diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aot.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aot.adoc
index 6db059bacb0..80a75965d77 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aot.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aot.adoc
@@ -378,6 +378,20 @@ For instance, autowiring on fields and methods will be skipped as they are handl
 
 Rather than having prototype-scoped beans created with custom arguments, we recommend a manual factory pattern where a bean is responsible for the creation of the instance.
 
+[[aot.bestpractices.circular-dependencies]]
+=== Avoid Circular Dependencies
+
+Certain use cases can result in circular dependencies between one or more beans. With the
+regular runtime, it may be possible to wire those circular dependencies via `@Autowired`
+on setter methods or fields. However, an AOT-optimized context will fail to start with
+explicit circular dependencies.
+
+In an AOT-optimized application, you should therefore strive to avoid circular
+dependencies. If that is not possible, you can use `@Lazy` injection points or
+`ObjectProvider` to lazily access or retrieve the necessary collaborating beans. See
+xref:core/beans/classpath-scanning.adoc#beans-factorybeans-annotations-lazy-injection-points[this tip]
+for further information.
+
 [[aot.bestpractices.factory-bean]]
 === FactoryBean
 
diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/classpath-scanning.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/classpath-scanning.adoc
index d5b07af5762..8193305116b 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/classpath-scanning.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/classpath-scanning.adoc
@@ -480,11 +480,15 @@ factory method and other bean definition properties, such as a qualifier value t
 the `@Qualifier` annotation. Other method-level annotations that can be specified are
 `@Scope`, `@Lazy`, and custom qualifier annotations.
 
-TIP: In addition to its role for component initialization, you can also place the `@Lazy`
+[[beans-factorybeans-annotations-lazy-injection-points]]
+[TIP]
+====
+In addition to its role for component initialization, you can also place the `@Lazy`
 annotation on injection points marked with `@Autowired` or `@Inject`. In this context,
 it leads to the injection of a lazy-resolution proxy. However, such a proxy approach
 is rather limited. For sophisticated lazy interactions, in particular in combination
 with optional dependencies, we recommend `ObjectProvider<MyTargetBean>` instead.
+====
 
 Autowired fields and methods are supported, as previously discussed, with additional
 support for autowiring of `@Bean` methods. The following example shows how to do so:
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheOperationExpressionEvaluatorTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheOperationExpressionEvaluatorTests.java
index 11625dce481..3b826775a54 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheOperationExpressionEvaluatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheOperationExpressionEvaluatorTests.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class CacheOperationExpressionEvaluatorTests {
 		AnnotatedClass target = new AnnotatedClass();
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(
 				AnnotatedClass.class, "multipleCaching", Object.class, Object.class);
-		Object[] args = new Object[] {new Object(), new Object()};
+		Object[] args = {"arg1", "arg2"};
 		Collection<ConcurrentMapCache> caches = Collections.singleton(new ConcurrentMapCache("test"));
 
 		EvaluationContext evalCtx = this.eval.createEvaluationContext(caches, method, args,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class CacheOperationExpressionEvaluatorTests {
 		AnnotatedClass target = new AnnotatedClass();
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(
 				AnnotatedClass.class, "multipleCaching", Object.class, Object.class);
-		Object[] args = new Object[] {new Object(), new Object()};
+		Object[] args = new Object[] {"arg1", "arg2"};
 		Collection<ConcurrentMapCache> caches = Collections.singleton(new ConcurrentMapCache("test"));
 		return this.eval.createEvaluationContext(
 				caches, method, args, target, target.getClass(), method, result);