diff --git a/src/ContainerAwareTrait.php b/src/ContainerAwareTrait.php
index 932cbc6..5e55406 100644
--- a/src/ContainerAwareTrait.php
+++ b/src/ContainerAwareTrait.php
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 <?php
-
 namespace SD\DependencyInjection;
 
-trait ContainerAwareTrait {
-    private $autoDeclareContainer = 'container';
+trait ContainerAwareTrait
+{
+    protected $autoDeclareContainer = 'container';
     private $container;
 
-    public function setContainer(Container $container) {
+    public function setContainer(Container $container)
+    {
         $this->container = $container;
     }
 
-    private function getContainer(): Container {
+    protected function getContainer(): Container
+    {
         return $this->container;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ContainerAwareTraitTest.php b/tests/ContainerAwareTraitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e450e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ContainerAwareTraitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+namespace tests;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use SD\DependencyInjection\Container;
+
+class ContainerAwareTraitTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testInheritAutoDeclare()
+    {
+        $container = new Container();
+        $subclassConsumer = $container->produce(SubclassConsumer::class);
+        $this->assertSame($container, $subclassConsumer->getService(), 'Subclass must inherit auto declare trait');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ParentConsumer.php b/tests/ParentConsumer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0615f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ParentConsumer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+namespace tests;
+
+use SD\DependencyInjection\AutoDeclarerInterface;
+use SD\DependencyInjection\AutoDeclarerTrait;
+use SD\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareTrait;
+
+class ParentConsumer implements AutoDeclarerInterface
+{
+    use AutoDeclarerTrait;
+    use ContainerAwareTrait;
+}
diff --git a/tests/SubclassConsumer.php b/tests/SubclassConsumer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccac97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SubclassConsumer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+namespace tests;
+
+class SubclassConsumer extends ParentConsumer
+{
+    public function getService()
+    {
+        return $this->getContainer();
+    }
+}