diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java
index f8bbfbf78fb..f399f3e270c 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ public final class BridgeMethodResolver {
 	 * @see org.springframework.util.ClassUtils#getMostSpecificMethod
 	 */
 	public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method bridgeMethod, @Nullable Class<?> targetClass) {
+		if (targetClass != null && !bridgeMethod.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(targetClass)) {
+			return bridgeMethod;
+		}
+
 		Method specificMethod = ClassUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(bridgeMethod, targetClass);
 		return resolveBridgeMethod(specificMethod,
 				(targetClass != null ? targetClass : specificMethod.getDeclaringClass()));
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java
index 449d886d920..c6fb5dc4444 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * @author Rob Harrop
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
+ * @author Yanming Zhou
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@ class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
 		assertThat(bridgedMethod.getParameterTypes()[0]).isEqualTo(Date.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void findBridgedMethodFromOriginalMethodNotInHierarchy() throws Exception {
+		Method originalMethod = Adder.class.getMethod("add", Object.class);
+		Method mostSpecificMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.getMostSpecificMethod(originalMethod, FakeAdder.class);
+		assertThat(mostSpecificMethod).isSameAs(originalMethod);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void isBridgeMethodFor() throws Exception {
 		Method bridged = MyBar.class.getDeclaredMethod("someMethod", String.class, Object.class);
@@ -406,6 +414,13 @@ class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
 	}
 
 
+	public static class FakeAdder {
+
+		public void add(Date date) {
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	public static class Enclosing<T> {
 
 		public class Enclosed<S> {