diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java
index 00867c7d415..056481a86db 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry extends SimpleAliasRegistry implements
 						while ((singletonObject = this.singletonObjects.get(beanName)) == null) {
 							Thread otherThread = this.currentCreationThreads.get(beanName);
 							if (otherThread != null && (otherThread == currentThread ||
-									this.lenientWaitingThreads.get(otherThread) == currentThread)) {
+									checkDependentWaitingThreads(otherThread, currentThread))) {
 								throw ex;
 							}
 							if (!this.singletonsInLenientCreation.contains(beanName)) {
@@ -431,6 +431,16 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry extends SimpleAliasRegistry implements
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean checkDependentWaitingThreads(Thread waitingThread, Thread candidateThread) {
+		Thread threadToCheck = waitingThread;
+		while ((threadToCheck = this.lenientWaitingThreads.get(threadToCheck)) != null) {
+			if (threadToCheck == candidateThread) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Determine whether the current thread is allowed to hold the singleton lock.
 	 * <p>By default, any thread may acquire and hold the singleton lock, except
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/BackgroundBootstrapTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/BackgroundBootstrapTests.java
index 3d7662ec44e..a0731445314 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/BackgroundBootstrapTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/BackgroundBootstrapTests.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(2000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(2000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean("testBean1");
 		}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(2000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -253,37 +253,25 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 
 		@Bean
 		public TestBean testBean1(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean2) {
-			Thread thread = new Thread(testBean2::getObject);
-			thread.setUncaughtExceptionHandler((t, ex) -> System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " " + ex + " " + t));
-			thread.start();
+			new Thread(testBean2::getObject).start();
 			try {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean(testBean2.getObject());
 		}
 
 		@Bean
 		public TestBean testBean2(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean1) {
-			System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " testBean2 begin " + Thread.currentThread());
 			try {
 				Thread.sleep(2000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
-			}
-			try {
-				return new TestBean(testBean1.getObject());
-			}
-			catch (RuntimeException ex) {
-				System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " testBean2 exception " + Thread.currentThread());
-				throw ex;
-			}
-			finally {
-				System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " testBean2 end " + Thread.currentThread());
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
+			return new TestBean(testBean1.getObject());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -298,7 +286,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -309,7 +297,7 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(2000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -325,14 +313,17 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 	static class CircularReferenceInMultipleThreadsBeanConfig {
 
 		@Bean
-		public TestBean testBean1(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean2, ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean3) {
+		public TestBean testBean1(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean2, ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean3,
+				ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean4) {
+
 			new Thread(testBean2::getObject).start();
 			new Thread(testBean3::getObject).start();
+			new Thread(testBean4::getObject).start();
 			try {
-				Thread.sleep(2000);
+				Thread.sleep(3000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean();
 		}
@@ -343,18 +334,29 @@ class BackgroundBootstrapTests {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean(testBean3.getObject());
 		}
 
 		@Bean
-		public TestBean testBean3(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean2) {
+		public TestBean testBean3(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean4) {
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(1000);
+			}
+			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+			}
+			return new TestBean(testBean4.getObject());
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		public TestBean testBean4(ObjectProvider<TestBean> testBean2) {
 			try {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			}
 			catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 			}
 			return new TestBean(testBean2.getObject());
 		}