diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanIsAbstractException.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanIsAbstractException.java
index 413f2c7349d..26a5e8f3f3c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanIsAbstractException.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanIsAbstractException.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ * 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.
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 package org.springframework.beans.factory;
 
 /**
- * Exception thrown when a bean instance has been requested for a bean
- * which has been defined as abstract
+ * Exception thrown when a bean instance has been requested for
+ * a bean definition which has been marked as abstract.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 1.1
  * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition#setAbstract
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java
index 333ae5fb736..ccd1973f9a1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * 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.
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.aop.target.LazyInitTargetSource;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanIsAbstractException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
@@ -899,6 +900,9 @@ public class MBeanExporter extends MBeanRegistrationSupport
 					}
 					// otherwise ignore beans where the class is not resolvable
 				}
+				catch (BeanIsAbstractException ex) {
+					// ignore - can't expose an abstract bean
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/autodetectMBeans.xml b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/autodetectMBeans.xml
index c45205909b9..83d7ae46ad1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/autodetectMBeans.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/autodetectMBeans.xml
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@
 		</property>
 	</bean>
 
+	<bean id="toBeIgnored" class="javax.management.DynamicMBean" abstract="true"/>
+
 </beans>