diff --git a/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/DefaultMvcResult.java b/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/DefaultMvcResult.java
index 6bb763bf026..fe1af58a09b 100644
--- a/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/DefaultMvcResult.java
+++ b/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/DefaultMvcResult.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
-import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManager;
-import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.FlashMap;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
@@ -50,6 +48,8 @@ class DefaultMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 
 	private Exception resolvedException;
 
+	private Object asyncResult;
+
 	private CountDownLatch asyncResultLatch;
 
 
@@ -105,29 +105,23 @@ class DefaultMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 		return RequestContextUtils.getOutputFlashMap(mockRequest);
 	}
 
-	public void setAsyncResultLatch(CountDownLatch asyncResultLatch) {
-		this.asyncResultLatch = asyncResultLatch;
+	public void setAsyncResult(Object asyncResult) {
+		this.asyncResult = asyncResult;
 	}
 
 	public Object getAsyncResult() {
 		HttpServletRequest request = this.mockRequest;
 		if (request.isAsyncStarted()) {
-
-			long timeout = request.getAsyncContext().getTimeout();
-			if (!awaitAsyncResult(timeout)) {
+			if (!awaitAsyncResult(request)) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException(
-						"Gave up waiting on async result from [" + this.handler + "] to complete");
-			}
-
-			WebAsyncManager asyncManager = WebAsyncUtils.getAsyncManager(this.mockRequest);
-			if (asyncManager.hasConcurrentResult()) {
-				return asyncManager.getConcurrentResult();
+						"Gave up waiting on async result from handler [" + this.handler + "] to complete");
 			}
 		}
-		return null;
+		return this.asyncResult;
 	}
 
-	private boolean awaitAsyncResult(long timeout) {
+	private boolean awaitAsyncResult(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		long timeout = request.getAsyncContext().getTimeout();
 		if (this.asyncResultLatch != null) {
 			try {
 				return this.asyncResultLatch.await(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
@@ -139,4 +133,8 @@ class DefaultMvcResult implements MvcResult {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	public void setAsyncResultLatch(CountDownLatch asyncResultLatch) {
+		this.asyncResultLatch = asyncResultLatch;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/TestDispatcherServlet.java b/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/TestDispatcherServlet.java
index 6a22d24f4af..8c57fae2475 100644
--- a/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/TestDispatcherServlet.java
+++ b/spring-test-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/TestDispatcherServlet.java
@@ -66,19 +66,21 @@ final class TestDispatcherServlet extends DispatcherServlet {
 		super.service(request, response);
 	}
 
-	private CountDownLatch registerAsyncInterceptors(HttpServletRequest request) {
+	private CountDownLatch registerAsyncInterceptors(final HttpServletRequest servletRequest) {
 
 		final CountDownLatch asyncResultLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
 
-		WebAsyncManager asyncManager = WebAsyncUtils.getAsyncManager(request);
+		WebAsyncManager asyncManager = WebAsyncUtils.getAsyncManager(servletRequest);
 
 		asyncManager.registerCallableInterceptor(KEY, new CallableProcessingInterceptorAdapter() {
 			public <T> void postProcess(NativeWebRequest request, Callable<T> task, Object value) throws Exception {
+				getMvcResult(servletRequest).setAsyncResult(value);
 				asyncResultLatch.countDown();
 			}
 		});
 		asyncManager.registerDeferredResultInterceptor(KEY, new DeferredResultProcessingInterceptorAdapter() {
 			public <T> void postProcess(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> result, Object value) throws Exception {
+				getMvcResult(servletRequest).setAsyncResult(value);
 				asyncResultLatch.countDown();
 			}
 		});