diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/CrossOrigin.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/CrossOrigin.java
index f48e1c7258..194f4be524 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/CrossOrigin.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/CrossOrigin.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
+
 /**
  * Marks the annotated method or type as permitting cross origin requests.
  *
@@ -37,13 +39,21 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 @Documented
 public @interface CrossOrigin {
 
+	/**
+	 * Alias for {@link #origin}.
+	 */
+	@AliasFor(attribute = "origin")
+	String[] value() default { "*" };
+
 	/**
 	 * List of allowed origins.
 	 * <p>These values are placed in the {@code Access-Control-Allow-Origin}
 	 * header of both the pre-flight response and the actual response.
 	 * <p>Defaults to {@code "*"} which means that all origins are allowed.
+	 * @see #value
 	 */
-	String[] origin() default {"*"};
+	@AliasFor(attribute = "value")
+	String[] origin() default { "*" };
 
 	/**
 	 * List of request headers that can be used during the actual request.
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ public @interface CrossOrigin {
 	 * <p>Defaults to {@code "*"} which means that all headers requested
 	 * by the client are allowed.
 	 */
-	String[] allowedHeaders() default {"*"};
+	String[] allowedHeaders() default { "*" };
 
 	/**
 	 * List of response headers that the user-agent will allow the client to access.
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/CrossOriginTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/CrossOriginTests.java
index 782832eb5e..145b84611d 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/CrossOriginTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/CrossOriginTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -128,7 +129,17 @@ public class CrossOriginTests {
 		assertArrayEquals(new String[]{"header1", "header2"}, config.getAllowedHeaders().toArray());
 		assertArrayEquals(new String[]{"header3", "header4"}, config.getExposedHeaders().toArray());
 		assertEquals(new Long(123), config.getMaxAge());
-		assertEquals(false, config.getAllowCredentials());
+		assertFalse(config.getAllowCredentials());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void customOriginDefinedViaValueAttribute() throws Exception {
+		this.handlerMapping.registerHandler(new MethodLevelController());
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/customOrigin");
+		CorsConfiguration config = getCorsConfiguration(this.handlerMapping.getHandler(request), false);
+		assertNotNull(config);
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("http://example.com"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		assertTrue(config.getAllowCredentials());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -279,6 +290,11 @@ public class CrossOriginTests {
 		@RequestMapping(path = "/customized", method = { RequestMethod.GET, RequestMethod.POST })
 		public void customized() {
 		}
+
+		@CrossOrigin("http://example.com")
+		@RequestMapping("/customOrigin")
+		public void customOriginDefinedViaValueAttribute() {
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Controller