diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibAopProxy.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibAopProxy.java
index 217244e8952..5abb10919e4 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibAopProxy.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibAopProxy.java
@@ -723,17 +723,20 @@ class CglibAopProxy implements AopProxy, Serializable {
 	 */
 	private static class CglibMethodInvocation extends ReflectiveMethodInvocation {
 
+		@Nullable
 		private final MethodProxy methodProxy;
 
-		private final boolean publicMethod;
-
 		public CglibMethodInvocation(Object proxy, @Nullable Object target, Method method,
 				Object[] arguments, @Nullable Class<?> targetClass,
 				List<Object> interceptorsAndDynamicMethodMatchers, MethodProxy methodProxy) {
 
 			super(proxy, target, method, arguments, targetClass, interceptorsAndDynamicMethodMatchers);
-			this.methodProxy = methodProxy;
-			this.publicMethod = Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers());
+
+			// Only use method proxy for public methods not derived from java.lang.Object
+			this.methodProxy = (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers()) &&
+					method.getDeclaringClass() != Object.class && !AopUtils.isEqualsMethod(method) &&
+					!AopUtils.isHashCodeMethod(method) && !AopUtils.isToStringMethod(method) ?
+					methodProxy : null);
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -742,7 +745,7 @@ class CglibAopProxy implements AopProxy, Serializable {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		protected Object invokeJoinpoint() throws Throwable {
-			if (this.publicMethod && getMethod().getDeclaringClass() != Object.class) {
+			if (this.methodProxy != null) {
 				return this.methodProxy.invoke(this.target, this.arguments);
 			}
 			else {
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibProxyTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibProxyTests.java
index 4c3a41dbb7f..05f91451d54 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibProxyTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibProxyTests.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 		return true;
 	}
 
+
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void testNullConfig() {
 		new CglibAopProxy(null);
@@ -153,6 +154,20 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 		assertEquals("The name property has been overwritten by the constructor", "Rob Harrop", proxy.getName());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testToStringInvocation() {
+		PrivateCglibTestBean bean = new PrivateCglibTestBean();
+		bean.setName("Rob Harrop");
+
+		AdvisedSupport as = new AdvisedSupport();
+		as.setTarget(bean);
+		as.addAdvice(new NopInterceptor());
+		AopProxy aop = new CglibAopProxy(as);
+
+		PrivateCglibTestBean proxy = (PrivateCglibTestBean) aop.getProxy();
+		assertEquals("The name property has been overwritten by the constructor", "Rob Harrop", proxy.toString());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testUnadvisedProxyCreationWithCallDuringConstructor() {
 		CglibTestBean target = new CglibTestBean();
@@ -480,6 +495,29 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 			return this.value;
 		}
 	}
+
+
+	private static class PrivateCglibTestBean {
+
+		private String name;
+
+		public PrivateCglibTestBean() {
+			setName("Some Default");
+		}
+
+		public void setName(String name) {
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+
+		public String getName() {
+			return this.name;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			return this.name;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -498,6 +536,11 @@ class CglibTestBean {
 	public String getName() {
 		return this.name;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return this.name;
+	}
 }