We introduce and investigate SAS-injective modules as a generalization of small injectivity. A right module over a ring is said to be SAS- -injective (where is a right -module) if every right-homomorphism from a semiartinian small right submodule of into extends to . A module is said to be SAS-injective, if is SAS- -injective. Some characterizations and properties of SAS-injective modules are given. Some results on small injectivity are extended to SAS-injectivity.