diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
index 2b18aa3d2fe..82605fd327c 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 		// Use prototype bean definition, to avoid registering bean as dependent bean.
 		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(beanClass);
 		bd.setScope(SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
-		bd.allowCaching = false;
+		bd.allowCaching = ClassUtils.isCacheSafe(beanClass, getBeanClassLoader());
 		return (T) createBean(beanClass.getName(), bd, null);
 	}
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 		// Use non-singleton bean definition, to avoid registering bean as dependent bean.
 		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(ClassUtils.getUserClass(existingBean));
 		bd.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
-		bd.allowCaching = false;
+		bd.allowCaching = ClassUtils.isCacheSafe(bd.getBeanClass(), getBeanClassLoader());
 		BeanWrapper bw = new BeanWrapperImpl(existingBean);
 		initBeanWrapper(bw);
 		populateBean(bd.getBeanClass().getName(), bd, bw);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 				bd = new RootBeanDefinition(mbd);
 			}
 			bd.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
-			bd.allowCaching = false;
+			bd.allowCaching = ClassUtils.isCacheSafe(ClassUtils.getUserClass(existingBean), getBeanClassLoader());
 		}
 		BeanWrapper bw = new BeanWrapperImpl(existingBean);
 		initBeanWrapper(bw);