diff --git a/validation/src/main/java/io/micronaut/validation/validator/DefaultValidator.java b/validation/src/main/java/io/micronaut/validation/validator/DefaultValidator.java
index e074f241..1f19bf21 100644
--- a/validation/src/main/java/io/micronaut/validation/validator/DefaultValidator.java
+++ b/validation/src/main/java/io/micronaut/validation/validator/DefaultValidator.java
@@ -1025,7 +1025,6 @@ private boolean doesHaveValidatedTypeParameters(
     ) {
         if (!context.elementRequireCascadeValidation.containsKey(annotatedElement)) {
             context.elementRequireCascadeValidation.put(annotatedElement, false);
-            AnnotationMetadata annotationMetadata = annotatedElement.getAnnotationMetadata();
 
             Argument<Object> annotatedElementAsArgument = null;
             if (annotatedElement instanceof Argument) {
diff --git a/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpec.groovy b/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpec.groovy
index e49a05af..aafc3873 100644
--- a/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpec.groovy
+++ b/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpec.groovy
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ValidatorSpec extends Specification {
     void "validate property argument - with iterable constraints"() {
         given:
         var e = new ValidatorSpecClasses.Email(["me@oracle.com", "", "me2@oracle.com"])
-        var violations = validator.validate(e);
+        var violations = validator.validate(e)
         violations = violations.sort{it->it.getPropertyPath().toString()}
 
         expect:
@@ -777,6 +777,33 @@ class ValidatorSpec extends Specification {
         constraintViolations[0].toString() == 'DefaultConstraintViolation{rootBean=class io.micronaut.validation.validator.$BookService$Definition$Intercepted, invalidValue=50, path=saveBook.pages}'
         constraintViolations[1].toString() == 'DefaultConstraintViolation{rootBean=class io.micronaut.validation.validator.$BookService$Definition$Intercepted, invalidValue=, path=saveBook.title}'
     }
+
+    void "test cascade to container"() {
+        given:
+        def salad = new ValidatorSpecClasses.Salad([
+                new ValidatorSpecClasses.Ingredient("carrot"),
+                new ValidatorSpecClasses.Ingredient("")
+        ])
+        def violations = validator.validate(salad)
+
+        expect:
+        violations.size() == 1
+        violations[0].invalidValue == ""
+    }
+
+    void "test cascade to container with setter"() {
+        given:
+        def salad = new ValidatorSpecClasses.SaladWithSetter()
+        salad.ingredients = [
+                new ValidatorSpecClasses.Ingredient("carrot"),
+                new ValidatorSpecClasses.Ingredient("")
+        ]
+        def violations = validator.validate(salad)
+
+        expect:
+        violations.size() == 1
+        violations[0].invalidValue == ""
+    }
 }
 
 @Introspected
diff --git a/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpecClasses.java b/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpecClasses.java
index dc0b706b..74de268d 100644
--- a/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpecClasses.java
+++ b/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/ValidatorSpecClasses.java
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ public Set<Book> getBooks() {
     // test validate property argument cascade
     @Introspected
     public static class Email {
-        final private @Size(max=2) List<@NotBlank String> recoveryEmails;
+        private @Size(max=2) List<@NotBlank String> recoveryEmails;
 
-        public Email(@Size(max=2) List<String> recoveryEmails) {
+        public Email(List<String> recoveryEmails) {
             this.recoveryEmails = recoveryEmails;
         }
 
@@ -290,4 +290,36 @@ enum AuthorState {
         PUBLISHED,
         DRAFT
     }
+
+    // test cascade to container
+    @Introspected
+    public static class Salad {
+        List<@Valid Ingredient> ingredients;
+
+        public Salad(List<Ingredient> ingredients) {
+            this.ingredients = ingredients;
+        }
+
+        public List<Ingredient> getIngredients() {
+            return ingredients;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Introspected
+    public static class SaladWithSetter {
+        List<@Valid Ingredient> ingredients;
+
+        public List<Ingredient> getIngredients() {
+            return ingredients;
+        }
+
+        public void setIngredients(List<Ingredient> ingredients) {
+            this.ingredients = ingredients;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Introspected
+    public record Ingredient(
+        @NotBlank String name
+    ) {}
 }
diff --git a/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/pojo/PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec.groovy b/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/pojo/PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec.groovy
index 8a548c0c..7d698c3c 100644
--- a/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/pojo/PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec.groovy
+++ b/validation/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/validation/validator/pojo/PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec.groovy
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package io.micronaut.validation.validator.pojo
 
 import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext
+import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Executable
 import io.micronaut.context.exceptions.BeanInstantiationException
+import io.micronaut.validation.Pojo
+import jakarta.inject.Singleton
 import spock.lang.Specification
 
 import javax.validation.ConstraintViolationException
+import javax.validation.Valid
 
 
 class PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec extends Specification {
@@ -15,6 +19,20 @@ class PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec extends Specification {
             ]
     ])
 
+    void "test @Valid on config props property manual"() {
+        when:
+        Pojo pojo = new Pojo()
+        pojo.name = ""
+        PojoConfigProps configProps = new PojoConfigProps([pojo])
+//        configProps.pojos = [pojo]
+
+        context.getBean(PojoConfigPropsValidator).validateConfigProps(configProps)
+
+        then:
+        def ex = thrown(ConstraintViolationException)
+        ex.message.contains("must not be blank")
+    }
+
     void "test @Valid on config props property"() {
         when:
         context.getBean(PojoConfigProps)
@@ -24,3 +42,9 @@ class PojoConfigurationPropertiesSpec extends Specification {
         ex.message.contains("List of constraint violations:[\n\tpojos[0]<E Pojo>.name - must not be blank\n]")
     }
 }
+
+@Singleton
+class PojoConfigPropsValidator {
+    @Executable
+    void validateConfigProps(@Valid PojoConfigProps configProps) {}
+}