diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/AsyncTask.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/AsyncTask.java
index 453ac62b27..2383bf4c5f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/AsyncTask.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/AsyncTask.java
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 3.2
  */
-public class AsyncTask {
+public class AsyncTask<V> {
 
-	private final Callable<?> callable;
+	private final Callable<V> callable;
 
 	private final Long timeout;
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class AsyncTask {
 	 * @param timeout timeout value in milliseconds
 	 * @param callable the callable for concurrent handling
 	 */
-	public AsyncTask(long timeout, Callable<?> callable) {
+	public AsyncTask(long timeout, Callable<V> callable) {
 		this(timeout, null, null, callable);
 		Assert.notNull(timeout, "Timeout must not be null");
 	}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class AsyncTask {
 	 * @param timeout timeout value in milliseconds; ignored if {@code null}
 	 * @param callable the callable for concurrent handling
 	 */
-	public AsyncTask(Long timeout, String executorName, Callable<?> callable) {
+	public AsyncTask(Long timeout, String executorName, Callable<V> callable) {
 		this(timeout, null, executorName, callable);
 		Assert.notNull(executor, "Executor name must not be null");
 	}
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ public class AsyncTask {
 	 * @param timeout timeout value in milliseconds; ignored if {@code null}
 	 * @param callable the callable for concurrent handling
 	 */
-	public AsyncTask(Long timeout, AsyncTaskExecutor executor, Callable<?> callable) {
+	public AsyncTask(Long timeout, AsyncTaskExecutor executor, Callable<V> callable) {
 		this(timeout, executor, null, callable);
 		Assert.notNull(executor, "Executor must not be null");
 	}
 
-	private AsyncTask(Long timeout, AsyncTaskExecutor executor, String executorName, Callable<?> callable) {
+	private AsyncTask(Long timeout, AsyncTaskExecutor executor, String executorName, Callable<V> callable) {
 		Assert.notNull(callable, "Callable must not be null");
 		this.callable = callable;
 		this.timeout = timeout;
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java
index 384199bdad..75def1e8f7 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public final class WebAsyncManager {
 	 * @param processingContext additional context to save that can be accessed
 	 * via {@link #getConcurrentResultContext()}
 	 */
-	public void startCallableProcessing(AsyncTask asyncTask, Object... processingContext) {
+	public void startCallableProcessing(AsyncTask<?> asyncTask, Object... processingContext) {
 		Assert.notNull(asyncTask, "AsyncTask must not be null");
 
 		Long timeout = asyncTask.getTimeout();
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManagerTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManagerTests.java
index 91e0f07964..0645a7df85 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManagerTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManagerTests.java
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ public class WebAsyncManagerTests {
 		this.asyncWebRequest.startAsync();
 		replay(this.asyncWebRequest);
 
-		AsyncTask asyncTask = new AsyncTask(1000L, executor, createMock(Callable.class));
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		AsyncTask<Object> asyncTask = new AsyncTask<Object>(1000L, executor, createMock(Callable.class));
 		this.asyncManager.startCallableProcessing(asyncTask);
 
 		verify(executor, this.asyncWebRequest);
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AsyncTaskMethodReturnValueHandler.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AsyncTaskMethodReturnValueHandler.java
index 3fda5349b8..c438394b65 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AsyncTaskMethodReturnValueHandler.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AsyncTaskMethodReturnValueHandler.java
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ public class AsyncTaskMethodReturnValueHandler implements HandlerMethodReturnVal
 			return;
 		}
 
-		AsyncTask asyncTask = (AsyncTask) returnValue;
+		AsyncTask<?> asyncTask = (AsyncTask<?>) returnValue;
 		asyncTask.setBeanFactory(this.beanFactory);
-		WebAsyncUtils.getAsyncManager(webRequest).startCallableProcessing(asyncTask.getCallable(), mavContainer);
+		WebAsyncUtils.getAsyncManager(webRequest).startCallableProcessing(asyncTask, mavContainer);
 	}
 
 }