diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/RuntimeBeanReference.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/RuntimeBeanReference.java
index d1198405a0..17cd3a9e01 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/RuntimeBeanReference.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/RuntimeBeanReference.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public class RuntimeBeanReference implements BeanReference {
 	 * @since 7.0
 	 */
 	public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName, Class<?> beanType, boolean toParent) {
+		Assert.hasText(beanName, "'beanName' must not be empty");
 		Assert.notNull(beanType, "'beanType' must not be null");
 		this.beanName = beanName;
 		this.beanType = beanType;
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java
index 26f1976f8f..6df80c586e 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ public class BeanDefinitionValueResolver {
 		try {
 			Object bean;
 			Class<?> beanType = ref.getBeanType();
+			String resolvedName = String.valueOf(doEvaluate(ref.getBeanName()));
 			if (ref.isToParent()) {
 				BeanFactory parent = this.beanFactory.getParentBeanFactory();
 				if (parent == null) {
@@ -342,21 +343,25 @@ public class BeanDefinitionValueResolver {
 									" in parent factory: no parent factory available");
 				}
 				if (beanType != null) {
-					bean = parent.getBean(beanType);
+					bean = (parent.containsBean(resolvedName) ?
+							parent.getBean(resolvedName, beanType) : parent.getBean(beanType));
 				}
 				else {
-					bean = parent.getBean(String.valueOf(doEvaluate(ref.getBeanName())));
+					bean = parent.getBean(resolvedName);
 				}
 			}
 			else {
-				String resolvedName;
 				if (beanType != null) {
-					NamedBeanHolder<?> namedBean = this.beanFactory.resolveNamedBean(beanType);
-					bean = namedBean.getBeanInstance();
-					resolvedName = namedBean.getBeanName();
+					if (this.beanFactory.containsBean(resolvedName)) {
+						bean = this.beanFactory.getBean(resolvedName, beanType);
+					}
+					else {
+						NamedBeanHolder<?> namedBean = this.beanFactory.resolveNamedBean(beanType);
+						bean = namedBean.getBeanInstance();
+						resolvedName = namedBean.getBeanName();
+					}
 				}
 				else {
-					resolvedName = String.valueOf(doEvaluate(ref.getBeanName()));
 					bean = this.beanFactory.getBean(resolvedName);
 				}
 				this.beanFactory.registerDependentBean(resolvedName, this.beanName);
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactoryUtilsTests.java b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactoryUtilsTests.java
index bf17cfe774..aedbc48741 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactoryUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactoryUtilsTests.java
@@ -555,21 +555,33 @@ class BeanFactoryUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void supportsMultipleTypesWithProperty() {
+	void supportsMultipleTypesWithPropertyAndSingleBean() {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory lbf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
 		SupportsTypeSmartFactoryBean sfb = new SupportsTypeSmartFactoryBean();
 		lbf.registerSingleton("sfb", sfb);
 
-		RootBeanDefinition rbd1 = new RootBeanDefinition(PropertyRecipient.class);
-		rbd1.getPropertyValues().add("sfb", new RuntimeBeanReference(ITestBean.class));
-		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("recipient1", rbd1);
+		RootBeanDefinition rbd = new RootBeanDefinition(PropertyRecipient.class);
+		rbd.getPropertyValues().add("sfb", new RuntimeBeanReference(ITestBean.class));
+		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("recipient", rbd);
 
-		RootBeanDefinition rbd2 = new RootBeanDefinition(PropertyRecipient.class);
-		rbd2.getPropertyValues().add("sfb", new RuntimeBeanReference("sfb", ITestBean.class));
-		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("recipient2", rbd2);
+		assertThat(lbf.getBean("recipient", PropertyRecipient.class).sfb)
+				.isSameAs(lbf.getBean("sfb", ITestBean.class));
+	}
 
-		assertThat(lbf.getBean("recipient1", PropertyRecipient.class).sfb).isSameAs(lbf.getBean("sfb", ITestBean.class));
-		assertThat(lbf.getBean("recipient2", PropertyRecipient.class).sfb).isSameAs(lbf.getBean("sfb", ITestBean.class));
+	@Test
+	void supportsMultipleTypesWithPropertyAndMultipleBeans() {
+		DefaultListableBeanFactory lbf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+		SupportsTypeSmartFactoryBean sfb = new SupportsTypeSmartFactoryBean();
+		lbf.registerSingleton("sfb", sfb);
+		SupportsTypeSmartFactoryBean other = new SupportsTypeSmartFactoryBean();
+		lbf.registerSingleton("other", other);
+
+		RootBeanDefinition rbd = new RootBeanDefinition(PropertyRecipient.class);
+		rbd.getPropertyValues().add("sfb", new RuntimeBeanReference("sfb", ITestBean.class));
+		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("recipient", rbd);
+
+		assertThat(lbf.getBean("recipient", PropertyRecipient.class).sfb)
+				.isSameAs(lbf.getBean("sfb", ITestBean.class));
 	}