diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java
index 45110dccae6..6694d1347d2 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicates.java
@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ public class ReflectionHintsPredicates {
 		return new MethodHintPredicate(getMethod(type, methodName));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a reflection hint is registered for the method that matches the given selector.
+	 * This looks up a method on the given type with the expected name, if unique.
+	 * By default, both introspection and invocation hints match.
+	 * <p>The returned type exposes additional methods that refine the predicate behavior.
+	 * @param className the name of the class holding the method
+	 * @param methodName the method name
+	 * @return the {@link RuntimeHints} predicate
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be resolved.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the method cannot be found or if multiple methods are found with the same name.
+	 */
+	public MethodHintPredicate onMethod(String className, String methodName) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		Assert.notNull(className, "'className' should not be null");
+		Assert.hasText(methodName, "'methodName' should not be null");
+		return onMethod(Class.forName(className), methodName);
+	}
+
 	private Method getMethod(Class<?> type, String methodName) {
 		ReflectionUtils.MethodFilter selector = method -> methodName.equals(method.getName());
 		Set<Method> methods = MethodIntrospector.selectMethods(type, selector);
@@ -148,6 +165,23 @@ public class ReflectionHintsPredicates {
 		return new FieldHintPredicate(field);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a reflection hint is registered for the field that matches the given selector.
+	 * This looks up a field on the given type with the expected name, if present.
+	 * By default, unsafe or write access are not considered.
+	 * <p>The returned type exposes additional methods that refine the predicate behavior.
+	 * @param className the name of the class holding the field
+	 * @param fieldName the field name
+	 * @return the {@link RuntimeHints} predicate
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be resolved.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a field cannot be found with the given name.
+	 */
+	public FieldHintPredicate onField(String className, String fieldName) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		Assert.notNull(className, "'className' should not be null");
+		Assert.hasText(fieldName, "'fieldName' should not be empty");
+		return onField(Class.forName(className), fieldName);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a reflection hint is registered for the given field.
 	 * By default, unsafe or write access are not considered.
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicatesTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicatesTests.java
index 2b8ebf338de..e4ae6127de7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicatesTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ReflectionHintsPredicatesTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link ReflectionHintsPredicates}
@@ -319,6 +320,12 @@ class ReflectionHintsPredicatesTests {
 			assertPredicateMatches(reflection.onMethod(SampleClass.class, "publicMethod").introspect());
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void methodIntrospectionFailsForUnknownType() {
+			assertThatThrownBy(() -> reflection.onMethod("com.example.DoesNotExist", "publicMethod").introspect())
+					.isInstanceOf(ClassNotFoundException.class);
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void methodIntrospectionMatchesIntrospectPublicMethods() {
 			runtimeHints.reflection().registerType(SampleClass.class, MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_PUBLIC_METHODS);
@@ -472,6 +479,12 @@ class ReflectionHintsPredicatesTests {
 			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> reflection.onField(SampleClass.class, "missingField"));
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void shouldFailForUnknownClass() {
+			assertThatThrownBy(() -> reflection.onField("com.example.DoesNotExist", "missingField"))
+					.isInstanceOf(ClassNotFoundException.class);
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void fieldReflectionMatchesFieldHint() {
 			runtimeHints.reflection().registerType(SampleClass.class, typeHint -> typeHint.withField("publicField"));