support of @Reference(value = Any.class)
diff --git a/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ExtendedComponentInstanceDTO.java b/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ExtendedComponentInstanceDTO.java
index 581a960..bfcd685 100644
--- a/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ExtendedComponentInstanceDTO.java
+++ b/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ExtendedComponentInstanceDTO.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.apache.aries.cdi.container.internal.util.Syncro;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
 import org.osgi.service.cdi.ConfigurationPolicy;
+import org.osgi.service.cdi.annotations.Reference;
 import org.osgi.service.cdi.runtime.dto.ComponentDTO;
 import org.osgi.service.cdi.runtime.dto.ComponentInstanceDTO;
 import org.osgi.service.cdi.runtime.dto.ConfigurationDTO;
@@ -332,7 +333,8 @@
 		Objects.requireNonNull(serviceType);
 		Objects.requireNonNull(componentName);
 		Objects.requireNonNull(targetFilter);
-		String base = "(objectClass=".concat(serviceType).concat(")");
+		String base = Reference.Any.class.getName().equals(serviceType) || Object.class.getName().equals(serviceType) ?
+				"" : "(objectClass=".concat(serviceType).concat(")");
 		String extraFilter = Optional.ofNullable(
 			properties.get(componentName.concat(".target"))
 		).map(
diff --git a/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ReferenceModel.java b/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ReferenceModel.java
index df21438..278b3c0 100644
--- a/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ReferenceModel.java
+++ b/cdi-extender/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/cdi/container/internal/model/ReferenceModel.java
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@
 	}
 
 	private Optional<Class<?>> getReferenceType() {
-		if ((_reference != null) && (_reference.value() != null) && (_reference.value() != Object.class)) {
+		if ((_reference != null) && (_reference.value() != null) &&
+				(_reference.value() != Object.class) && (_reference.value() != Reference.Any.class)) {
 			return Optional.of(_reference.value());
 		}
 		return Optional.empty();