diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java
index 0d1024bb4b5..94591b90458 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterRegistry;
  */
 public interface FormatterRegistry extends ConverterRegistry {
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds a Printer to print fields of a specific type.
+	 * The field type is implied by the parameterized Printer instance.
+	 * @param printer the printer to add
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 * @see #addFormatter(Formatter)
+	 */
+	void addPrinter(Printer<?> printer);
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a Parser to parse fields of a specific type.
+	 * The field type is implied by the parameterized Parser instance.
+	 * @param parser the parser to add
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 * @see #addFormatter(Formatter)
+	 */
+	void addParser(Parser<?> parser);
+
 	/**
 	 * Adds a Formatter to format fields of a specific type.
 	 * The field type is implied by the parameterized Formatter instance.
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java
index 45793aca5e8..661c198fd49 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.format.FormatterRegistry;
 import org.springframework.format.Parser;
 import org.springframework.format.Printer;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver;
 
@@ -65,6 +67,18 @@ public class FormattingConversionService extends GenericConversionService
 	}
 
 
+	@Override
+	public void addPrinter(Printer<?> printer) {
+		Class<?> fieldType = getFieldType(printer, Printer.class);
+		addConverter(new PrinterConverter(fieldType, printer, this));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addParser(Parser<?> parser) {
+		Class<?> fieldType = getFieldType(parser, Parser.class);
+		addConverter(new ParserConverter(fieldType, parser, this));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void addFormatter(Formatter<?> formatter) {
 		addFormatterForFieldType(getFieldType(formatter), formatter);
@@ -97,15 +111,18 @@ public class FormattingConversionService extends GenericConversionService
 
 
 	static Class<?> getFieldType(Formatter<?> formatter) {
-		Class<?> fieldType = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(formatter.getClass(), Formatter.class);
-		if (fieldType == null && formatter instanceof DecoratingProxy) {
+		return getFieldType(formatter, Formatter.class);
+	}
+
+	private static <T> Class<?> getFieldType(T instance, Class<T> genericInterface) {
+		Class<?> fieldType = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(instance.getClass(), genericInterface);
+		if (fieldType == null && instance instanceof DecoratingProxy) {
 			fieldType = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(
-					((DecoratingProxy) formatter).getDecoratedClass(), Formatter.class);
-		}
-		if (fieldType == null) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to extract the parameterized field type from Formatter [" +
-					formatter.getClass().getName() + "]; does the class parameterize the <T> generic type?");
+					((DecoratingProxy) instance).getDecoratedClass(), genericInterface);
 		}
+		Assert.notNull(fieldType, () -> "Unable to extract the parameterized field type from " +
+					ClassUtils.getShortName(genericInterface) + " [" + instance.getClass().getName() +
+					"]; does the class parameterize the <T> generic type?");
 		return fieldType;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
index b31b751ed87..50e9de1fab0 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
@@ -346,8 +346,25 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void introspectedFormatter() throws ParseException {
-		formattingService.addFormatter(new NumberStyleFormatter());
-		assertThat(formattingService.convert(null, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class), TypeDescriptor.valueOf(Integer.class))).isNull();
+		formattingService.addFormatter(new NumberStyleFormatter("#,#00.0#"));
+		assertThat(formattingService.convert(123, String.class)).isEqualTo("123.0");
+		assertThat(formattingService.convert("123.0", Integer.class)).isEqualTo(123);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void introspectedPrinter() throws ParseException {
+		formattingService.addPrinter(new NumberStyleFormatter("#,#00.0#"));
+		assertThat(formattingService.convert(123, String.class)).isEqualTo("123.0");
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(ConversionFailedException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				assertThat(formattingService.convert("123.0", Integer.class)).isNull())
+			.withCauseInstanceOf(NumberFormatException.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void introspectedParser() throws ParseException {
+		formattingService.addParser(new NumberStyleFormatter("#,#00.0#"));
+		assertThat(formattingService.convert("123.0", Integer.class)).isEqualTo(123);
+		assertThat(formattingService.convert(123, String.class)).isEqualTo("123");
 	}
 
 	@Test