diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
index 158d6de3a2..ad17f0dad1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 				.entrySet()) {
 			Binding binding = getBinding(entry.getKey());
 			Object value = entry.getValue();
-			if (value instanceof String[]) {
-				binding.setValues((String[])value);
-			} else if (value instanceof String) {
+			if (value instanceof String) {
 				binding.setValue((String)entry.getValue());
+			}
+			else if (value instanceof String[]) {
+				binding.setValues((String[])value);
 			} else {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument " + value);
 			}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java
index b1bee3b919..49f2c93b5d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BinderTests.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.DateFormatter;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.number.CurrencyFormatter;
+import org.springframework.ui.format.number.IntegerFormatter;
 
 public class BinderTests {
 
@@ -135,6 +136,16 @@ public class BinderTests {
 		assertEquals("$23.56", b.getValue());
 	}
 	
+	@Test
+	public void getBindingCustomFormatterRequiringTypeCoersion() {
+		Binder<TestBean> binder = new Binder<TestBean>(new TestBean());
+		// IntegerFormatter formats Longs, so conversion from Integer -> Long is performed
+		binder.add(new BindingConfiguration("integer", new IntegerFormatter()));
+		Binding b = binder.getBinding("integer");
+		b.setValue("2,300");
+		assertEquals("2,300", b.getValue());
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	public void getBindingMultiValued() {
 		Binder<TestBean> binder = new Binder<TestBean>(new TestBean());
@@ -204,7 +215,7 @@ public class BinderTests {
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("currency");
 		assertEquals("$5.00", b.format(new BigDecimal("5")));
 	}
-	
+
 	public static enum FooEnum {
 		BAR, BAZ, BOOP;
 	}