diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
index 63462f3f477..a9dc14bf194 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
@@ -573,20 +573,15 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 						(ConstructorArgumentValues.ValueHolder) valueHolder.getSource();
 				Object originalValue = valueHolder.getValue();
 				Object sourceValue = sourceHolder.getValue();
+				Object convertedValue;
 				if (valueHolder.isConverted()) {
-					Object convertedValue = valueHolder.getConvertedValue();
-					args.rawArguments[paramIndex] =
-							(mbd.isLenientConstructorResolution() ? originalValue : convertedValue);
-					args.arguments[paramIndex] = convertedValue;
+					convertedValue = valueHolder.getConvertedValue();
 					args.preparedArguments[paramIndex] = convertedValue;
 				}
 				else {
 					try {
-						Object convertedValue = converter.convertIfNecessary(originalValue, paramType,
+						convertedValue = converter.convertIfNecessary(originalValue, paramType,
 								MethodParameter.forMethodOrConstructor(methodOrCtor, paramIndex));
-						args.rawArguments[paramIndex] =
-								(mbd.isLenientConstructorResolution() ? originalValue : convertedValue);
-						args.arguments[paramIndex] = convertedValue;
 						if (originalValue == sourceValue || sourceValue instanceof TypedStringValue) {
 							// Either a converted value or still the original one: store converted value.
 							sourceHolder.setConvertedValue(convertedValue);
@@ -605,6 +600,15 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 								"] to required type [" + paramType.getName() + "]: " + ex.getMessage());
 					}
 				}
+				args.arguments[paramIndex] = convertedValue;
+				if (mbd.isLenientConstructorResolution()) {
+					args.rawArguments[paramIndex] = originalValue;
+				}
+				else {
+					args.rawArguments[paramIndex] =
+							((sourceValue instanceof TypedStringValue && !((TypedStringValue) sourceValue).hasTargetType()) ?
+							convertedValue : originalValue);
+				}
 			}
 			else {
 				// No explicit match found: we're either supposed to autowire or
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml
index e12640a6faa..39e6dfaa8e3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@
 		<constructor-arg index="1"><value>true</value></constructor-arg>
 	</bean>
 
+	<bean id="string" class="java.lang.String" autowire-candidate="false">
+		<constructor-arg><value type="java.lang.String">test</value></constructor-arg>
+	</bean>
+
 	<bean id="constructorArray" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactoryTests$ConstructorArrayTestBean">
 		<constructor-arg type="int[]">
 			<array value-type="int">
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java
index 633be540d6d..7151096ff6c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.MethodReplacer;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.UrlResource;
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ public final class XmlBeanFactoryTests {
 			fail("Must have thrown a FatalBeanException");
 		}
 		catch (FatalBeanException expected) {
+			// expected
 		}
 
 		DependenciesBean rod5 = (DependenciesBean) xbf.getBean("rod5");
@@ -1379,6 +1380,14 @@ public final class XmlBeanFactoryTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public @Test void testStringConstructor() {
+		XmlBeanFactory xbf = new XmlBeanFactory(CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_CONTEXT);
+		AbstractBeanDefinition bd = (AbstractBeanDefinition) xbf.getBeanDefinition("string");
+		bd.setLenientConstructorResolution(false);
+		String str = (String) xbf.getBean("string");
+		assertEquals("test", str);
+	}
+
 	public @Test void testPrimitiveConstructorArray() {
 		XmlBeanFactory xbf = new XmlBeanFactory(CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_CONTEXT);
 		ConstructorArrayTestBean bean = (ConstructorArrayTestBean) xbf.getBean("constructorArray");