diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ObjectProvider.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ObjectProvider.java
index a9dc61eea42..465162e0ba2 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ObjectProvider.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ObjectProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * 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.
@@ -22,16 +22,27 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.core.OrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * A variant of {@link ObjectFactory} designed specifically for injection points,
  * allowing for programmatic optionality and lenient not-unique handling.
  *
+ * <p>In a {@link BeanFactory} environment, every {@code ObjectProvider} obtained
+ * from the factory will be bound to its {@code BeanFactory} for a specific bean
+ * type, matching all provider calls against factory-registered bean definitions.
+ *
  * <p>As of 5.1, this interface extends {@link Iterable} and provides {@link Stream}
  * support. It can be therefore be used in {@code for} loops, provides {@link #forEach}
  * iteration and allows for collection-style {@link #stream} access.
  *
+ * <p>As of 6.2, this interface declares default implementations for all methods.
+ * This makes it easier to implement in a custom fashion, e.g. for unit tests.
+ * For typical purposes, implement {@link #stream()} to enable all other methods.
+ * Alternatively, you may implement the specific methods that your callers expect,
+ * e.g. just {@link #getObject()} or {@link #getIfAvailable()}.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 4.3
  * @param <T> the object type
@@ -40,6 +51,19 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  */
 public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 
+	@Override
+	default T getObject() throws BeansException {
+		Iterator<T> it = iterator();
+		if (!it.hasNext()) {
+			throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(Object.class);
+		}
+		T result = it.next();
+		if (it.hasNext()) {
+			throw new NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException(Object.class, 2, "more than 1 matching bean");
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
 	 * managed by this factory.
@@ -50,7 +74,10 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
 	 * @see #getObject()
 	 */
-	T getObject(Object... args) throws BeansException;
+	default T getObject(Object... args) throws BeansException {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Retrieval with arguments not supported -" +
+				"for custom ObjectProvider classes, implement getObject(Object...) for your purposes");
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
@@ -60,7 +87,17 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * @see #getObject()
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	T getIfAvailable() throws BeansException;
+	default T getIfAvailable() throws BeansException {
+		try {
+			return getObject();
+		}
+		catch (NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			throw ex;
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
@@ -103,7 +140,14 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * @see #getObject()
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	T getIfUnique() throws BeansException;
+	default T getIfUnique() throws BeansException {
+		try {
+			return getObject();
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
@@ -157,7 +201,8 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * @see #orderedStream()
 	 */
 	default Stream<T> stream() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Multi element access not supported");
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Element access not supported - " +
+				"for custom ObjectProvider classes, implement stream() to enable all other methods");
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -168,12 +213,16 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * and in case of annotation-based configuration also considering the
 	 * {@link org.springframework.core.annotation.Order} annotation,
 	 * analogous to multi-element injection points of list/array type.
+	 * <p>The default method applies an {@link OrderComparator} to the
+	 * {@link #stream()} method. You may override this to apply an
+	 * {@link org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator}
+	 * if necessary.
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 * @see #stream()
 	 * @see org.springframework.core.OrderComparator
 	 */
 	default Stream<T> orderedStream() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Ordered element access not supported");
+		return stream().sorted(OrderComparator.INSTANCE);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/StaticListableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/StaticListableBeanFactory.java
index e93b7da2e35..c9bfc61de58 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/StaticListableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/StaticListableBeanFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * 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.
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartFactoryBean;
-import org.springframework.core.OrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
@@ -344,10 +343,6 @@ public class StaticListableBeanFactory implements ListableBeanFactory {
 			public Stream<T> stream() {
 				return Arrays.stream(getBeanNamesForType(requiredType)).map(name -> (T) getBean(name));
 			}
-			@Override
-			public Stream<T> orderedStream() {
-				return stream().sorted(OrderComparator.INSTANCE);
-			}
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/CustomObjectProviderTests.java b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/CustomObjectProviderTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..278753c0bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/CustomObjectProviderTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * 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.beans.factory;
+
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.testfixture.beans.TestBean;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+
+/**
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 6.2
+ */
+public class CustomObjectProviderTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void getObject() {
+		TestBean tb1 = new TestBean("tb1");
+
+		ObjectProvider<TestBean> provider = new ObjectProvider<>() {
+			@Override
+			public TestBean getObject() throws BeansException {
+				return tb1;
+			}
+		};
+
+		assertThat(provider.getObject()).isSameAs(tb1);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfAvailable()).isSameAs(tb1);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfUnique()).isSameAs(tb1);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void noObject() {
+		ObjectProvider<TestBean> provider = new ObjectProvider<>() {
+			@Override
+			public TestBean getObject() throws BeansException {
+				throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(Object.class);
+			}
+		};
+
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(provider::getObject);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfAvailable()).isNull();
+		assertThat(provider.getIfUnique()).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void noUniqueObject() {
+		ObjectProvider<TestBean> provider = new ObjectProvider<>() {
+			@Override
+			public TestBean getObject() throws BeansException {
+				throw new NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException(Object.class);
+			}
+		};
+
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(provider::getObject);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(provider::getIfAvailable);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfUnique()).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void emptyStream() {
+		ObjectProvider<TestBean> provider = new ObjectProvider<>() {
+			@Override
+			public Stream<TestBean> stream() {
+				return Stream.empty();
+			}
+		};
+
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(provider::getObject);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfAvailable()).isNull();
+		assertThat(provider.getIfUnique()).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void streamWithOneObject() {
+		TestBean tb1 = new TestBean("tb1");
+
+		ObjectProvider<TestBean> provider = new ObjectProvider<>() {
+			@Override
+			public Stream<TestBean> stream() {
+				return Stream.of(tb1);
+			}
+		};
+
+		assertThat(provider.getObject()).isSameAs(tb1);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfAvailable()).isSameAs(tb1);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfUnique()).isSameAs(tb1);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void streamWithTwoObjects() {
+		TestBean tb1 = new TestBean("tb1");
+		TestBean tb2 = new TestBean("tb2");
+
+		ObjectProvider<TestBean> provider = new ObjectProvider<>() {
+			@Override
+			public Stream<TestBean> stream() {
+				return Stream.of(tb1, tb2);
+			}
+		};
+
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(provider::getObject);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(provider::getIfAvailable);
+		assertThat(provider.getIfUnique()).isNull();
+	}
+
+}