diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver.java
index 95cb7b2a5c1..3efd19fbc72 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver.java
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver implements HandlerExcepti
 			ModelAndView result = doResolveException(request, response, handler, ex);
 			if (result != null) {
 				// Print warn message when warn logger is not enabled...
-				if (logger.isWarnEnabled() && (this.warnLogger == null || !this.warnLogger.isWarnEnabled())) {
-					logger.warn("Resolved [" + ex + "]" + (result.isEmpty() ? "" : " to " + result));
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled() && (this.warnLogger == null || !this.warnLogger.isWarnEnabled())) {
+					logger.debug("Resolved [" + ex + "]" + (result.isEmpty() ? "" : " to " + result));
 				}
 				// warnLogger with full stack trace (requires explicit config)
 				logException(ex, request);
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
index b6fa2d823e9..0766ff381bf 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public class DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver extends AbstractHandlerExceptionRes
 	 */
 	public DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver() {
 		setOrder(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE);
+		setWarnLogCategory(getClass().getName());
 	}