diff --git a/extension-testcontainer/src/main/java/io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.extension.testcontainer/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java b/extension-testcontainer/src/main/java/io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.extension.testcontainer/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java
index ba5e42bf..139f7a98 100644
--- a/extension-testcontainer/src/main/java/io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.extension.testcontainer/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java
+++ b/extension-testcontainer/src/main/java/io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.extension.testcontainer/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java
@@ -123,14 +123,15 @@ public void testFailed(final ExtensionContext extensionContext, final Throwable
 
   private void injectFields(final ExtensionContext extensionContext, final Object... objects) {
     final Class<?> requiredTestClass = extensionContext.getRequiredTestClass();
-    final Field[] declaredFields = requiredTestClass.getDeclaredFields();
     for (final Object object : objects) {
-      final Optional<Field> field = getField(declaredFields, object);
+      final Optional<Field> field = getField(requiredTestClass, object);
       field.ifPresent(value -> injectField(extensionContext, value, object));
     }
   }
 
-  private Optional<Field> getField(final Field[] declaredFields, final Object object) {
+  private Optional<Field> getField(final Class<?> requiredTestClass, final Object object) {
+    final Field[] declaredFields = requiredTestClass.getDeclaredFields();
+
     final List<Field> fields =
         Arrays.stream(declaredFields)
             .filter(field -> field.getType().isInstance(object))
@@ -143,8 +144,12 @@ private Optional<Field> getField(final Field[] declaredFields, final Object obje
                   + "found %s. Please make sure at most one field of type %s has been declared in the"
                   + " test class.",
               object.getClass().getSimpleName(), fields.size(), object.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+    } else if (fields.size() == 0) {
+      final Class<?> superclass = requiredTestClass.getSuperclass();
+      return superclass == null ? Optional.empty() : getField(superclass, object);
+    } else {
+      return Optional.of(fields.get(0));
     }
-    return fields.size() == 0 ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(fields.get(0));
   }
 
   private void injectField(
diff --git a/extension/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/extension/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java b/extension/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/extension/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java
index edea3dbb..41b59fe5 100644
--- a/extension/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/extension/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java
+++ b/extension/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/extension/ZeebeProcessTestExtension.java
@@ -99,14 +99,15 @@ public void testFailed(final ExtensionContext extensionContext, final Throwable
 
   private void injectFields(final ExtensionContext extensionContext, final Object... objects) {
     final Class<?> requiredTestClass = extensionContext.getRequiredTestClass();
-    final Field[] declaredFields = requiredTestClass.getDeclaredFields();
     for (final Object object : objects) {
-      final Optional<Field> field = getField(declaredFields, object);
+      final Optional<Field> field = getField(requiredTestClass, object);
       field.ifPresent(value -> injectField(extensionContext, value, object));
     }
   }
 
-  private Optional<Field> getField(final Field[] declaredFields, final Object object) {
+  private Optional<Field> getField(final Class<?> requiredTestClass, final Object object) {
+    final Field[] declaredFields = requiredTestClass.getDeclaredFields();
+
     final List<Field> fields =
         Arrays.stream(declaredFields)
             .filter(field -> field.getType().isInstance(object))
@@ -119,8 +120,12 @@ private Optional<Field> getField(final Field[] declaredFields, final Object obje
                   + "found %s. Please make sure at most one field of type %s has been declared in the"
                   + " test class.",
               object.getClass().getSimpleName(), fields.size(), object.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+    } else if (fields.size() == 0) {
+      final Class<?> superclass = requiredTestClass.getSuperclass();
+      return superclass == null ? Optional.empty() : getField(superclass, object);
+    } else {
+      return Optional.of(fields.get(0));
     }
-    return fields.size() == 0 ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(fields.get(0));
   }
 
   private void injectField(
diff --git a/qa/abstracts/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/abstracts/injection/AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest.java b/qa/abstracts/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/abstracts/injection/AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6453d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/abstracts/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/abstracts/injection/AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021 camunda services GmbH (info@camunda.com)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.qa.abstracts.injection;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import io.camunda.zeebe.client.ZeebeClient;
+import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.api.ZeebeTestEngine;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public abstract class AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest {
+  protected ZeebeClient client;
+  protected ZeebeTestEngine engine;
+
+  @Test
+  void testFieldsAreInjectedSuccessfully() {
+    assertThat(client).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(engine).isNotNull();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/qa/embedded/src/test/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/embedded/injection/InheritanceInjectionTest.java b/qa/embedded/src/test/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/embedded/injection/InheritanceInjectionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d329155c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/embedded/src/test/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/embedded/injection/InheritanceInjectionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021 camunda services GmbH (info@camunda.com)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.qa.embedded.injection;
+
+import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.extension.ZeebeProcessTest;
+import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.qa.abstracts.injection.AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest;
+
+@ZeebeProcessTest
+class InheritanceInjectionTest extends AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest {}
diff --git a/qa/testcontainers/src/test/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/testcontainer/injection/InheritanceInjectionTest.java b/qa/testcontainers/src/test/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/testcontainer/injection/InheritanceInjectionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aceef980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/testcontainers/src/test/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/qa/testcontainer/injection/InheritanceInjectionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021 camunda services GmbH (info@camunda.com)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.qa.testcontainer.injection;
+
+import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.extension.testcontainer.ZeebeProcessTest;
+import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.qa.abstracts.injection.AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest;
+
+@ZeebeProcessTest
+class InheritanceInjectionTest extends AbstractInheritanceInjectionTest {}