diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 8c365c2..e607da9 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   and usage of default values, not just explicit true/false.
 #61: dd new property, `@JsonProperty.access` (and matching enum) to support read-only/write-only properties
 - Add `JsonInclude.Include.NON_ABSENT` value, for excluding "absent" Optional values.
+- Add tag interface `JacksonAnnotationValue` for helper types used for encapsuating information
+  for "complex" annotations (multi-property ones)
 
 2.5.0 (01-Jan-2015)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JacksonAnnotationValue.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JacksonAnnotationValue.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d3ab97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JacksonAnnotationValue.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+
+/**
+ * Marker interface used by value classes like {@link JsonFormat.Value} that are used
+ * to contain information from one of Jackson annotations, and can be directly
+ * instantiated from those annotations, as well as programmatically constructed
+ * and possibly merged. The reason for such marker is to allow generic handling of
+ * some of the annotations, as well as to allow easier injection of configuration
+ * from sources other than annotations.
+ *
+ * @since 2.6
+ */
+public interface JacksonAnnotationValue<A extends Annotation>
+{
+    /**
+     * Introspection method that may be used to find actual annotation that may be used
+     * as the source for value instance.
+     */
+    public Class<A> valueFor();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.java
index 6406f2e..9dab2b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.java
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@
      * annotation.
      */
     public static class Value
+        implements JacksonAnnotationValue<JsonFormat> // since 2.6
     {
         private final String pattern;
         private final Shape shape;
@@ -455,6 +456,11 @@
             return (newFeats == features) ? this :
                 new Value(pattern, shape, locale, timezoneStr, _timezone, newFeats);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public Class<JsonFormat> valueFor() {
+            return JsonFormat.class;
+        }
         
         public String getPattern() { return pattern; }
         public Shape getShape() { return shape; }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.java
index c5056d5..2986d54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 @Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD,
     ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PARAMETER})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JacksonAnnotation
+@JacksonAnnotation
 public @interface JsonInclude
 {
     /**
@@ -132,4 +132,52 @@
         
         ;
     }
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Value class used to enclose information
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Helper class used to contain information from a single {@link JsonInclude}
+     * annotation.
+     *
+     * @since 2.6
+     */
+    public static class Value
+        implements JacksonAnnotationValue<JsonInclude> // since 2.6
+    {
+        protected final Include valueInclusion;
+        protected final Include contentInclusion;
+        
+        public Value(JsonInclude src) {
+            valueInclusion = src.value();
+            contentInclusion = src.content();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Factory method to use for constructing an instance from instance of
+         * {@link JsonInclude}
+         */
+        public static Value from(JsonInclude src) {
+            if (src == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            return new Value(src);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Class<JsonInclude> valueFor() {
+            return JsonInclude.class;
+        }
+
+        public Include getValueInclusion() {
+            return valueInclusion;
+        }
+
+        public Include getContentInclusion() {
+            return contentInclusion;
+        }
+    }    
 }