diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.properties b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.properties
index c3c46327538..933d4ed55bd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.properties
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerAdapter=org.springframework.web.servlet.m
 
 org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerExceptionResolver=org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerExceptionResolver,\
 	org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.ResponseStatusExceptionResolver,\
-	org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver
+	org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver
 
 org.springframework.web.servlet.RequestToViewNameTranslator=org.springframework.web.servlet.view.DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
similarity index 98%
rename from org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
rename to org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
index dccdabb514a..362294b75d5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.web.servlet.handler;
+package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.HttpMediaTypeNotSupportedException;
 import org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.MissingServletRequestParameterException;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException;
 
 /**
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolverTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolverTests.java
similarity index 98%
rename from org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolverTests.java
rename to org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolverTests.java
index 365744234ba..b49b3499899 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolverTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolverTests.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.web.servlet.handler;
+package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support;
 
 import java.util.Collections;