diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
index eb6d978221b..d3ca0b166ce 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertyS
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertySources;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertyState;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConverterNotFoundException;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.format.support.DefaultFormattingConversionService;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -244,7 +245,18 @@ public class Binder {
 			return bindAggregate(name, target, handler, context, aggregateBinder);
 		}
 		if (property != null) {
-			return bindProperty(name, target, handler, context, property);
+			try {
+				return bindProperty(name, target, handler, context, property);
+			}
+			catch (ConverterNotFoundException ex) {
+				// We might still be able to bind it as a bean
+				Object bean = bindBean(name, target, handler, context,
+						allowRecursiveBinding);
+				if (bean != null) {
+					return bean;
+				}
+				throw ex;
+			}
 		}
 		return bindBean(name, target, handler, context, allowRecursiveBinding);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/BinderTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/BinderTests.java
index fb21fc4e1fb..bb802e5c365 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/BinderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/BinderTests.java
@@ -190,6 +190,18 @@ public class BinderTests {
 		assertThat(result.getValue()).isEqualTo("bar");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void bindToJavaBeanWhenHasPropertyWithSameNameShouldStillBind()
+			throws Exception {
+		// gh-10945
+		MockConfigurationPropertySource source = new MockConfigurationPropertySource();
+		source.put("foo", "boom");
+		source.put("foo.value", "bar");
+		this.sources.add(source);
+		JavaBean result = this.binder.bind("foo", Bindable.of(JavaBean.class)).get();
+		assertThat(result.getValue()).isEqualTo("bar");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void bindToJavaBeanShouldTriggerOnSuccess() throws Exception {
 		this.sources