diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
index 7bb5961727d..eb00d48d0f6 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
 import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
 
 /**
  * Helper class for resolving generic types against type variables.
@@ -38,6 +42,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public abstract class GenericTypeResolver {
 
+	/** Cache from Class to TypeVariable Map */
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	private static final Map<Class<?>, Map<TypeVariable, Type>> typeVariableCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Determine the target type for the given generic parameter type.
 	 * @param methodParameter the method parameter specification
@@ -196,4 +205,80 @@ public abstract class GenericTypeResolver {
 		return ResolvableType.NONE;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the specified generic type against the given TypeVariable map.
+	 * <p>Used by Spring Data.
+	 * @param genericType the generic type to resolve
+	 * @param map the TypeVariable Map to resolved against
+	 * @return the type if it resolves to a Class, or {@code Object.class} otherwise
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	public static Class<?> resolveType(Type genericType, Map<TypeVariable, Type> map) {
+		return ResolvableType.forType(genericType, new TypeVariableMapVariableResolver(map)).resolve(Object.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a mapping of {@link TypeVariable#getName TypeVariable names} to
+	 * {@link Class concrete classes} for the specified {@link Class}.
+	 * Searches all super types, enclosing types and interfaces.
+	 * @see #resolveType(Type, Map)
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	public static Map<TypeVariable, Type> getTypeVariableMap(Class<?> clazz) {
+		Map<TypeVariable, Type> typeVariableMap = typeVariableCache.get(clazz);
+		if (typeVariableMap == null) {
+			typeVariableMap = new HashMap<>();
+			buildTypeVariableMap(ResolvableType.forClass(clazz), typeVariableMap);
+			typeVariableCache.put(clazz, Collections.unmodifiableMap(typeVariableMap));
+		}
+		return typeVariableMap;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	private static void buildTypeVariableMap(ResolvableType type, Map<TypeVariable, Type> typeVariableMap) {
+		if (type != ResolvableType.NONE) {
+			if (type.getType() instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+				TypeVariable<?>[] variables = type.resolve().getTypeParameters();
+				for (int i = 0; i < variables.length; i++) {
+					ResolvableType generic = type.getGeneric(i);
+					while (generic.getType() instanceof TypeVariable<?>) {
+						generic = generic.resolveType();
+					}
+					if (generic != ResolvableType.NONE) {
+						typeVariableMap.put(variables[i], generic.getType());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			buildTypeVariableMap(type.getSuperType(), typeVariableMap);
+			for (ResolvableType interfaceType : type.getInterfaces()) {
+				buildTypeVariableMap(interfaceType, typeVariableMap);
+			}
+			if (type.resolve().isMemberClass()) {
+				buildTypeVariableMap(ResolvableType.forClass(type.resolve().getEnclosingClass()), typeVariableMap);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings({"serial", "rawtypes"})
+	private static class TypeVariableMapVariableResolver implements ResolvableType.VariableResolver {
+
+		private final Map<TypeVariable, Type> typeVariableMap;
+
+		public TypeVariableMapVariableResolver(Map<TypeVariable, Type> typeVariableMap) {
+			this.typeVariableMap = typeVariableMap;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public ResolvableType resolveVariable(TypeVariable<?> variable) {
+			Type type = this.typeVariableMap.get(variable);
+			return (type != null ? ResolvableType.forType(type) : null);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object getSource() {
+			return this.typeVariableMap;
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
index 7d18f6b9a42..9244e502c77 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 package org.springframework.core;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ import static org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.*;
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Sam Brannen
  */
-@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
 public class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 
 	@Test
@@ -72,11 +76,69 @@ public class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 				resolveReturnTypeArgument(findMethod(MyTypeWithMethods.class, "object"), MyInterfaceType.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testResolveType() {
+		Method intMessageMethod = findMethod(MyTypeWithMethods.class, "readIntegerInputMessage", MyInterfaceType.class);
+		MethodParameter intMessageMethodParam = new MethodParameter(intMessageMethod, 0);
+		assertEquals(MyInterfaceType.class,
+				resolveType(intMessageMethodParam.getGenericParameterType(), new HashMap<>()));
+
+		Method intArrMessageMethod = findMethod(MyTypeWithMethods.class, "readIntegerArrayInputMessage",
+				MyInterfaceType[].class);
+		MethodParameter intArrMessageMethodParam = new MethodParameter(intArrMessageMethod, 0);
+		assertEquals(MyInterfaceType[].class,
+				resolveType(intArrMessageMethodParam.getGenericParameterType(), new HashMap<>()));
+
+		Method genericArrMessageMethod = findMethod(MySimpleTypeWithMethods.class, "readGenericArrayInputMessage",
+				Object[].class);
+		MethodParameter genericArrMessageMethodParam = new MethodParameter(genericArrMessageMethod, 0);
+		Map<TypeVariable, Type> varMap = getTypeVariableMap(MySimpleTypeWithMethods.class);
+		assertEquals(Integer[].class, resolveType(genericArrMessageMethodParam.getGenericParameterType(), varMap));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testBoundParameterizedType() {
 		assertEquals(B.class, resolveTypeArgument(TestImpl.class, TestIfc.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetTypeVariableMap() throws Exception {
+		Map<TypeVariable, Type> map;
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(MySimpleInterfaceType.class);
+		assertThat(map.toString(), equalTo("{T=class java.lang.String}"));
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(MyCollectionInterfaceType.class);
+		assertThat(map.toString(), equalTo("{T=java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>}"));
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(MyCollectionSuperclassType.class);
+		assertThat(map.toString(), equalTo("{T=java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>}"));
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(MySimpleTypeWithMethods.class);
+		assertThat(map.toString(), equalTo("{T=class java.lang.Integer}"));
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(TopLevelClass.class);
+		assertThat(map.toString(), equalTo("{}"));
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(TypedTopLevelClass.class);
+		assertThat(map.toString(), equalTo("{T=class java.lang.Integer}"));
+
+		map = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(TypedTopLevelClass.TypedNested.class);
+		assertThat(map.size(), equalTo(2));
+		Type t = null;
+		Type x = null;
+		for (Map.Entry<TypeVariable, Type> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+			if (entry.getKey().toString().equals("T")) {
+				t = entry.getValue();
+			}
+			else {
+				x = entry.getValue();
+			}
+		}
+		assertThat(t, equalTo((Type) Integer.class));
+		assertThat(x, equalTo((Type) Long.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getGenericsCannotBeResolved() throws Exception {
 		// SPR-11030