diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/ApplicationConfig.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/ApplicationConfig.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.config.EnableJpaRepositories;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseType;
+import org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager;
+import org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean;
+import org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.Database;
+import org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaVendorAdapter;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.domain.Entry;
+import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.EnableTransactionManagement;
+
+/**
+ * @author Josh Cummings
+ */
+@Configuration
+@EnableJpaRepositories("org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.repo")
+@EnableTransactionManagement
+public class ApplicationConfig {
+
+	@Bean
+	public DataSource dataSource() {
+		EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder builder = new EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder();
+		return builder.setType(EmbeddedDatabaseType.HSQL).build();
+	}
+
+	@Bean
+	public LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean entityManagerFactory() {
+		HibernateJpaVendorAdapter vendorAdapter = new HibernateJpaVendorAdapter();
+		vendorAdapter.setDatabase(Database.HSQL);
+		vendorAdapter.setGenerateDdl(true);
+		vendorAdapter.setShowSql(true);
+		LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean factory = new LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean();
+		factory.setJpaVendorAdapter(vendorAdapter);
+		factory.setPackagesToScan(Entry.class.getPackage().getName());
+		factory.setDataSource(dataSource());
+		return factory;
+	}
+
+	@Bean
+	public PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager() {
+		JpaTransactionManager txManager = new JpaTransactionManager();
+		txManager.setEntityManagerFactory(entityManagerFactory().getObject());
+		return txManager;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/Issue14637Tests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/Issue14637Tests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.security.access.AccessDeniedException;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.domain.Entry;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.repo.EntryRepository;
+import org.springframework.security.test.context.support.WithMockUser;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+
+/**
+ * @author Josh Cummings
+ */
+@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = { ApplicationConfig.class, SecurityConfig.class })
+public class Issue14637Tests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private EntryRepository entries;
+
+	@Test
+	@WithMockUser
+	public void authenticateWhenInvalidPasswordThenBadCredentialsException() {
+		Entry entry = new Entry();
+		entry.setId(123L);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AccessDeniedException.class).isThrownBy(() -> this.entries.save(entry));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/SecurityConfig.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/SecurityConfig.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableMethodSecurity;
+
+/**
+ * @author Josh Cummings
+ */
+@Configuration
+@EnableMethodSecurity
+public class SecurityConfig {
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/domain/Entry.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/domain/Entry.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.domain;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import jakarta.persistence.GenerationType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+
+/**
+ * @author Josh Cummings
+ */
+@Entity
+public class Entry {
+
+	@Id
+	@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+	private Long id;
+
+	public Long getId() {
+		return this.id;
+	}
+
+	public void setId(Long id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/repo/EntryRepository.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/issue14637/repo/EntryRepository.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.repo;
+
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.issue14637.domain.Entry;
+
+/**
+ * @author Josh Cummings
+ */
+public interface EntryRepository extends CrudRepository<Entry, String> {
+
+	@PreAuthorize("#entry.id == null")
+	Entry save(Entry entry);
+
+}