Index: resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/core/ResourceMethodRegistry.java
===================================================================
--- resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/core/ResourceMethodRegistry.java	(revision 1244)
+++ resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/core/ResourceMethodRegistry.java	(working copy)
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
       addResourceFactory(new SingletonResource(singleton), basePath);
    }
 
-   public void addJndiResource(String jndiName)
+   public void addJndiResource(String jndiName, boolean create)
    {
-      addResourceFactory(new JndiResourceFactory(jndiName));
+      addResourceFactory(new JndiResourceFactory(jndiName,create));
    }
 
    public void addJndiResource(String jndiName, String basePath)
Index: resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/resourcefactory/JndiResourceFactory.java
===================================================================
--- resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/resourcefactory/JndiResourceFactory.java	(revision 1244)
+++ resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/resourcefactory/JndiResourceFactory.java	(working copy)
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 import org.jboss.resteasy.spi.InjectorFactory;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.spi.ResourceFactory;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
 import javax.naming.InitialContext;
 import javax.naming.NamingException;
 
@@ -16,10 +19,17 @@
 {
    private String jndiName;
    private InitialContext ctx;
-
+   private boolean create;
+   
    public JndiResourceFactory(String jndiName)
    {
+      this(jndiName,false);
+   }
+   
+   public JndiResourceFactory(String jndiName, boolean create)
+   {
       this.jndiName = jndiName;
+      this.create = create;
       try
       {
          this.ctx = new InitialContext();
@@ -38,7 +48,12 @@
    {
       try
       {
-         return ctx.lookup(jndiName);
+        Object obj = ctx.lookup(jndiName);
+        if(create)
+        {
+          obj = create(obj);
+        }
+        return obj;
       }
       catch (NamingException e)
       {
@@ -55,6 +70,10 @@
       try
       {
          Object obj = ctx.lookup(jndiName);
+         if(create)
+         {
+             obj = create(obj);
+         }
          return obj.getClass();
       }
       catch (NamingException e)
@@ -66,5 +85,33 @@
    public void requestFinished(HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response, Object resource)
    {
    }
+   
+   
+  private Object create(Object obj)
+  {
+    Method declaredMethod = null;
+    Object returnObject = null;
+    try
+    {
+      declaredMethod = obj.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("create", null);
+    }
+    catch (SecurityException e) { }
+    catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { }
+    if(declaredMethod != null)
+    {
+      try 
+      {
+        returnObject = declaredMethod.invoke(obj, null);
+      }
+      catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { }
+      catch (IllegalAccessException e) { }
+      catch (InvocationTargetException e) { }      
+    }
+    if(returnObject == null && obj != null)
+    {
+      returnObject = obj;
+    }    
+    return returnObject;
+  }
 }
 
Index: resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/servlet/ConfigurationBootstrap.java
===================================================================
--- resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/servlet/ConfigurationBootstrap.java	(revision 1244)
+++ resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/servlet/ConfigurationBootstrap.java	(working copy)
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@
       String jndiResources = getParameter(ResteasyContextParameters.RESTEASY_JNDI_RESOURCES);
       if (jndiResources != null)
       {
-         processJndiResources(jndiResources);
+        boolean create = false; 
+        String ejbCreate = getParameter(ResteasyContextParameters.RESTEASY_EJB_CREATE);
+        create = Boolean.valueOf(ejbCreate);        
+        processJndiResources(jndiResources,create);
       }
 
       String jndiComponentResources = getParameter(ResteasyContextParameters.RESTEASY_JNDI_COMPONENT_RESOURCES);
@@ -288,13 +291,14 @@
       return parsed;
    }
 
-   protected void processJndiResources(String jndiResources)
+   protected void processJndiResources(String jndiResources, boolean create)
    {
+      deployment.setEjbCreate(create);
       String[] resources = jndiResources.trim().split(",");
       for (String resource : resources)
       {
          deployment.getJndiResources().add(resource);
-      }
+      }      
    }
 
    protected void processJndiComponentResources(String jndiResources)
Index: resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/servlet/ResteasyContextParameters.java
===================================================================
--- resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/servlet/ResteasyContextParameters.java	(revision 1244)
+++ resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/plugins/server/servlet/ResteasyContextParameters.java	(working copy)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
    String RESTEASY_SCAN = "resteasy.scan";
    String RESTEASY_SCAN_RESOURCES = "resteasy.scan.resources";
    String RESTEASY_JNDI_RESOURCES = "resteasy.jndi.resources";
+   String RESTEASY_EJB_CREATE = "resteasy.ejb.create";
    String RESTEASY_RESOURCES = "resteasy.resources";
    String RESTEASY_MEDIA_TYPE_MAPPINGS = "resteasy.media.type.mappings";
    String RESTEASY_LANGUAGE_MAPPINGS = "resteasy.language.mappings";
Index: resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/spi/Registry.java
===================================================================
--- resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/spi/Registry.java	(revision 1244)
+++ resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/spi/Registry.java	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     *
     * @param clazz
     */
-   void addJndiResource(String jndiName);
+   void addJndiResource(String jndiName, boolean create);
 
    /**
     * Add a JAX-RS endpoint that exists in JNDI.
Index: resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/spi/ResteasyDeployment.java
===================================================================
--- resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/spi/ResteasyDeployment.java	(revision 1244)
+++ resteasy-jaxrs/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/spi/ResteasyDeployment.java	(working copy)
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
    protected Dispatcher dispatcher;
    protected ResteasyProviderFactory providerFactory;
    protected String paramMapping;
+   private boolean ejbCreate;
    private final static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ResteasyDeployment.class);
 
    public void start()
@@ -266,10 +267,10 @@
       // interceptors must exist as they are applied only once when the resource is registered.
 
       if (jndiResources != null)
-      {
+      {        
          for (String resource : jndiResources)
          {
-            registry.addJndiResource(resource.trim());
+            registry.addJndiResource(resource.trim(),ejbCreate);
          }
       }
       if (resourceClasses != null)
@@ -665,4 +666,9 @@
    {
       this.defaultContextObjects = defaultContextObjects;
    }
+   
+   public void setEjbCreate(boolean create)
+   {
+      this.ejbCreate = create;
+   }
 }