diff --git a/sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/ActorType.java b/sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/ActorType.java
index 2c02d90ab9..86129ca904 100644
--- a/sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/ActorType.java
+++ b/sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/ActorType.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Annotation to define Actor class.
  */
 @Documented
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 public @interface ActorType {