diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java
index c9e2ba2059d..8c17c46f084 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
-import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.MethodFilter;
 
 /**
  * Helper for resolving synthetic {@link Method#isBridge bridge Methods} to the
@@ -115,8 +114,8 @@ public final class BridgeMethodResolver {
 		if (bridgedMethod == null) {
 			// Gather all methods with matching name and parameter size.
 			List<Method> candidateMethods = new ArrayList<>();
-			MethodFilter filter = (candidateMethod -> isBridgedCandidateFor(candidateMethod, bridgeMethod));
-			ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(userClass, candidateMethods::add, filter);
+			ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(userClass, candidateMethods::add,
+					candidateMethod -> isBridgedCandidateFor(candidateMethod, bridgeMethod));
 			if (!candidateMethods.isEmpty()) {
 				bridgedMethod = (candidateMethods.size() == 1 ? candidateMethods.get(0) :
 						searchCandidates(candidateMethods, bridgeMethod, targetClass));
@@ -152,9 +151,6 @@ public final class BridgeMethodResolver {
 	private static @Nullable Method searchCandidates(
 			List<Method> candidateMethods, Method bridgeMethod, Class<?> targetClass) {
 
-		if (candidateMethods.isEmpty()) {
-			return null;
-		}
 		Method previousMethod = null;
 		boolean sameSig = true;
 		for (Method candidateMethod : candidateMethods) {
@@ -204,18 +200,16 @@ public final class BridgeMethodResolver {
 	}
 
 	private static boolean checkResolvedTypeMatch(Method genericMethod, Method candidateMethod, Class<?> clazz) {
+		// First, compare return type.
+		ResolvableType genericReturnType = ResolvableType.forMethodReturnType(genericMethod, clazz);
+		if (!ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(candidateMethod.getReturnType()).equals(
+				ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(genericReturnType.toClass()))) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		Class<?>[] candidateParameters = candidateMethod.getParameterTypes();
 		for (int i = 0; i < candidateParameters.length; i++) {
 			ResolvableType genericParameter = ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(genericMethod, i, clazz);
-			Class<?> candidateParameter = candidateParameters[i];
-			if (candidateParameter.isArray()) {
-				// An array type: compare the component type.
-				if (!candidateParameter.componentType().equals(genericParameter.getComponentType().toClass())) {
-					return false;
-				}
-			}
-			// A non-array type: compare the type itself.
-			if (!ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(candidateParameter).equals(
+			if (!ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(candidateParameters[i]).equals(
 					ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(genericParameter.toClass()))) {
 				return false;
 			}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java
index 3f9d55e416b..85ea80b7ef3 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolverTests.java
@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
 
-	private static Method findMethodWithReturnType(String name, Class<?> returnType, Class<SettingsDaoImpl> targetType) {
-		Method[] methods = targetType.getMethods();
-		for (Method m : methods) {
-			if (m.getName().equals(name) && m.getReturnType().equals(returnType)) {
-				return m;
-			}
-		}
-		return null;
-	}
-
-
 	@Test
 	void findBridgedMethod() throws Exception {
 		Method unbridged = MyFoo.class.getDeclaredMethod("someMethod", String.class, Object.class);
@@ -106,6 +95,24 @@ class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
 		assertThat(mostSpecificMethod).isSameAs(originalMethod);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void findBridgedMethodWithDefaultMethodInInterfaceHierarchy() throws Exception {
+		Method getValueDefault = DefaultMethods.class.getMethod("getValue");
+		Method getValuesDefault = DefaultMethods.class.getMethod("getValues");
+		Method getValueArgDefault = DefaultMethods.class.getMethod("getValue", Integer.class);
+		Method getValuesArgDefault = DefaultMethods.class.getMethod("getValues", Integer[].class);
+		for (Method method : ConcreteMethods.class.getMethods()) {
+			if (method.getName().equals("getValue")) {
+				assertThat(BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method)).isEqualTo(
+						method.getParameterCount() > 0 ? getValueArgDefault : getValueDefault);
+			}
+			else if (method.getName().equals("getValues")) {
+				assertThat(BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method)).isEqualTo(
+						method.getParameterCount() > 0 ? getValuesArgDefault : getValuesDefault);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void findBridgedMethodInHierarchyWithBoundedGenerics() throws Exception {
 		Method originalMethod = Bar.class.getDeclaredMethod("someMethod", Object.class, Object.class);
@@ -161,6 +168,16 @@ class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
 		assertThat(BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(loadWithSettingsReturn)).isEqualTo(method);
 	}
 
+	private static Method findMethodWithReturnType(String name, Class<?> returnType, Class<?> targetType) {
+		Method[] methods = targetType.getMethods();
+		for (Method m : methods) {
+			if (m.getName().equals(name) && m.getReturnType().equals(returnType)) {
+				return m;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void findBridgedMethodFromParent() throws Exception {
 		Method loadFromParentBridge = SettingsDaoImpl.class.getMethod("loadFromParent");
@@ -451,6 +468,44 @@ class BridgeMethodResolverTests {
 	}
 
 
+	interface InterfaceMethods<T> {
+
+		T getValue();
+
+		T[] getValues();
+
+		T getValue(T arg);
+
+		T[] getValues(T[] args);
+	}
+
+
+	interface DefaultMethods extends InterfaceMethods<Integer> {
+
+		default Integer getValue() {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		default Integer[] getValues() {
+			return new Integer[0];
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		default Integer getValue(Integer arg) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		default Integer[] getValues(Integer[] args) {
+			return new Integer[0];
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	static class ConcreteMethods implements DefaultMethods {
+	}
+
+
 	public static class Enclosing<T> {
 
 		public class Enclosed<S> {