diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/codec/KotlinSerializationSupport.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/codec/KotlinSerializationSupport.java
index 792b2b5abc1..bded9bb17cb 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/codec/KotlinSerializationSupport.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/codec/KotlinSerializationSupport.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.http.codec;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -23,14 +24,21 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import kotlin.reflect.KFunction;
+import kotlin.reflect.KType;
+import kotlin.reflect.full.KCallables;
+import kotlin.reflect.jvm.ReflectJvmMapping;
 import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer;
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialFormat;
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerializersKt;
 import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.PolymorphicKind;
 import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.SerialDescriptor;
 
+import org.springframework.core.KotlinDetector;
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MimeType;
 
@@ -46,7 +54,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.MimeType;
  */
 public abstract class KotlinSerializationSupport<T extends SerialFormat> {
 
-	private final Map<Type, KSerializer<Object>> serializerCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
+	private final Map<Type, KSerializer<Object>> typeSerializerCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
+
+	private final Map<KType, KSerializer<Object>> kTypeSerializerCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
+
 
 	private final T format;
 
@@ -117,8 +128,33 @@ public abstract class KotlinSerializationSupport<T extends SerialFormat> {
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	protected final KSerializer<Object> serializer(ResolvableType resolvableType) {
+		if (resolvableType.getSource() instanceof MethodParameter parameter) {
+			Method method = parameter.getMethod();
+			Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+			if (KotlinDetector.isKotlinType(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
+				KFunction<?> function = ReflectJvmMapping.getKotlinFunction(method);
+				Assert.notNull(function, "Kotlin function must not be null");
+				KType type = (parameter.getParameterIndex() == -1 ? function.getReturnType() :
+						KCallables.getValueParameters(function).get(parameter.getParameterIndex()).getType());
+				KSerializer<Object> serializer = this.kTypeSerializerCache.get(type);
+				if (serializer == null) {
+					try {
+						serializer = SerializersKt.serializerOrNull(this.format.getSerializersModule(), type);
+					}
+					catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
+					}
+					if (serializer != null) {
+						if (hasPolymorphism(serializer.getDescriptor(), new HashSet<>())) {
+							return null;
+						}
+						this.kTypeSerializerCache.put(type, serializer);
+					}
+				}
+				return serializer;
+			}
+		}
 		Type type = resolvableType.getType();
-		KSerializer<Object> serializer = this.serializerCache.get(type);
+		KSerializer<Object> serializer = this.typeSerializerCache.get(type);
 		if (serializer == null) {
 			try {
 				serializer = SerializersKt.serializerOrNull(this.format.getSerializersModule(), type);
@@ -129,7 +165,7 @@ public abstract class KotlinSerializationSupport<T extends SerialFormat> {
 				if (hasPolymorphism(serializer.getDescriptor(), new HashSet<>())) {
 					return null;
 				}
-				this.serializerCache.put(type, serializer);
+				this.typeSerializerCache.put(type, serializer);
 			}
 		}
 		return serializer;
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonDecoderTests.kt b/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonDecoderTests.kt
index 6c5fe1b5c5b..b7178566c7d 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonDecoderTests.kt
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonDecoderTests.kt
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ package org.springframework.http.codec.json
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType
 import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferUtils
 import org.springframework.core.testfixture.codec.AbstractDecoderTests
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ import java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
 import java.math.BigDecimal
 import java.nio.charset.Charset
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import kotlin.reflect.jvm.javaMethod
 
 /**
  * Tests for the JSON decoding using kotlinx.serialization.
@@ -128,6 +131,22 @@ class KotlinSerializationJsonDecoderTests : AbstractDecoderTests<KotlinSerializa
 		}, null, null)
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	fun decodeToMonoWithNullableWithNull() {
+		val input = Flux.concat(
+			stringBuffer("{\"value\":null}\n"),
+		)
+
+		val methodParameter = MethodParameter.forExecutable(::handleMapWithNullable::javaMethod.get()!!, -1)
+		val elementType = ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(methodParameter)
+
+		testDecodeToMonoAll(input, elementType, {
+			it.expectNext(mapOf("value" to null))
+				.expectComplete()
+				.verify()
+		}, null, null)
+	}
+
 	private fun stringBuffer(value: String): Mono<DataBuffer> {
 		return stringBuffer(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
 	}
@@ -145,4 +164,6 @@ class KotlinSerializationJsonDecoderTests : AbstractDecoderTests<KotlinSerializa
 	@Serializable
 	data class Pojo(val foo: String, val bar: String, val pojo: Pojo? = null)
 
+	fun handleMapWithNullable(map: Map<String, String?>) = map
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonEncoderTests.kt b/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonEncoderTests.kt
index 8e00528f8c0..1a366f91df3 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonEncoderTests.kt
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/http/codec/json/KotlinSerializationJsonEncoderTests.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.http.codec.json
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType
 import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier.FirstStep
 import java.math.BigDecimal
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import kotlin.reflect.jvm.javaMethod
 
 /**
  * Tests for the JSON encoding using kotlinx.serialization.
@@ -109,6 +111,17 @@ class KotlinSerializationJsonEncoderTests : AbstractEncoderTests<KotlinSerializa
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	fun encodeMonoWithNullableWithNull() {
+		val input = Mono.just(mapOf("value" to null))
+		val methodParameter = MethodParameter.forExecutable(::handleMapWithNullable::javaMethod.get()!!, -1)
+		testEncode(input, ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(methodParameter), null, null) {
+			it.consumeNextWith(expectString("{\"value\":null}")
+				.andThen { dataBuffer: DataBuffer? -> DataBufferUtils.release(dataBuffer) })
+				.verifyComplete()
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	fun canNotEncode() {
 		assertThat(encoder.canEncode(ResolvableType.forClass(String::class.java), null)).isFalse()
@@ -123,4 +136,6 @@ class KotlinSerializationJsonEncoderTests : AbstractEncoderTests<KotlinSerializa
 	@Serializable
 	data class Pojo(val foo: String, val bar: String, val pojo: Pojo? = null)
 
+	fun handleMapWithNullable(map: Map<String, String?>) = map
+
 }