diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
index ffa441d2993..1818b94b48f 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 	@Nullable
 	private AbstractPropertyBindingResult bindingResult;
 
+	private boolean directFieldAccess = false;
+
 	@Nullable
 	private SimpleTypeConverter typeConverter;
 
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 	public void initBeanPropertyAccess() {
 		Assert.state(this.bindingResult == null,
 				"DataBinder is already initialized - call initBeanPropertyAccess before other configuration methods");
-		this.bindingResult = createBeanPropertyBindingResult();
+		this.directFieldAccess = false;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 	public void initDirectFieldAccess() {
 		Assert.state(this.bindingResult == null,
 				"DataBinder is already initialized - call initDirectFieldAccess before other configuration methods");
-		this.bindingResult = createDirectFieldBindingResult();
+		this.directFieldAccess = true;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -308,7 +310,8 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 	 */
 	protected AbstractPropertyBindingResult getInternalBindingResult() {
 		if (this.bindingResult == null) {
-			initBeanPropertyAccess();
+			this.bindingResult = (this.directFieldAccess ?
+					createDirectFieldBindingResult(): createBeanPropertyBindingResult());
 		}
 		return this.bindingResult;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinderTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinderTests.java
index 6c24ef22d2b..6a360d6e4d2 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinderTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinderTests.java
@@ -2050,9 +2050,18 @@ public class DataBinderTests {
 		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() ->
 				binder.setMessageCodesResolver(new DefaultMessageCodesResolver()))
 			.withMessageContaining("DataBinder is already initialized with MessageCodesResolver");
+	}
 
+	@Test // gh-24347
+	public void overrideBindingResultType() {
+		TestBean testBean = new TestBean();
+		DataBinder binder = new DataBinder(testBean, "testBean");
+		binder.initDirectFieldAccess();
+		binder.initBeanPropertyAccess();
+		assertThat(binder.getBindingResult()).isInstanceOf(BeanPropertyBindingResult.class);
 	}
 
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	private static class BeanWithIntegerList {