diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index 170c948f940..13b2beea7f3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Action to take on each method.
 	 */
-	public static interface MethodCallback {
+	public interface MethodCallback {
 
 		/**
 		 * Perform an operation using the given method.
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Callback optionally used to method fields to be operated on by a method callback.
 	 */
-	public static interface MethodFilter {
+	public interface MethodFilter {
 
 		/**
 		 * Determine whether the given method matches.
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Callback interface invoked on each field in the hierarchy.
 	 */
-	public static interface FieldCallback {
+	public interface FieldCallback {
 
 		/**
 		 * Perform an operation using the given field.
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Callback optionally used to filter fields to be operated on by a field callback.
 	 */
-	public static interface FieldFilter {
+	public interface FieldFilter {
 
 		/**
 		 * Determine whether the given field matches.
@@ -619,4 +619,14 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 		}
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 * Pre-built MethodFilter that matches all non-bridge methods.
+	 */
+	public static MethodFilter NON_BRIDGED_METHODS = new MethodFilter() {
+
+		public boolean matches(Method method) {
+			return !method.isBridge();
+		}
+	};
+
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerTests.java
index 25d06cdae35..9559476e9a4 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerTests.java
@@ -1257,6 +1257,28 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 		assertEquals("create", response.getContentAsString());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void requestMappingInterface() throws Exception {
+		initServlet(IMyControllerImpl.class);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/handle");
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		servlet.service(request, response);
+		assertEquals("handle", response.getContentAsString());
+
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void requestMappingBaseClass() throws Exception {
+		initServlet(MyAbstractControllerImpl.class);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/handle");
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		servlet.service(request, response);
+		assertEquals("handle", response.getContentAsString());
+
+	}
+
 	/*
 		 * Controllers
 		 */
@@ -2140,5 +2162,34 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 
 	}
 
+	public interface IMyController {
+
+		@RequestMapping("/handle")
+		void handle(Writer writer) throws IOException;
+	}
+
+	@Controller
+	public static class IMyControllerImpl implements IMyController {
+
+		public void handle(Writer writer) throws IOException {
+			writer.write("handle");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static abstract class MyAbstractController {
+
+		@RequestMapping("/handle")
+		public abstract void handle(Writer writer) throws IOException;
+	}
+
+	@Controller
+	public static class MyAbstractControllerImpl extends MyAbstractController {
+
+		@Override
+		public void handle(Writer writer) throws IOException {
+			writer.write("handle");
+		}
+	}
+
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodResolver.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodResolver.java
index 816dd4b8067..861d5e753f3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodResolver.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodResolver.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class HandlerMethodResolver {
 						modelAttributeMethods.add(specificMethod);
 					}
 				}
-			});
+			}, ReflectionUtils.NON_BRIDGED_METHODS);
 		}
 		this.typeLevelMapping = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(handlerType, RequestMapping.class);
 		SessionAttributes sessionAttributes = handlerType.getAnnotation(SessionAttributes.class);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class HandlerMethodResolver {
 	}
 
 	protected boolean isHandlerMethod(Method method) {
-		return method.isAnnotationPresent(RequestMapping.class);
+		return AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(method, RequestMapping.class) != null;
 	}