diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration.java
index 3a3bd01d38..f271f1b3be 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration.java
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration;
 
 import org.springframework.aop.Advisor;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Role;
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.config.core.GrantedAuthorityDefaults;
  */
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @Role(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE)
-final class PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration {
+final class PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration implements ApplicationContextAware {
 
 	private final PreFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor preFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor = new PreFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor();
 
@@ -52,29 +55,43 @@ final class PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration {
 
 	private final PostFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor postFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor = new PostFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor();
 
+	private final DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler expressionHandler = new DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler();
+
 	private boolean customMethodSecurityExpressionHandler = false;
 
 	@Bean
 	@Role(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE)
 	Advisor preFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor() {
+		if (!this.customMethodSecurityExpressionHandler) {
+			this.preAuthorizeAuthorizationManager.setExpressionHandler(this.expressionHandler);
+		}
 		return this.preFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor;
 	}
 
 	@Bean
 	@Role(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE)
 	Advisor preAuthorizeAuthorizationMethodInterceptor() {
+		if (!this.customMethodSecurityExpressionHandler) {
+			this.preAuthorizeAuthorizationManager.setExpressionHandler(this.expressionHandler);
+		}
 		return AuthorizationManagerBeforeMethodInterceptor.preAuthorize(this.preAuthorizeAuthorizationManager);
 	}
 
 	@Bean
 	@Role(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE)
 	Advisor postAuthorizeAuthorizationMethodInterceptor() {
+		if (!this.customMethodSecurityExpressionHandler) {
+			this.postAuthorizeAuthorizationManager.setExpressionHandler(this.expressionHandler);
+		}
 		return AuthorizationManagerAfterMethodInterceptor.postAuthorize(this.postAuthorizeAuthorizationManager);
 	}
 
 	@Bean
 	@Role(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE)
 	Advisor postFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor() {
+		if (!this.customMethodSecurityExpressionHandler) {
+			this.postFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor.setExpressionHandler(this.expressionHandler);
+		}
 		return this.postFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor;
 	}
 
@@ -89,15 +106,12 @@ final class PrePostMethodSecurityConfiguration {
 
 	@Autowired(required = false)
 	void setGrantedAuthorityDefaults(GrantedAuthorityDefaults grantedAuthorityDefaults) {
-		if (this.customMethodSecurityExpressionHandler) {
-			return;
-		}
-		DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler expressionHandler = new DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler();
-		expressionHandler.setDefaultRolePrefix(grantedAuthorityDefaults.getRolePrefix());
-		this.preFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor.setExpressionHandler(expressionHandler);
-		this.preAuthorizeAuthorizationManager.setExpressionHandler(expressionHandler);
-		this.postAuthorizeAuthorizationManager.setExpressionHandler(expressionHandler);
-		this.postFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor.setExpressionHandler(expressionHandler);
+		this.expressionHandler.setDefaultRolePrefix(grantedAuthorityDefaults.getRolePrefix());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext context) throws BeansException {
+		this.expressionHandler.setApplicationContext(context);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.java
index 1dba1d9d99..4be39df6ea 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/PrePostMethodSecurityConfigurationTests.java
@@ -350,6 +350,14 @@ public class PrePostMethodSecurityConfigurationTests {
 				.isThrownBy(() -> this.businessService.repeatedAnnotations());
 	}
 
+	// gh-10305
+	@WithMockUser
+	@Test
+	public void beanInSpelWhenEvaluatedThenLooksUpBean() {
+		this.spring.register(MethodSecurityServiceConfig.class).autowire();
+		this.methodSecurityService.preAuthorizeBean(true);
+	}
+
 	@EnableMethodSecurity
 	static class MethodSecurityServiceConfig {
 
@@ -358,6 +366,11 @@ public class PrePostMethodSecurityConfigurationTests {
 			return new MethodSecurityServiceImpl();
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		Authz authz() {
+			return new Authz();
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@EnableMethodSecurity(jsr250Enabled = true)