diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
index 4cf28d5ef9e..708e888706c 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
@@ -629,18 +629,31 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilder {
 	}
 
 	private static String resolveEmbeddedValue(String value) {
-		WebApplicationContext webApplicationContext = getWebApplicationContext();
-		if (webApplicationContext != null &&
-				webApplicationContext.getAutowireCapableBeanFactory() instanceof ConfigurableBeanFactory cbf) {
-			EmbeddedValueResolver embeddedValueResolver = new EmbeddedValueResolver(cbf);
-			String resolvedEmbeddedValue = embeddedValueResolver.resolveStringValue(value);
-			if (resolvedEmbeddedValue != null) {
-				return resolvedEmbeddedValue;
+		if (hasPlaceholderOrExpression(value)) {
+			WebApplicationContext wac = getWebApplicationContext();
+			if (wac != null && wac.getAutowireCapableBeanFactory() instanceof ConfigurableBeanFactory cbf) {
+				EmbeddedValueResolver valueResolver = new EmbeddedValueResolver(cbf);
+				String resolvedValue = valueResolver.resolveStringValue(value);
+				if (resolvedValue != null) {
+					return resolvedValue;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return value;
 	}
 
+	private static boolean hasPlaceholderOrExpression(String value) {
+		char prev = 0;
+		for (int i = 0; i < value.length(); i++) {
+			char c = value.charAt(i);
+			if (c == '{' && (prev == '$' || prev == '#')) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			prev = c;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	private static @Nullable WebApplicationContext getWebApplicationContext() {
 		RequestAttributes requestAttributes = RequestContextHolder.getRequestAttributes();
 		if (requestAttributes == null) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
index 15d28092ffc..a52bcb94c5b 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
@@ -335,20 +335,18 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		assertThat(uriComponents.toUriString()).isEqualTo("http://localhost/something/custom/1/foo");
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test // gh-35348
 	void fromMethodNameConfigurablePathSpEL() {
 		try {
 			System.setProperty("customMapping", "custom");
 			StandardEnvironment environment = new StandardEnvironment();
 			initWebApplicationContext(WebConfig.class, environment);
-			UriComponents uriComponents = fromMethodName(ControllerWithMethods.class,
-					"methodWithConfigurableMappingThroughSpEL", "1").build();
-			assertThat(uriComponents.toUriString()).isEqualTo("http://localhost/something/custom/1/foo");
+			UriComponents uric = fromMethodName(ControllerWithMethods.class, "methodWithSpEL", "1").build();
+			assertThat(uric.toUriString()).isEqualTo("http://localhost/something/custom/1/foo");
 		}
 		finally {
 			System.clearProperty("customMapping");
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -721,7 +719,7 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		}
 
 		@RequestMapping("/#{systemProperties.customMapping}/{id}/foo")
-		HttpEntity<Void> methodWithConfigurableMappingThroughSpEL(@PathVariable String id) {
+		HttpEntity<Void> methodWithSpEL(@PathVariable String id) {
 			return null;
 		}
 	}