diff --git a/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/circulardependency/CircularDependencyA b/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/circulardependency/CircularDependencyA
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+package com.baeldung.circulardependency;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class CircularDependencyA implements ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
+
+	private CircularDependencyB circB;
+
+	private ApplicationContext context;
+
+	public CircularDependencyB getCircB() {
+		return circB;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+		circB = context.getBean(CircularDependencyB.class);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setApplicationContext(final ApplicationContext ctx) throws BeansException {
+		context = ctx;
+	}
+}