diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideRegistry.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideRegistry.java
index 3afc7c885af..d9c6deb6447 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideRegistry.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.test.context.bean.override;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -25,16 +24,14 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * An internal class used to track {@link BeanOverrideHandler}-related state after
- * the bean factory has been processed and to provide field injection utilities
- * for test execution listeners.
+ * the bean factory has been processed and to provide lookup facilities to test
+ * execution listeners.
  *
  * @author Simon Baslé
  * @author Sam Brannen
@@ -63,6 +60,7 @@ class BeanOverrideRegistry {
 	 * <p>Also associates a {@linkplain BeanOverrideStrategy#WRAP "wrapping"} handler
 	 * with the given {@code beanName}, allowing for subsequent wrapping of the
 	 * bean via {@link #wrapBeanIfNecessary(Object, String)}.
+	 * @see #getBeanForHandler(BeanOverrideHandler, Class)
 	 */
 	void registerBeanOverrideHandler(BeanOverrideHandler handler, String beanName) {
 		Assert.state(!this.handlerToBeanNameMap.containsKey(handler), () ->
@@ -107,23 +105,22 @@ class BeanOverrideRegistry {
 		return handler.createOverrideInstance(beanName, null, bean, this.beanFactory);
 	}
 
-	void inject(Object target, BeanOverrideHandler handler) {
-		Field field = handler.getField();
-		Assert.notNull(field, () -> "BeanOverrideHandler must have a non-null field: " + handler);
+	/**
+	 * Get the bean instance that was created by the provided {@link BeanOverrideHandler}.
+	 * @param handler the {@code BeanOverrideHandler} that created the bean
+	 * @param requiredType the required bean type
+	 * @return the bean instance, or {@code null} if the provided handler is not
+	 * registered in this registry
+	 * @since 6.2.6
+	 * @see #registerBeanOverrideHandler(BeanOverrideHandler, String)
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	Object getBeanForHandler(BeanOverrideHandler handler, Class<?> requiredType) {
 		String beanName = this.handlerToBeanNameMap.get(handler);
-		Assert.state(StringUtils.hasLength(beanName), () -> "No bean found for BeanOverrideHandler: " + handler);
-		inject(field, target, beanName);
-	}
-
-	private void inject(Field field, Object target, String beanName) {
-		try {
-			Object bean = this.beanFactory.getBean(beanName, field.getType());
-			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(field);
-			ReflectionUtils.setField(field, target, bean);
-		}
-		catch (Throwable ex) {
-			throw new BeanCreationException("Could not inject field '" + field + "'", ex);
+		if (beanName != null) {
+			return this.beanFactory.getBean(beanName, requiredType);
 		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java
index 736223358cc..ca0499c875d 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.springframework.test.context.bean.override;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractTestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * {@code TestExecutionListener} that enables {@link BeanOverride @BeanOverride}
@@ -94,9 +98,23 @@ public class BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionList
 					.getBean(BeanOverrideContextCustomizer.REGISTRY_BEAN_NAME, BeanOverrideRegistry.class);
 
 			for (BeanOverrideHandler handler : handlers) {
-				beanOverrideRegistry.inject(testInstance, handler);
+				Field field = handler.getField();
+				Assert.state(field != null, () -> "BeanOverrideHandler must have a non-null field: " + handler);
+				Object bean = beanOverrideRegistry.getBeanForHandler(handler, field.getType());
+				Assert.state(bean != null, () -> "No bean found for BeanOverrideHandler: " + handler);
+				injectField(field, testInstance, bean);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static void injectField(Field field, Object target, Object bean) {
+		try {
+			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(field);
+			ReflectionUtils.setField(field, target, bean);
+		}
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			throw new BeanCreationException("Could not inject field '" + field + "'", ex);
+		}
+	}
+
 }