diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index fa3821d6e4..046923fad1 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Project: jackson-databind
 
 #635: Reduce cachability of `Map` deserializers, to avoid problems with per-property config changes
     (regression due to #604)
+#656: `defaultImpl` configuration is ignored for `WRAPPER_OBJECT`
 - Solve potential cyclic-resolution problem for `UntypedObjectDeserializer`
 
 2.4.4 (24-Nov-2014)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/jsontype/impl/AsWrapperTypeDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/jsontype/impl/AsWrapperTypeDeserializer.java
index 2f6c9ef29e..6569b05768 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/jsontype/impl/AsWrapperTypeDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/jsontype/impl/AsWrapperTypeDeserializer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class AsWrapperTypeDeserializer
     public AsWrapperTypeDeserializer(JavaType bt, TypeIdResolver idRes,
             String typePropertyName, boolean typeIdVisible, Class<?> defaultImpl)
     {
-        super(bt, idRes, typePropertyName, typeIdVisible, null);
+        super(bt, idRes, typePropertyName, typeIdVisible, defaultImpl);
     }
 
     protected AsWrapperTypeDeserializer(AsWrapperTypeDeserializer src, BeanProperty property) {