diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModule.java b/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModule.java
index 501bd0f2a..fb773a0a4 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModule.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModule.java
@@ -676,12 +676,39 @@ public int compareTo(ApplicationModule o) {
 	private List<EventType> findPublishedEvents() {
 
 		DescribedPredicate<JavaClass> isEvent = implement(JMoleculesTypes.DOMAIN_EVENT) //
-				.or(isAnnotatedWith(JMoleculesTypes.AT_DOMAIN_EVENT));
+				.or(isAnnotatedInTypeHierarchyWith(JMoleculesTypes.AT_DOMAIN_EVENT));
 
 		return classes.that(isEvent).stream() //
 				.map(EventType::new).toList();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a {@link DescribedPredicate} matching types that are annotated or meta-annotated with the given
+	 * annotation type, either directly or anywhere in their type hierarchy (superclasses and implemented interfaces).
+	 *
+	 * @param annotationType must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	private static DescribedPredicate<JavaClass> isAnnotatedInTypeHierarchyWith(String annotationType) {
+
+		Assert.hasText(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null or empty!");
+
+		return new DescribedPredicate<>("is annotated with %s directly or in its type hierarchy", annotationType) {
+
+			@Override
+			public boolean test(JavaClass type) {
+
+				return isAnnotated(type) || Stream
+						.concat(type.getAllRawSuperclasses().stream(), type.getAllRawInterfaces().stream())
+						.anyMatch(this::isAnnotated);
+			}
+
+			private boolean isAnnotated(JavaClass type) {
+				return type.isAnnotatedWith(annotationType) || type.isMetaAnnotatedWith(annotationType);
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a {@link Stream} of all super types of the given one that are declared in the same module as well as the
 	 * type itself.
diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/com/acme/withatbean/TestEvents.java b/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/com/acme/withatbean/TestEvents.java
index 41e53b0f0..a3a875dc3 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/com/acme/withatbean/TestEvents.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/com/acme/withatbean/TestEvents.java
@@ -63,4 +63,11 @@ public static JMoleculesAnnotated of() {
 	}
 
 	public static class JMoleculesImplementing implements org.jmolecules.event.types.DomainEvent {}
+
+	@org.jmolecules.event.annotation.DomainEvent
+	public interface JMoleculesAnnotatedInterface {}
+
+	public static class JMoleculesImplementingAnnotatedInterface implements JMoleculesAnnotatedInterface {}
+
+	public static class JMoleculesExtendingAnnotatedClass extends JMoleculesAnnotated {}
 }
diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModuleUnitTest.java b/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModuleUnitTest.java
index f3d6a2914..c2b296721 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModuleUnitTest.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModuleUnitTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
 
 import com.acme.withatbean.SampleAggregate;
 import com.acme.withatbean.TestEvents.JMoleculesAnnotated;
+import com.acme.withatbean.TestEvents.JMoleculesAnnotatedInterface;
+import com.acme.withatbean.TestEvents.JMoleculesExtendingAnnotatedClass;
 import com.acme.withatbean.TestEvents.JMoleculesImplementing;
+import com.acme.withatbean.TestEvents.JMoleculesImplementingAnnotatedInterface;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaClass;
 
 /**
@@ -60,11 +63,17 @@ void discoversPublishedEvents() {
 
 		JavaClass jMoleculesAnnotated = classes.getRequiredClass(JMoleculesAnnotated.class);
 		JavaClass jMoleculesImplementing = classes.getRequiredClass(JMoleculesImplementing.class);
+		JavaClass jMoleculesAnnotatedInterface = classes.getRequiredClass(JMoleculesAnnotatedInterface.class);
+		JavaClass jMoleculesImplementingAnnotatedInterface = classes
+				.getRequiredClass(JMoleculesImplementingAnnotatedInterface.class);
+		JavaClass jMoleculesExtendingAnnotatedClass = classes
+				.getRequiredClass(JMoleculesExtendingAnnotatedClass.class);
 
 		List<EventType> events = module.getPublishedEvents();
 
 		assertThat(events.stream().map(EventType::getType)) //
-				.containsExactlyInAnyOrder(jMoleculesAnnotated, jMoleculesImplementing);
+				.containsExactlyInAnyOrder(jMoleculesAnnotated, jMoleculesImplementing, jMoleculesAnnotatedInterface,
+						jMoleculesImplementingAnnotatedInterface, jMoleculesExtendingAnnotatedClass);
 		assertThat(events.stream().filter(it -> it.getType().equals(jMoleculesAnnotated))) //
 				.element(0) //
 				.satisfies(it -> {