diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
index 1e4a6db9d8e..cea130a762d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 	/** ResourcePatternResolver used by this context */
 	private ResourcePatternResolver resourcePatternResolver;
 
-	/** MessageSource we delegate our implementation of this interface to */
-	private MessageSource messageSource;
-
 	/** LifecycleProcessor for managing the lifecycle of beans within this context */
 	private LifecycleProcessor lifecycleProcessor;
 
+	/** MessageSource we delegate our implementation of this interface to */
+	private MessageSource messageSource;
+
 	/** Helper class used in event publishing */
 	private ApplicationEventMulticaster applicationEventMulticaster;
 
@@ -495,12 +495,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 		beanFactory.registerResolvableDependency(ApplicationEventPublisher.class, this);
 		beanFactory.registerResolvableDependency(ApplicationContext.class, this);
 
-		// Initialize conversion service for this context.
-		if (beanFactory.containsBean(CONVERSION_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME)) {
-			beanFactory.setConversionService(
-					beanFactory.getBean(CONVERSION_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME, ConversionService.class));
-		}
-
 		// Detect a LoadTimeWeaver and prepare for weaving, if found.
 		if (beanFactory.containsBean(LOAD_TIME_WEAVER_BEAN_NAME)) {
 			beanFactory.addBeanPostProcessor(new LoadTimeWeaverAwareProcessor(beanFactory));
@@ -861,6 +855,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 	 * initializing all remaining singleton beans.
 	 */
 	protected void finishBeanFactoryInitialization(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
+		// Initialize conversion service for this context.
+		if (beanFactory.containsBean(CONVERSION_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME)) {
+			beanFactory.setConversionService(
+					beanFactory.getBean(CONVERSION_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME, ConversionService.class));
+		}
+
 		// Stop using the temporary ClassLoader for type matching.
 		beanFactory.setTempClassLoader(null);
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/FooServiceDependentConverter.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/FooServiceDependentConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16e2773f9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/FooServiceDependentConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.context.annotation;
+
+import example.scannable.FooService;
+
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+
+/**
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ */
+public class FooServiceDependentConverter implements Converter<String, org.springframework.beans.TestBean> {
+
+	private FooService fooService;
+
+	public void setFooService(FooService fooService) {
+		this.fooService = fooService;
+	}
+
+	public org.springframework.beans.TestBean convert(String source) {
+		return new org.springframework.beans.TestBean(source);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/simpleConfigTests.xml b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/simpleConfigTests.xml
index 4b68500000b..46ad2980a40 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/simpleConfigTests.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/simpleConfigTests.xml
@@ -25,4 +25,12 @@
 
 	<bean class="example.scannable.StubFooDao"/>
 
+	<bean id="conversionService" class="org.springframework.context.support.ConversionServiceFactoryBean">
+		<property name="converters">
+			<bean class="org.springframework.context.annotation.FooServiceDependentConverter">
+				<property name="fooService" ref="fooServiceImpl"/>
+			</bean>
+		</property>
+	</bean>
+
 </beans>