diff --git a/lib/class_abstract.js b/lib/class_abstract.js
index 5e04c6a..90adbe8 100644
--- a/lib/class_abstract.js
+++ b/lib/class_abstract.js
@@ -107,11 +107,19 @@ function markAbstract( args )
  *
  * @param  {Object}  obj  object to override
  *
- * @return  {undefined}
+ * @return  {Object}  obj
  */
 function abstractOverride( obj )
 {
-    var extend = obj.extend;
+    var extend = obj.extend,
+        impl   = obj.implement;
+
+    // wrap and apply the abstract flag, only if the method is defined (it may
+    // not be under all circumstances, e.g. after an implement())
+    impl && ( obj.implement = function()
+    {
+        return abstractOverride( impl.apply( this, arguments ) );
+    } );
 
     // wrap extend, applying the abstract flag
     obj.extend = function()
@@ -119,5 +127,7 @@ function abstractOverride( obj )
         markAbstract( arguments );
         return extend.apply( this, arguments );
     };
+
+    return obj;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test-class-abstract.js b/test/test-class-abstract.js
index 9ba4085..e33c8d2 100644
--- a/test/test-class-abstract.js
+++ b/test/test-class-abstract.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ var common = require( './common' ),
     util   = common.require( 'util' ),
 
     Class         = common.require( 'class' ),
-    AbstractClass = common.require( 'class_abstract' )
+    AbstractClass = common.require( 'class_abstract' ),
+    Interface     = common.require( 'interface' )
 ;
 
 
@@ -451,3 +452,22 @@ var ConcreteFoo = Class.extend( AbstractFoo,
     );
 } )();
 
+
+/**
+ * Extending an abstract class after an implement() should still result in an
+ * abstract class. Essentially, we are testing to ensure that the extend()
+ * method is properly wrapped to flag the resulting class as abstract. This was
+ * a bug.
+ */
+( function testImplementingInterfacesWillPreserveAbstractClassDeclaration()
+{
+    assert.doesNotThrow( function()
+    {
+        // if not considered abstract, extend() will fail, as it will contain
+        // abstract member foo
+        AbstractClass( 'TestImplExtend' )
+            .implement( Interface( { foo: [] } ) )
+            .extend( {} );
+    }, Error, 'Class should still be abstract after implement().extend()' );
+} )()
+