diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/PathResourceResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/PathResourceResolver.java
index d46394e9d01..6704b98d503 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/PathResourceResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/PathResourceResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 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.
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public class PathResourceResolver extends AbstractResourceResolver {
 
 
 	@Override
+	@Nullable
 	protected Resource resolveResourceInternal(@Nullable HttpServletRequest request, String requestPath,
 			List<? extends Resource> locations, ResourceResolverChain chain) {
 
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ public class PathResourceResolver extends AbstractResourceResolver {
 	}
 
 	@Override
+	@Nullable
 	protected String resolveUrlPathInternal(String resourcePath, List<? extends Resource> locations,
 			ResourceResolverChain chain) {