diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java
index 0ed2d4ffe50..2ad09f1f21e 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -91,7 +92,9 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 		this.targetClass = targetClass;
 		this.bridgedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method);
 
-		EventListener ann = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(method, EventListener.class);
+		Method targetMethod = ClassUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
+		EventListener ann = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(targetMethod, EventListener.class);
+
 		this.declaredEventTypes = resolveDeclaredEventTypes(method, ann);
 		this.condition = (ann != null ? ann.condition() : null);
 		this.order = resolveOrder(method);
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java
index 91f5ad54fd2..a53003aaecb 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.MethodValidationPostProcessor;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
@@ -491,10 +493,20 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void conditionMatch() {
+		validateConditionMatch(ConditionalEventListener.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void conditionMatchWithProxy() {
+		validateConditionMatch(ConditionalEventListener.class, MethodValidationPostProcessor.class);
+	}
+
+	private void validateConditionMatch(Class<?>... classes) {
 		long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		load(ConditionalEventListener.class);
+		load(classes);
 		TestEvent event = new TestEvent(this, "OK");
-		TestEventListener listener = this.context.getBean(ConditionalEventListener.class);
+
+		ConditionalEventInterface listener = this.context.getBean(ConditionalEventInterface.class);
 		this.eventCollector.assertNoEventReceived(listener);
 
 		this.context.publishEvent(event);
@@ -505,6 +517,9 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 		this.eventCollector.assertEvent(listener, event, "OK");
 		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(2);
 
+		this.context.publishEvent("NOT OK");
+		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(2);
+
 		this.context.publishEvent(timestamp);
 		this.eventCollector.assertEvent(listener, event, "OK", timestamp);
 		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(3);
@@ -896,8 +911,21 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 	}
 
 
+	interface ConditionalEventInterface extends Identifiable {
+
+		void handle(TestEvent event);
+
+		void handleString(String payload);
+
+		void handleTimestamp(Long timestamp);
+
+		void handleRatio(Double ratio);
+	}
+
+
 	@Component
-	static class ConditionalEventListener extends TestEventListener {
+	@Validated
+	static class ConditionalEventListener extends TestEventListener implements ConditionalEventInterface {
 
 		@EventListener(condition = "'OK'.equals(#root.event.msg)")
 		@Override