diff --git a/src/ServiceLocatorAwareTrait.php b/src/ServiceLocatorAwareTrait.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
+ *
+ * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
+ * @package   Zend_ServiceManager
+ */
+
+namespace Zend\ServiceManager;
+
+use Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceLocatorInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @category  Zend
+ * @package   Zend_ServiceManager
+ */
+trait ServiceLocatorAwareTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ServiceLocator
+     */
+    protected $serviceLocator = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Set service locator
+     *
+     * @param ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function setServiceLocator(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator)
+    {
+        $this->serviceLocator = $serviceLocator;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get service locator
+     *
+     * @return ServiceLocator
+     */
+    public function getServiceLocator()
+    {
+        return $this->serviceLocator;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/ServiceLocatorAwareTraitTest.php b/test/ServiceLocatorAwareTraitTest.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
+ *
+ * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
+ * @package   Zend_ServiceManager
+ */
+
+namespace ZendTest\ServiceManager;
+
+use \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase as TestCase;
+use \Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager;
+
+/**
+ * @requires PHP 5.4
+ */
+class ServiceLocatorAwareTraitTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testSetServiceLocator()
+    {
+        $object = $this->getObjectForTrait('\Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceLocatorAwareTrait');
+
+        $this->assertAttributeEquals(null, 'serviceLocator', $object);
+
+        $serviceLocator = new ServiceManager;
+
+        $object->setServiceLocator($serviceLocator);
+
+        $this->assertAttributeEquals($serviceLocator, 'serviceLocator', $object);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetServiceLocator()
+    {
+        $object = $this->getObjectForTrait('\Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceLocatorAwareTrait');
+
+        $this->assertNull($object->getServiceLocator());
+
+        $serviceLocator = new ServiceManager;
+
+        $object->setServiceLocator($serviceLocator);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($serviceLocator, $object->getServiceLocator());
+    }
+}