diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation2/MethodValidationTests.java b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation2/MethodValidationTests.java
index 7caec1d8bf..f3eb168346 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation2/MethodValidationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation2/MethodValidationTests.java
@@ -123,7 +123,16 @@ public class MethodValidationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testLazyValidatorForMethodValidation() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
-				LazyMethodValidationConfig.class, CustomValidatorBean.class, MyValidBean.class, MyValidFactoryBean.class);
+				LazyMethodValidationConfig.class, CustomValidatorBean.class,
+				MyValidBean.class, MyValidFactoryBean.class);
+		ctx.getBeansOfType(MyValidInterface.class).values().forEach(bean -> bean.myValidMethod("value", 5));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLazyValidatorForMethodValidationWithProxyTargetClass() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				LazyMethodValidationConfigWithProxyTargetClass.class, CustomValidatorBean.class,
+				MyValidBean.class, MyValidFactoryBean.class);
 		ctx.getBeansOfType(MyValidInterface.class).values().forEach(bean -> bean.myValidMethod("value", 5));
 	}
 
@@ -218,4 +227,17 @@ public class MethodValidationTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	@Configuration
+	public static class LazyMethodValidationConfigWithProxyTargetClass {
+
+		@Bean
+		public static MethodValidationPostProcessor methodValidationPostProcessor(@Lazy Validator validator) {
+			MethodValidationPostProcessor postProcessor = new MethodValidationPostProcessor();
+			postProcessor.setValidator(validator);
+			postProcessor.setProxyTargetClass(true);
+			return postProcessor;
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java
index fcee372759..40b2c02094 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java
@@ -128,8 +128,23 @@ public class MethodValidationInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
 
 	private boolean isFactoryBeanMetadataMethod(Method method) {
 		Class<?> clazz = method.getDeclaringClass();
-		return ((clazz == FactoryBean.class || clazz == SmartFactoryBean.class) &&
-				!method.getName().equals("getObject"));
+
+		// Call from interface-based proxy handle, allowing for an efficient check?
+		if (clazz.isInterface()) {
+			return ((clazz == FactoryBean.class || clazz == SmartFactoryBean.class) &&
+					!method.getName().equals("getObject"));
+		}
+
+		// Call from CGLIB proxy handle, potentially implementing a FactoryBean method?
+		Class<?> factoryBeanType = null;
+		if (SmartFactoryBean.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+			factoryBeanType = SmartFactoryBean.class;
+		}
+		else if (FactoryBean.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+			factoryBeanType = FactoryBean.class;
+		}
+		return (factoryBeanType != null && !method.getName().equals("getObject") &&
+				ClassUtils.hasMethod(factoryBeanType, method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes()));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationTests.java
index 58df8de46d..675d9d871f 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationTests.java
@@ -120,7 +120,16 @@ public class MethodValidationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testLazyValidatorForMethodValidation() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
-				LazyMethodValidationConfig.class, CustomValidatorBean.class, MyValidBean.class, MyValidFactoryBean.class);
+				LazyMethodValidationConfig.class, CustomValidatorBean.class,
+				MyValidBean.class, MyValidFactoryBean.class);
+		ctx.getBeansOfType(MyValidInterface.class).values().forEach(bean -> bean.myValidMethod("value", 5));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLazyValidatorForMethodValidationWithProxyTargetClass() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				LazyMethodValidationConfigWithProxyTargetClass.class, CustomValidatorBean.class,
+				MyValidBean.class, MyValidFactoryBean.class);
 		ctx.getBeansOfType(MyValidInterface.class).values().forEach(bean -> bean.myValidMethod("value", 5));
 	}
 
@@ -215,4 +224,17 @@ public class MethodValidationTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	@Configuration
+	public static class LazyMethodValidationConfigWithProxyTargetClass {
+
+		@Bean
+		public static MethodValidationPostProcessor methodValidationPostProcessor(@Lazy Validator validator) {
+			MethodValidationPostProcessor postProcessor = new MethodValidationPostProcessor();
+			postProcessor.setValidator(validator);
+			postProcessor.setProxyTargetClass(true);
+			return postProcessor;
+		}
+	}
+
 }