diff --git a/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/BasicRequestFactory.java b/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/BasicRequestFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b02b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/BasicRequestFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
+ * 
+ * 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 com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared;
+
+/**
+ * A base type for {@link SimpleRequestFactory} to ensure that extending
+ * RequestFactory interfaces works correctly.
+ */
+public interface BasicRequestFactory extends RequestFactory {
+
+  LoggingRequest loggingRequest();
+
+  UserInformationRequest userInformationRequest();
+}
diff --git a/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/SimpleRequestFactory.java b/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/SimpleRequestFactory.java
index 812858a..082f3a1 100644
--- a/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/SimpleRequestFactory.java
+++ b/user/test/com/google/gwt/requestfactory/shared/SimpleRequestFactory.java
@@ -19,13 +19,9 @@
  * Simple RequesetFactory interface with two domain objects, and our standard
  * UserInformation and Logging services.
  */
-public interface SimpleRequestFactory extends RequestFactory {
-
-  LoggingRequest loggingRequest();
+public interface SimpleRequestFactory extends BasicRequestFactory {
 
   SimpleBarRequest simpleBarRequest();
-  
-  SimpleFooRequest simpleFooRequest();
 
-  UserInformationRequest userInformationRequest();
+  SimpleFooRequest simpleFooRequest();
 }