diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
index 8674fc5c82e..f2fae6d6737 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
@@ -1996,12 +1996,15 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 	 * @param requiredType the target dependency type to match against
 	 * @return the name of the candidate with the highest priority,
 	 * or {@code null} if none found
+	 * @throws NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException if multiple beans are detected with
+	 * the same highest priority value
 	 * @see #getPriority(Object)
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	protected String determineHighestPriorityCandidate(Map<String, Object> candidates, Class<?> requiredType) {
 		String highestPriorityBeanName = null;
 		Integer highestPriority = null;
+		boolean highestPriorityConflictDetected = false;
 		for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : candidates.entrySet()) {
 			String candidateBeanName = entry.getKey();
 			Object beanInstance = entry.getValue();
@@ -2010,13 +2013,12 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 				if (candidatePriority != null) {
 					if (highestPriority != null) {
 						if (candidatePriority.equals(highestPriority)) {
-							throw new NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException(requiredType, candidates.size(),
-									"Multiple beans found with the same priority ('" + highestPriority +
-									"') among candidates: " + candidates.keySet());
+							highestPriorityConflictDetected = true;
 						}
 						else if (candidatePriority < highestPriority) {
 							highestPriorityBeanName = candidateBeanName;
 							highestPriority = candidatePriority;
+							highestPriorityConflictDetected = false;
 						}
 					}
 					else {
@@ -2026,6 +2028,13 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (highestPriorityConflictDetected) {
+			throw new NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException(requiredType, candidates.size(),
+					"Multiple beans found with the same highest priority (" + highestPriority +
+					") among candidates: " + candidates.keySet());
+
+		}
 		return highestPriorityBeanName;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
index 80a4a53abc1..b8eca28a388 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
@@ -1718,18 +1718,73 @@ class DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests {
 		assertThat(bean.getBeanName()).isEqualTo("bd1");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@code determineHighestPriorityCandidate()} should reject duplicate
+	 * priorities for the highest priority detected.
+	 *
+	 * @see #getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates()
+	 */
 	@Test
-	void getBeanByTypeWithMultiplePriority() {
+	void getBeanByTypeWithMultipleHighestPriorityCandidates() {
 		lbf.setDependencyComparator(AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.INSTANCE);
 		RootBeanDefinition bd1 = new RootBeanDefinition(HighPriorityTestBean.class);
-		RootBeanDefinition bd2 = new RootBeanDefinition(HighPriorityTestBean.class);
+		RootBeanDefinition bd2 = new RootBeanDefinition(LowPriorityTestBean.class);
+		RootBeanDefinition bd3 = new RootBeanDefinition(HighPriorityTestBean.class);
 		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("bd1", bd1);
 		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("bd2", bd2);
+		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("bd3", bd3);
 
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class)
 				.isThrownBy(() -> lbf.getBean(TestBean.class))
-				.withMessageContaining("Multiple beans found with the same priority")
-				.withMessageContaining("5"); // conflicting priority
+				.withMessageContaining("Multiple beans found with the same highest priority (5) among candidates: ");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code determineHighestPriorityCandidate()} should ignore duplicate
+	 * priorities for any priority other than the highest, and the order in
+	 * which beans is declared should not affect the outcome.
+	 *
+	 * @see #getBeanByTypeWithMultipleHighestPriorityCandidates()
+	 */
+	@Test  // gh-33733
+	void getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates() {
+		getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates(
+				PriorityService1.class,
+				PriorityService2A.class,
+				PriorityService2B.class,
+				PriorityService3.class
+			);
+
+		getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates(
+				PriorityService3.class,
+				PriorityService2B.class,
+				PriorityService2A.class,
+				PriorityService1.class
+			);
+
+		getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates(
+				PriorityService2A.class,
+				PriorityService1.class,
+				PriorityService2B.class,
+				PriorityService3.class
+			);
+
+		getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates(
+				PriorityService2A.class,
+				PriorityService3.class,
+				PriorityService1.class,
+				PriorityService2B.class
+			);
+	}
+
+	private void getBeanByTypeWithMultipleNonHighestPriorityCandidates(Class<?>... classes) {
+		lbf.setDependencyComparator(AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.INSTANCE);
+		for (Class<?> clazz : classes) {
+			lbf.registerBeanDefinition(clazz.getSimpleName(), new RootBeanDefinition(clazz));
+		}
+
+		PriorityService bean = lbf.getBean(PriorityService.class);
+		assertThat(bean).isExactlyInstanceOf(PriorityService1.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -3519,6 +3574,26 @@ class DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests {
 	}
 
 
+	interface PriorityService {
+	}
+
+	@Priority(1)
+	static class PriorityService1 implements PriorityService {
+	}
+
+	@Priority(2)
+	static class PriorityService2A implements PriorityService {
+	}
+
+	@Priority(2)
+	static class PriorityService2B implements PriorityService {
+	}
+
+	@Priority(3)
+	static class PriorityService3 implements PriorityService {
+	}
+
+
 	@Priority(5)
 	private static class HighPriorityTestBean extends TestBean {
 	}