diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpModulus.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpModulus.java
index c1c71326c4d..2cc81ced75b 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpModulus.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpModulus.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ package org.springframework.expression.spel.ast;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
+import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Operation;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.CodeFlow;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
 import org.springframework.util.NumberUtils;
 
@@ -54,21 +56,81 @@ public class OpModulus extends Operator {
 			}
 
 			if (leftNumber instanceof Double || rightNumber instanceof Double) {
+				if (leftNumber instanceof Double && rightNumber instanceof Double) {
+					this.exitTypeDescriptor = "D";
+				}
 				return new TypedValue(leftNumber.doubleValue() % rightNumber.doubleValue());
 			}
 
 			if (leftNumber instanceof Float || rightNumber instanceof Float) {
+				if (leftNumber instanceof Float && rightNumber instanceof Float) {
+					this.exitTypeDescriptor = "F";
+				}
 				return new TypedValue(leftNumber.floatValue() % rightNumber.floatValue());
 			}
 
 			if (leftNumber instanceof Long || rightNumber instanceof Long) {
+				if (leftNumber instanceof Long && rightNumber instanceof Long) {
+					this.exitTypeDescriptor = "J";
+				}
 				return new TypedValue(leftNumber.longValue() % rightNumber.longValue());
 			}
 
+			if (leftNumber instanceof Integer && rightNumber instanceof Integer) {
+				this.exitTypeDescriptor = "I";
+			}
 			return new TypedValue(leftNumber.intValue() % rightNumber.intValue());
 		}
 
 		return state.operate(Operation.MODULUS, leftOperand, rightOperand);
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean isCompilable() {
+		if (!getLeftOperand().isCompilable()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (this.children.length>1) {
+			 if (!getRightOperand().isCompilable()) {
+				 return false;
+			 }
+		}
+		return this.exitTypeDescriptor!=null;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void generateCode(MethodVisitor mv, CodeFlow codeflow) {
+		getLeftOperand().generateCode(mv, codeflow);
+		String leftdesc = getLeftOperand().getExitDescriptor();
+		if (!CodeFlow.isPrimitive(leftdesc)) {
+			CodeFlow.insertUnboxInsns(mv, this.exitTypeDescriptor.charAt(0), leftdesc);
+		}
+		if (this.children.length > 1) {
+			codeflow.enterCompilationScope();
+			getRightOperand().generateCode(mv, codeflow);
+			String rightdesc = getRightOperand().getExitDescriptor();
+			codeflow.exitCompilationScope();
+			if (!CodeFlow.isPrimitive(rightdesc)) {
+				CodeFlow.insertUnboxInsns(mv, this.exitTypeDescriptor.charAt(0), rightdesc);
+			}
+			switch (this.exitTypeDescriptor.charAt(0)) {
+				case 'I':
+					mv.visitInsn(IREM);
+					break;
+				case 'J':
+					mv.visitInsn(LREM);
+					break;
+				case 'F': 
+					mv.visitInsn(FREM);
+					break;
+				case 'D':
+					mv.visitInsn(DREM);
+					break;				
+				default:
+					throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized exit descriptor: '"+this.exitTypeDescriptor+"'");			
+			}
+		}
+		codeflow.pushDescriptor(this.exitTypeDescriptor);
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
index 22489f29d74..28b348e770b 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
@@ -1419,6 +1419,77 @@ public class SpelCompilationCoverageTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 		assertEquals(-2.0f,expression.getValue());
 	}
 	
+	@Test
+	public void opModulus_12041() throws Exception {
+		expression = parse("2%2");
+		assertEquals(0,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(0,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("payload%2==0");
+		assertTrue(expression.getValue(new GenericMessageTestHelper<Integer>(4),Boolean.TYPE));
+		assertFalse(expression.getValue(new GenericMessageTestHelper<Integer>(5),Boolean.TYPE));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertTrue(expression.getValue(new GenericMessageTestHelper<Integer>(4),Boolean.TYPE));
+		assertFalse(expression.getValue(new GenericMessageTestHelper<Integer>(5),Boolean.TYPE));
+
+		expression = parse("8%3");
+		assertEquals(2,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(2,expression.getValue());
+		
+		expression = parse("17L%5L");
+		assertEquals(2L,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(2L,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("3.0f%2.0f");
+		assertEquals(1.0f,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(1.0f,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("3.0d%4.0d");
+		assertEquals(3.0d,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(3.0d,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("T(Float).valueOf(6.0f)%2");
+		assertEquals(0.0f,expression.getValue());
+		assertCantCompile(expression);
+		
+		expression = parse("T(Float).valueOf(6.0f)%4");
+		assertEquals(2.0f,expression.getValue());
+		assertCantCompile(expression);
+
+		expression = parse("T(Float).valueOf(8.0f)%T(Float).valueOf(3.0f)");
+		assertEquals(2.0f,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(2.0f,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("13L%T(Long).valueOf(4L)");
+		assertEquals(1L,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(1L,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("T(Long).valueOf(44L)%12");
+		assertEquals(8L,expression.getValue());
+		assertCantCompile(expression);
+		
+		expression = parse("T(Long).valueOf(9L)%T(Long).valueOf(2L)");
+		assertEquals(1L,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(1L,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("7L%T(Long).valueOf(2L)");
+		assertEquals(1L,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(1L,expression.getValue());
+
+		expression = parse("T(Float).valueOf(9.0f)%-T(Float).valueOf(4.0f)");
+		assertEquals(1.0f,expression.getValue());
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertEquals(1.0f,expression.getValue());
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void constructorReference() throws Exception {