()));
+		mergedPackages.addAll(packagesToScan);
+		constructorArguments.setValue(toArray(mergedPackages));
+	}
+
+	private String[] toArray(Set<String> set) {
+		return set.toArray(new String[set.size()]);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanTests.java
index 5a8d9e0e3c..c2773c7dd8 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityScanTests.java
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ public class EntityScanTests {
 		assertSetPackagesToScan("com.mycorp.entity");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void considersMultipleEntityScanAnnotations() {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(MultiScanFirst.class,
+				MultiScanSecond.class);
+		assertSetPackagesToScan("foo", "bar");
+	}
+
 	private void assertSetPackagesToScan(String... expected) {
 		String[] actual = this.context.getBean(
 				TestLocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.class).getPackagesToScan();
@@ -185,6 +192,16 @@ public class EntityScanTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@EntityScan(basePackages = "foo")
+	static class MultiScanFirst extends BaseConfig {
+
+	}
+
+	@EntityScan(basePackages = "bar")
+	static class MultiScanSecond extends BaseConfig {
+
+	}
+
 	private static class TestLocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean extends
 			LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean {