diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor.java
index 34fd15378e4..82e5856250b 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 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.
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * to use this class directly.
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @see MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor
+ * @see ThrowsAdviceInterceptor
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, AfterAdvice, Serializable {
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ public class AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, After
 		this.advice = advice;
 	}
 
+
 	@Override
 	public Object invoke(MethodInvocation mi) throws Throwable {
 		Object retVal = mi.proceed();
diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java
index 9ede67ef981..a58e27cdc36 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 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.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;
 
+import org.springframework.aop.BeforeAdvice;
 import org.springframework.aop.MethodBeforeAdvice;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -30,11 +31,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * to use this class directly.
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @see AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor
+ * @see ThrowsAdviceInterceptor
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
-public class MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, Serializable {
+public class MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, BeforeAdvice, Serializable {
 
-	private MethodBeforeAdvice advice;
+	private final MethodBeforeAdvice advice;
 
 
 	/**
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public class MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, Seriali
 		this.advice = advice;
 	}
 
+
 	@Override
 	public Object invoke(MethodInvocation mi) throws Throwable {
 		this.advice.before(mi.getMethod(), mi.getArguments(), mi.getThis());
diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/ThrowsAdviceInterceptor.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/ThrowsAdviceInterceptor.java
index 5c0f7ee6c21..2e3a791d006 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/ThrowsAdviceInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/adapter/ThrowsAdviceInterceptor.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @see MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor
+ * @see AfterReturningAdviceInterceptor
  */
 public class ThrowsAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, AfterAdvice {
 
@@ -67,9 +69,8 @@ public class ThrowsAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, AfterAdvice {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new ThrowsAdviceInterceptor for the given ThrowsAdvice.
-	 * @param throwsAdvice the advice object that defines the exception
-	 * handler methods (usually a {@link org.springframework.aop.ThrowsAdvice}
-	 * implementation)
+	 * @param throwsAdvice the advice object that defines the exception handler methods
+	 * (usually a {@link org.springframework.aop.ThrowsAdvice} implementation)
 	 */
 	public ThrowsAdviceInterceptor(Object throwsAdvice) {
 		Assert.notNull(throwsAdvice, "Advice must not be null");
@@ -78,13 +79,14 @@ public class ThrowsAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, AfterAdvice {
 		Method[] methods = throwsAdvice.getClass().getMethods();
 		for (Method method : methods) {
 			if (method.getName().equals(AFTER_THROWING) &&
-					(method.getParameterCount() == 1 || method.getParameterCount() == 4) &&
-					Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(method.getParameterTypes()[method.getParameterCount() - 1])
-				) {
-				// Have an exception handler
-				this.exceptionHandlerMap.put(method.getParameterTypes()[method.getParameterCount() - 1], method);
-				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					logger.debug("Found exception handler method: " + method);
+					(method.getParameterCount() == 1 || method.getParameterCount() == 4)) {
+				Class<?> throwableParam = method.getParameterTypes()[method.getParameterCount() - 1];
+				if (Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(throwableParam)) {
+					// An exception handler to register...
+					this.exceptionHandlerMap.put(throwableParam, method);
+					if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+						logger.debug("Found exception handler method on throws advice: " + method);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -95,14 +97,33 @@ public class ThrowsAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, AfterAdvice {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of handler methods in this advice.
+	 */
 	public int getHandlerMethodCount() {
 		return this.exceptionHandlerMap.size();
 	}
 
+
+	@Override
+	public Object invoke(MethodInvocation mi) throws Throwable {
+		try {
+			return mi.proceed();
+		}
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			Method handlerMethod = getExceptionHandler(ex);
+			if (handlerMethod != null) {
+				invokeHandlerMethod(mi, ex, handlerMethod);
+			}
+			throw ex;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
-	 * Determine the exception handle method. Can return null if not found.
+	 * Determine the exception handle method for the given exception.
 	 * @param exception the exception thrown
-	 * @return a handler for the given exception type
+	 * @return a handler for the given exception type, or {@code null} if none found
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	private Method getExceptionHandler(Throwable exception) {
@@ -121,24 +142,10 @@ public class ThrowsAdviceInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, AfterAdvice {
 		return handler;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public Object invoke(MethodInvocation mi) throws Throwable {
-		try {
-			return mi.proceed();
-		}
-		catch (Throwable ex) {
-			Method handlerMethod = getExceptionHandler(ex);
-			if (handlerMethod != null) {
-				invokeHandlerMethod(mi, ex, handlerMethod);
-			}
-			throw ex;
-		}
-	}
-
 	private void invokeHandlerMethod(MethodInvocation mi, Throwable ex, Method method) throws Throwable {
 		Object[] handlerArgs;
 		if (method.getParameterCount() == 1) {
-			handlerArgs = new Object[] { ex };
+			handlerArgs = new Object[] {ex};
 		}
 		else {
 			handlerArgs = new Object[] {mi.getMethod(), mi.getArguments(), mi.getThis(), ex};