diff --git a/src/Di.php b/src/Di.php
index 611543fb..a943e071 100644
--- a/src/Di.php
+++ b/src/Di.php
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ public function get($name, array $params = array())
                 return $im->getSharedInstance($name, $params);
             }
         }
-        $instance = $this->newInstance($name, $params);
+        $config = $im->getConfig($name);
+        $instance = $this->newInstance($name, $params, $config['shared']);
         array_pop($this->instanceContext);
 
         return $instance;
diff --git a/test/DiTest.php b/test/DiTest.php
index f718f01d..981179b1 100644
--- a/test/DiTest.php
+++ b/test/DiTest.php
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@ public function testDiConstructorCanTakeDependencies()
         $this->assertSame($im, $di->instanceManager());
     }
 
-    public function testPassingInvalidDefinitionRaisesException()
-    {
-        $di = new Di();
-
-        $this->setExpectedException('PHPUnit_Framework_Error');
-        $di->setDefinitionList(array('foo'));
-    }
-
     public function testGetRetrievesObjectWithMatchingClassDefinition()
     {
         $di = new Di();
@@ -65,7 +57,14 @@ public function testGetRetrievesObjectWithMatchingClassDefinition()
 
     public function testGetRetrievesSameInstanceOnSubsequentCalls()
     {
-        $di = new Di();
+        $config = new Config(array(
+            'instance' => array(
+                'ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass' => array(
+                    'shared' => true,
+                    ),
+                ),
+        ));
+        $di = new Di(null, null, $config);
         $obj1 = $di->get('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass');
         $obj2 = $di->get('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass');
         $this->assertInstanceOf('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass', $obj1);
@@ -73,6 +72,23 @@ public function testGetRetrievesSameInstanceOnSubsequentCalls()
         $this->assertSame($obj1, $obj2);
     }
 
+    public function testGetRetrievesDifferentInstanceOnSubsequentCallsIfSharingDisabled()
+    {
+        $config = new Config(array(
+            'instance' => array(
+                'ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass' => array(
+                    'shared' => false,
+                    ),
+                ),
+        ));
+        $di = new Di(null, null, $config);
+        $obj1 = $di->get('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass');
+        $obj2 = $di->get('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass', $obj1);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('ZendTest\Di\TestAsset\BasicClass', $obj2);
+        $this->assertNotSame($obj1, $obj2);
+    }
+
     public function testGetThrowsExceptionWhenUnknownClassIsUsed()
     {
         $di = new Di();